Mischa Spoliansky (28 December 1898 – 28 June 1985) was a Russian-born composer who made his name writing

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and

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songs in the

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of the 1920s and early 1930s, before he was forced to emigrate to London in 1933 when Hitler rose to power. He stayed in Britain for the rest of his life, re-inventing himself as a composer of film scores.David Kershaw. "Spoliansky, Mischa", in ''

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'' (2001)

Early life and education

Spoliansky was born into a Jewish, musical family in

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, then part of the

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of the

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. His father was an opera singer and his sister would later become a pianist and his brother Alexander was a cellist. After the birth of Mischa the family moved to Warsaw, and later Kalisz. After the early death of his mother, the family moved to Vienna. Spoliansky's early musical education in piano, violin and cello began at the age of five and was continued in Dresden under Professor Mark Guensberg. He made his public debut aged 10. Shortly thereafter, his father died and Spoliansky moved to

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(Prussia) where he had relatives. In 1914 however as a result of the war he had to flee to Berlin, where his brother worked as a cellist and his sister Lisa, a pianist, began studies with

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Berlin, cabaret and revue

Spoliansky worked in a coffeehouse as a pianist in order to continue his musical education at the Stern'sches Konservatorium. Spoliansky's first compositions were played by the

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-Filmtheaterorchester in

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. In addition he worked as a composer and pianist in a

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(where

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played in the second violins) and in a Russian émigré cabaret. There

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and

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heard him and invited him to write and play for the literary cabaret in the basement of the

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, which

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had founded in 1919. Spoliansky set the texts of

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, and accompanied stars such as

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and

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. In 1920 under the pseudonym "Arno Billing" he composed the melody for the first homosexual anthem called ''

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'', (''The Lavender Song'') which he dedicated to

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, the sexologist who attracted the young

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to Berlin a decade later. It was published with other texts such as "Sei meine Frau für vierundzwanzig Stunden". In 1922 he met the poet

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and the

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. He married the dancer Elsbeth (Eddy) Reinwald in the same year. In 1927 Spoliansky accompanied

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in a recording of 12 songs from

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's ''

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'', having recorded an album of 12 German folk-songs with the tenor in the previous year. On May 15, 1928, the musical

' opened at the Komödie am Kurfürstendamm, Berlin, with music by Spoliansky and lyrics by Marcellus Schiffer. Viktor Rotthaler has described it as "the first attempt at a German language musical. The music draws on influences from American jazz and Argentine tango now characteristic of the cabaret music of Berlin in the 1920s. Marlene Dietrich was in the cast. One year later Dietrich would be "discovered" in Spoliansky's revue ''Zwei Krawatten'' (text by

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) by

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, who was searching for the leading actress for ''

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''. There followed in 1930 ''Wie werde ich reich und glücklich?'', in 1931 ''Alles Schwindel'', in 1932 ''Rufen Sie Herrn Plim'' and ''Das Haus dazwischen'', and in 1933 ''100 Meter Glück''.

Emigration to London and film work

When Hitler came to power in 1933, Spoliansky, like all Jewish artists in Germany, was no longer allowed to work in the now "Aryan" entertainment business. He was forced to

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, where he began a second career as a film composer. He was taken under the wing of the expatriate film community, as well as British producers and directors, such as

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, who had made films in Berlin in what had been, until Hitler's rule, the international centre for film production. Spoliansky's naturalisation as a British national succeeded in large part thanks to '' Schlager'' "Heute Nacht oder nie" from the film '' Das Lied einer Nacht'' (1932), which made Spoliansky world-renowned. In 1935, he was hired by

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to compose the music for ''

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'', which was being shot on location in

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. This included songs that were meant to be "authentic" Nigerian music, performed by star

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, and the local Nigerian cast members and extras, but they were composed in London by Spoliansky. Many years later, Korda was delighted to discover, in a remote river in the Congo, Spoliansky's theme song for the film being sung by Congolese fishermen as they paddled their boats upriver. Spoliansky had never been to Africa, but his work was so authentic that it became, in a sense, genuinely authentic. ''Sanders of the River'' began a collaboration with Robeson. Among his very best songs were the four that he wrote for Robeson featured in ''Sanders of the River'' in 1935 ("The Canoe Song", "Love Song", "Congo Lullabye" and "The Killing Song") and ''

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'' in 1937 ("Ho, Ho" and "Climbing Up!"). Another of his songs was performed by

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in 1937 ("Red Hot Annabelle"). Other film successes included "Dedication" (the theme from ''

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''), the music for '' The Happiest Days of Your Life'' and "The Melba Waltz (Dream Time)" from '' Melba''. He also continued writing for the theatre: the musical ''Who's Taking Liberty?'' ran for 59 performance at the

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in 1939. In 1943, Spoliansky gave a recital of his own film music in London.

