Hans Friedrich August Carste (5 September 1909 in

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– 11 May 1971 in

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) was a German

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and conductor. He arrived in Berlin in 1931 after working in Vienna and Breslau. He composed film music and as well as songs for the stage. Electrola offered him and his orchestra an exclusive recording contract and he recorded many high quality sides for them. Hans Carste joined the

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in 1933. In 1937, when Ludwig Rüth, the Jewish band leader, emigrated to

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, Hans Carste took up the baton. For some time the orchestra was still known as the Ludwig (Lewis) Rüth Orchester but acknowledged that Carste was the conductor. Within a short time it became known as the Hans Carste Orchester. In 1942, Carste was drafted and sent to the Eastern Front. He was badly injured and captured by the

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. Released in 1948, he returned to Germany, becoming one of the musical directors at ''

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'' (RIAS) radio station in Berlin, and once again working for the stage and movies. In 1957, he became president of the

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(BIEM) in Paris. He withdrew from all activities in 1967 due to illness. One of his best-known compositions is the opening tune of the " Tagesschau" - the TV news broadcast. He also composed the music for the song "Du spielst 'ne tolle Rolle", which was recorded by

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and

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, with English lyrics by

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, as "

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Musical works

*''Polonaise Aus "Eugen Onegin"/Pomp and Circumstance'' (1962) *''Zwischen Tag Und'' Traum Folge 1 bis Folge 5 *'' Walzer-Synkopen'' (1956) *''Liedertexte aus der Operette Lump mit Herz'' (1952) *''Lüg' nicht, Baby!'' (1932)

Audio recordings of songs

1956–

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recorded Carste's song ''Hawaiian Night'' on accordion with his ensemble for

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(''See

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'').

References

External links

Hans Carste in the German National LibraryHans Carste discography on Discogs
1909 births 1971 deaths German film score composers Male film score composers German male composers German male conductors (music) 20th-century German conductors (music) 20th-century German composers 20th-century German male musicians {{Germany-composer-stub