Wal-Berg
Voldemar Rosenberg, better known by his stage name Wal-Berg (born October 13, 1910, Istanbul - July 12, 1994, Suresnes) was a French composer and conductor. Rosenberg studied piano at the Berlin Conservatory and then attended the Paris Conservatory, where he studied harmony, composition, and conducting under Samuel Rousseau, Noel Gallon, Henri Rabaud, Philippe Gaubert, and Pierre Monteux. From 1932 to 1936, he orchestrated for Polydor Records recordings, and composed songs performed by Marlene Dietrich (Moi je m'ennuie, Assez, Embrasse-moi). In the 1930s he was involved with the recordings of stars of the era such as Jean Sablon, Josephine Baker, Charles Trenet, Leo Marjane, and Damia. He also wrote film music, e.g. for the film Katia (with Danielle Darrieux). During World War II, he was in Monte Carlo, where he conducted symphonic jazz concerts, whose programs included George Gershwin and Cole Porter alongside Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy. He also worked with ORTF on a series of radio broadcasts, in which he conducted orchestras backing soloists such as Yehudi Menuhin and Andres Segovia. In the 1950s, he toured widely in Europe as a conductor with Victoria de Los Angeles and Segovia, and worked in France with Janine Micheau, Mathé Altéry, Roger Bourdin, Stéphane Grappelli, and at the Opéra de Lille with Mado Robin and Christian Ferras. He composed more than 300 pieces for symphony orchestra and scored about forty films. |
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Recordings (Results 151-170 of 170 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia (U.K.) | CL7101 | 10-in. | 6/16/1939 | Je n'ose | Jeanne Aubert ; Wal-Berg | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7142 | 10-in. | 10/27/1939 | Hop! Hop! | Charles Trenet ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7143 | 10-in. | 10/27/1939 | Jardin du mois de mai | Charles Trenet ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7144 | 10-in. | 10/27/1939 | Le soleil et la lune | Charles Trenet ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7145 | 10-in. | 10/27/1939 | Mam'zelle Clio | Charles Trenet ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter, leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7160 | 10-in. | 12/4/1939 | Complainte du petit soldat | Damia ; Wal-Berg | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7169 | 10-in. | 12/13/1939 | Fouette postillon | Damia ; Wal-Berg | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7170 | 10-in. | 12/13/1939 | Balalaika | Damia ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7171 | 10-in. | 12/13/1939 | Le vent m'a dit une chanson | Damia ; Wal-Berg | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7204 | 10-in. | 1/3/1940 | London Town | Josephine Baker ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7207 | 10-in. | 1/3/1940 | If you were the only girl in the world | Josephine Baker ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7234 | 10-in. | 2/12/1940 | C'est drôle... | Lucienne Delyle ; Wal-Berg | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7235 | 10-in. | 2/12/1940 | Souris-moi et dis-moi "bonne chance" | Lucienne Delyle ; Wal-Berg | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7240 | 10-in. | 2/16/1940 | Pic...pic… | Charles Trenet ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL7241 | 10-in. | 2/16/1940 | Près de toi mon amour | Charles Trenet ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL8244 | 10-in. | 11/7/1946 | C'est un soir | André Claveau ; Wal-Berg | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL8245 | 10-in. | 11/7/1946 | Pâquerette | André Claveau ; Wal-Berg | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL8246 | 10-in. | 11/7/1946 | Ritournelle de Paris | André Claveau ; Wal-Berg | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL8247 | 10-in. | 11/7/1946 | Le destin s'amuse | André Claveau ; Wal-Berg | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL8705 | 10-in. | 6/24/1949 | Chante | Aimé Barelli ; Lucienne Delyle | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wal-Berg," accessed September 22, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108665.
Wal-Berg. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 22, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108665.
"Wal-Berg." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 22 September 2023.
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LCNAR: Wal-Berg, 1910-1994 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no88004212
Wikidata: Wal-Berg - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1972763
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/119999225
MusicBrainz: Wal-Berg - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e77c50f0-6d41-4a59-aac1-913d3fc9173b
ISNI: 0000 0000 8189 0164 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000081890164
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