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Robert Stolz
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Austrian conductor and composer (1880–1975)
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Robert Stolz, born Robert Elisabeth Stolz on 25 August 1880 in Graz, was an Austrian conductor, composer, film score composer and writer who worked in opera. He studied under Robert Fuchs and Engelbert Humperdinck, and recorded for the labels Ariola, Polydor and Decca. His works include Kleiner Schwindel in Paris, Der Tanz in's Glück, Das Glücksmädel, Eine einzige Nacht and Une seule nuit, and he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Stolz received the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art and the Goldene Stimmgabel. He died on 27 June 1975 in Berlin and was buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1880
- Died
- 1975
- Works
- 16
Top works
- Kleiner Schwindel in Paris
- Der Tanz in's Glück--
- Das Glücksmädel
- Eine einzige Nacht
- Une seule nuit
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Graz, Austria
Known for
- Tag des deutschen Schlagers — Self (archive footage)1981
- Magic Graz — himself1972
- Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre — Self1971
- Wien nach Noten — Self1969
- Wenn die kleinen Veilchen blüh'n — Bandleader1968
- Seniorenclub — Self1968
- Der goldene Schuß — Self1964
- Vergißmeinnicht — Self1964
- Die Drehscheibe — Self1964
- Was bin ich? — Self1955
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 7,299
- Total plays
- 54,469
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Robert Elisabeth Stolz (August 25, 1880 – June 27, 1975) was an Austrian songwriter and conductor as well as a composer of operettas and film music. The great-nephew of the soprano Teresa Stolz, he was born of musical parents in Graz. His father was a conductor and his mother a concert pianist. He studied at the Vienna Conservatory with Robert Fuchs and Englebert Humperdinck. Around 1930, he started to compose music for films, such as the first German sound film Zwei Herzen im Dreivierteltakt
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elisabeth
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Graz
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Goldene Stimmgabel
- Student of
- Engelbert Humperdinck
- Field of work
- composer
- Genre
- opera
- Record label
- Decca
- Image
- Robert Stolz um 1915.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- place of burial
- Vienna Central Cemetery
- Commons category
- Robert Stolz
- date of birth
- 1880-08-25
- date of death
- 1975-06-27
- name in native language
- Robert Elisabeth Stolz
- birth name
- Robert Elisabeth Stolz
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
- P8168
- Vera Lynn
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Robert Stolz, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Stolz in 1915 Robert Stolz in 1970
Robert Elisabeth Stolz ( German: [ˈʁoːbɐ̯t ˈʃtɔl̩ts]; 25 August 1880 – 27 June 1975) was an Austrian songwriter and conductor as well as a composer of operettas and film music.
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