Wal-Berg
Voldemar Rosenberg, better known by his stage name Wal-Berg (born October 13, 1910, Istanbul - July 12, 1994, Suresnes) was a French composer and conductor. Rosenberg studied piano at the Berlin Conservatory and then attended the Paris Conservatory, where he studied harmony, composition, and conducting under Samuel Rousseau, Noel Gallon, Henri Rabaud, Philippe Gaubert, and Pierre Monteux. From 1932 to 1936, he orchestrated for Polydor Records recordings, and composed songs performed by Marlene Dietrich (Moi je m'ennuie, Assez, Embrasse-moi). In the 1930s he was involved with the recordings of stars of the era such as Jean Sablon, Josephine Baker, Charles Trenet, Leo Marjane, and Damia. He also wrote film music, e.g. for the film Katia (with Danielle Darrieux). During World War II, he was in Monte Carlo, where he conducted symphonic jazz concerts, whose programs included George Gershwin and Cole Porter alongside Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy. He also worked with ORTF on a series of radio broadcasts, in which he conducted orchestras backing soloists such as Yehudi Menuhin and Andres Segovia. In the 1950s, he toured widely in Europe as a conductor with Victoria de Los Angeles and Segovia, and worked in France with Janine Micheau, Mathé Altéry, Roger Bourdin, Stéphane Grappelli, and at the Opéra de Lille with Mado Robin and Christian Ferras. He composed more than 300 pieces for symphony orchestra and scored about forty films. |
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 179 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia (U.K.) | CL5959 | 10-in. | 11/19/1936 | La lavandiere | Marianne Oswald ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5960 | 10-in. | 11/19/1936 | Toute seule | Marianne Oswald ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5961 | 10-in. | 11/19/1936 | Chasse à l'enfant | Marianne Oswald ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5977 | 10-in. | 12/3/1936 | La Marie-Jeanne | Damia ; Wal-Berg | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5978 | 10-in. | 12/3/1936 | Qu'en pensez-vous, pauvres petits? | Damia ; Wal-Berg | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5993 | 10-in. | 12/14/1936 | Petit moussaillon | Damia ; Wal-Berg | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5994 | 10-in. | 12/14/1936 | Du vent dans les voiles | Damia ; Wal-Berg | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader, lyricist | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5995 | 10-in. | 12/14/1936 | Aimez-vous les moules marinières? | Damia ; Wal-Berg | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5996 | 10-in. | 12/14/1936 | Aux quatre coins d'la banlieue | Damia ; Wal-Berg | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6025 | 10-in. | 1/11/1937 | La duchesse et le pêcheur à la ligne | Agnes Capri ; Wal-Berg | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6026 | 10-in. | 1/11/1937 | Les enfants du ruisseau | Agnes Capri ; Wal-Berg | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6033 | 10-in. | 1/19/1937 | Plus rien n'existe | Jean Sablon ; Alec Siniavine ; Wal-Berg | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6034 | 10-in. | 1/19/1937 | Mélancolie | Jean Sablon ; Wal-Berg | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader, composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6035 | 10-in. | 1/19/1937 | Pour vous j'avais fait cette chanson | Jean Sablon ; Alec Siniavine ; Wal-Berg | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6050 | 10-in. | 2/1/1937 | Aux îles vent-debout | Claude Pingault ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6051 | 10-in. | 2/1/1937 | La révolte des joujoux | Claude Pingault ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6052 | 10-in. | 2/1/1937 | Un soir tel que ce soir | Claude Pingault ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6053 | 10-in. | 2/1/1937 | Le feu qui danse | Claude Pingault ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6064 | 10-in. | 2/4/1937 | Brouillard | Damia ; Wal-Berg | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6065 | 10-in. | 2/4/1937 | La femme d'un soir | Damia ; Wal-Berg | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6116 | 10-in. | 3/31/1937 | Vous faites partie de moi | Josephine Baker ; Rogers ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6117 | 10-in. | 3/31/1937 | C'est si facile de vous aimer | Josephine Baker ; Rogers ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6118 | 10-in. | 3/31/1937 | C'est un nid charmant | Josephine Baker ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6119 | 10-in. | 3/31/1937 | Toc-toc partout | Josephine Baker ; Rogers ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6126 | 10-in. | 4/6/1937 | Imaginons que nous avons rêvé | Bernard Celiot ; Mlle. Loulou Hégoburu ; Wal-Berg | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | leader |
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wal-Berg," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108665.
Wal-Berg. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108665.
"Wal-Berg." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Wal-Berg, 1910-1994 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no88004212
Wikidata: Wal-Berg - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1972763
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