Leo Monosson straight from Berlin with a tango in a.... Parisian mood !

"Süsse Mamsell, denkst du noch an das kleine Hotel"
"Sweet Mamsell, are you still thinking about that small hotel ...?"

Composed and written by Bronislaw Kaper and Fritz Rotter.
Bronislaw Kaper (1902 - 1983), a Polish-born composer of popular music.

Kaper met Walter Jurmann in Berlin in the late 1920s, and the two decided to work as a team, first in Berlin and then in Paris, France. On being offered a seven-year contract with MGM by Louis B. Mayer, Kaper and Jurmann emigrated to the United States, where they continued their work.

During his stay in Berlin, Kaper composed many songs and pieces of light music to the lyrics written by German authors, recorded on German labels and what is most important meant for German performers and German audience. Some of them attained such a level of popularity that they became well known also in other countries, Poland included, having been equipped in lyrics written in other languages (Polish included).

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Sound transfer from the shellac record - without any modification.

In the video there are a few nice photos of the "Parisian Mamsell"- very young Danielle Darrieux; Polish illustrated weekly magazines from 1930's.

The record and visuals -JP's, author of the video collection.

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• Leo
• Monosson
• tango
• Danielle
• Darrieux

[AveMontaigne]

I was only aware of Kaper's work in Hollywood, so thanks for sharing this treasure! Ms Darrieux certainly looks appealling, too!

[jurek46pink]

Kaper's early German composition

were soon after popular in Poland

with specially written lyrics

in the language of his "former country".

Best greetigs from Berlin where I passed

only yesterdy the house in Schoenberg

distric, in which Marlene lived in 1907.

A photo of the plaquette hanging there was taken.

jp

[janusz110]

Dziękuje za tą wspaniałą muzykę i niesamowity głos ...

Pozdrawiam.

[jurek46pink]

Poki milo i ciekawie !

:))

[northatlantic78rpm]

The music from the Weimar Era is always nice to listen to. Great tango!

*****

[jurek46pink]

Best greetings, M !

J.

[GW828]

Czar i urok tego tanga - w tym właśnie tkwi.

G.

[krystyna4501]

Stare ale ladne

[shirla26]

Another treat, charming song. As always thank you.

[Teocalli75]

Tu sais, Jureck, celle-là : je l'adore !!!! Teo

[parlophonman]

Thank you too, Lieber Mamsell !

[jurek46pink]

This is my Berliner December '08 finding.

Actually, there is quite a number of

"kleiner Hotels" (!) in the district I live.