Zwei in einer grossen Stadt ... Guus Jansen / Willy Berking (1942) скачать в хорошем качестве

Zwei in einer grossen Stadt ... Guus Jansen / Willy Berking (1942)

Willi Kollo composed the music for the 1942 movie "Zwei in einer grossen Stadt". Its romantic title song became was a big hit and has since become an evergreen. Today's video features two different versions. The first was recorded by Dutch pianist Guus Jansen and his quintet for Grammophon/Polydor in 1942. It is a very laid back "bar style" version. Jansen made a number of recordings for Polydor. Later on he was known for his many Hammond organ recordings which are in sharp contrast to the recording featured in this video. The second version is an uptempo big band recording by Willy Berking and his orchestra. The record in the video is a Belgian pressing (notice the use of green and red ink on the label) which plays remarkably well. Unfortunately Helmut Terpe is no Horst Winter and his vocals are in sharp contrast to the drive and clarity of the orchestra. I would have preferred an instrumental version. Zwei in einer grossen Stadt (Lit. Two in a big city) starred Monika Burg (later Claude Farrell) as a Red Cross assistent and Karl John as an officer on leave who meet in wartime Berlin and fall in love. The real star of the movie however is the city of Berlin as most of the scenes take place outdoors and show the city before its destruction. Another movie which featured Berlin prominently was Wolfgang Liebeneiner's "Grossstadtmelodie" starring Hilde Krahl which was released in 1943. The video features sequences from "Berlin - Sinfonie einer Weltstadt" by Leo de Laforgue - a follow-up tot the 1927 silent classic "Berlin - Sinfonie einer Grossstadt". The movie was only released in 1950 as "Berlin wie es war" (Berlin the way it was). About the records : "Zwei in einer grossen Stadt" Guus Jansen mit seinem rhythmischen Quintett Polydor 47635A / 9375 1/2 GD Berlin, May 1942 (Source : Lange) **************************************************************************** "Zwei in einer grossen Stadt" Willy Berking und sein Orchester Gesang : Helmut Terpe Imperial 25 116 / K-C 29022 (Belgian pressing) Berlin, May 1942 (Source : Lange)