Later career

In 1950, Hitchcock remembered Spoliansky, and hired him to write the song "Love Is Lyrical (Whisper Sweet Little Nothing to Me)", performed by

in the film ''

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''. In later years he composed scores for films such as ''

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'' (1953), '' Saint Joan'' (1957), '' The Whole Truth'' (1958), '' North West Frontier'' (1959), ''

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'' (1965), ''

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'' (1969) and '' Hitler: The Last Ten Days'' (1973), on which he clearly had a personal perspective. Post-war revues in London include ''One, Two, Three'' (1947) and ''Four, Five, Six'' (1948), both at the

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and both starring

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. In the 1950s and 1960s Spoliansky attempted to re-introduce the German public to the musical, first with ''Katharina Knie'' (1957) in Munich – based on a circus story and dealing with themes of vagrant life and settledness – and then with ''Wie lernt man Liebe'' (1967), also in Munich, at the Cuvilliés-Theater. These met with little success, probably due to anti-American sentiment in Germany at the time. Spoliansky returned to Berlin in 1977 to appear at a gala in the Renaissance Theatre, and made several return visits over the next few years. He was also a composer of concert works, such as his ''Symphony in Five Movements'', composed over a long period between 1941 and 1969. This work, along with his orchestral jazz piece ''Boogie'' (1958) and the overture to his last stage show ''My Husband and I'' (aka ''Wie lernt man Liebe'') were recorded by the

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conducted by Paul Mann, in 2022. There are also some small piano pieces. In 1976, Spoliansky was interviewed for the American documentary '' Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture''. He remained Dietrich's regular confident right up until his death in London in 1985 at the age of 87.Haas, Michael.
Forbidden Music: the Jewish Composers Banned by the Nazis
' (2013)

Legacy

Since his death, his works have occasionally been produced in theatres. For example, the 1932 cabaret opera ''Rufen Sie Herrn Plim'' (as ''Send for Mr Plin'') had a successful production at the

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in 1999, transferring to Covent Garden the following year. In the 2004/2005 season ''Zwei Krawatten'' was produced in

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, and ''Rufen Sie Herrn Plim'' in the Städtischen Bühnen Münster (2002/2003) and later in a theatre in

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. All Spoliansky archives are held in the

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, Berlin.

Works

Theatre * Cabaret songs, including ''

'' (1920s) * ''Es liegt in der Luft'', revue (1928) * ''Zwei Krawatten'', revue (1929) * ''Wie werde ich reich und glücklich?'', revue (1930) * ''Alles Schwindel'', revue (1931) * ''Rufen Sie Herrn Plim'', revue (1932) * ''Das Haus dazwischen'', revue (1932) * ''100 Meter Glück'', revue (1933) * ''Who's Taking Liberty?'' musical (1939) * ''One, Two, Three'', revue (1947) * ''Four Five, Six'', revue (1948) * '' Katharina Knie'', musical (1957) * ''Wie lernt man Liebe'', musical (1957) Film scores * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' My Song for You'' (1934) * ''

'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

'' (1937) * '' Paradise for Two'' (1937) * '' Jeannie'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1944) * ''

'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1948) * '' Golden Arrow'' (1949) * '' The Happiest Days of Your Life'' (1950) * '' Into the Blue'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1951) * ''

'' (1953) * '' Saint Joan'' (1957) * '' The Whole Truth'' (1958) * '' North West Frontier'' (1959) * ''

'' (1965) * ''

'' (1969) * '' Hitler: The Last Ten Days'' (1973) Concert * ''Boogie'', orchestra (1958) * ''Symphony in Five Movements'' (1941-1969) * ''My Husband and I'' overture (1958) (from ''Wie lernt man Liebe'') * ''King Solomon's Mines'', suite (three movements, arr. Philip Lane)

References

External links

* * *
Smoke and Noise
' (2011), album of Spoliansky songs by Melinda Hughes * , recorded by

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and the

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