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George De Godzinsky

George de Godzinsky (5 July 1914, Saint Peterburg, Russia — 23 May 1994, Espoo, Finland) was a Finnish composer, pianist and conductor of Polish descent. Godzinsky is known for his Schlager music although he composed music for movies and operettas.

De Godzinsky's father had Polish, Czech, Georgian and Romanian ancestry, his mother was of Dutch and Jewish descent.

George de Godzinsky's father was a Saint Petersburg-based civil servant and businessman who had strong ties to customers in Finland. During the Russian revolution the family escaped to Finland.

Between 1930 and 1937 de Godzinsky attended the Helsinki Conservatory. In 1935–36 de Godzinsky joined, as the lead pianist, the legendary opera singer Feodor Chaliapin on his renowned Far East tour. De Godzinsky performed with Chaliapin in fifty-seven concerts in Manchuria, China and Japan. In 1939 Godzinsky embarked on a career that would make him the chief conductor at a number of prominent Scandinavian theaters such as the Swedish Theatre, Helsinki, the Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm, and the Gothenburg City Theatre, Gothenburg. The United States, Bergen, Norway, Warsaw, Poland and Paris, France tours of the Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, pursued between 1959 and 1965 proved to be some of de Godzinskys career highlights. Moreover, between 1961 and 1965, he conducted the Finnish entries for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 5, 1914 (Saint Petersburg), Died May 23, 1994 (Helsinki)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, composer, piano

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 0CS682 10-in. 10/16/1937 Niin monta iltaa H.M.V. Tanssiorkesteri ; Arvi Tikkala Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer, arranger  
Gramophone 0CS683 10-in. 10/16/1937 Puszta H.M.V. Tanssiorkesteri ; Arvi Tikkala Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer, arranger  
Gramophone 0CS684 10-in. 10/16/1937 Ethän voi kieltää H.M.V. Tanssiorkesteri ; Arvi Tikkala Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer, arranger  
Gramophone 0CS685 10-in. 10/16/1937 Tango venetsia H.M.V. Tanssiorkesteri ; Arvi Tikkala Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer, arranger  
Gramophone 0CS687 10-in. 10/17/1937 Meripojan H.M.V. Tanssiorkesteri ; Arvi Tikkala Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band arranger  
Gramophone 0CS887 10-in. 5/6/1938 Villen jenkka H.M.V. Tanssiorkesteri ; Arvi Tikkala Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band arranger  
Gramophone 0CS888 10-in. 5/6/1938 Unhoitin aivan Mirjamin H.M.V. Tanssiorkesteri ; Arvi Tikkala Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer, arranger  
Gramophone 0CS889 10-in. 5/6/1938 Kyyneleet H.M.V. Tanssiorkesteri ; Arvi Tikkala Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer, arranger  
Gramophone 0CS892 10-in. 5/7/1938 Kaunein satu H.M.V. Tanssiorkesteri ; Arvi Tikkala Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer, arranger  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Godzinsky, George de," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107059.

Godzinsky, George de. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107059.

"Godzinsky, George de." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107059

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