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Imagine the lush sensuous strings of an era past. The spirited and often melancholy music that represents the lives of a free-spirited people — the Gypsies. Music was their language, a means of expressing their lives and dreams. The era of the Gypsy was the time of the women with raven-black hair streaming down their backs, wearing clothes and streamers of vivid sunlit colors and having feet bare to feel the earth beneath. It was a time of men who were strong, free, and sensitive. They were men who were able to look into the sky when they wanted, and see the sun or the stars above them. The gypsies were the then-present day nomads, the dream of all at one time or another in his life. ... I am an ardent fan of conductor Werner Müller and have heard several of his albums, ... but this has got to be the best! With "Golden Earrings", "At the Balalaika", and "Black Eyes" ... wow! ... A must-have from Werner Müller, the master of "run away" strings ... without a doubt ... Great Instrumental Music ... Enjoy!

Werner Müller and His Orchestra

"Gypsy!"

https://youtu.be/BbbhZl8xqVY

https://youtu.be/Ly5spSa40VE

https://youtu.be/LEnDEoaUxBk

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Werner Müller (born August 2, 1920 in Berlin ; † December 28, 1998 in Cologne ) was a German author , composer , conductor , arranger and orchestra leader . He also worked under the pseudonyms Heinz Buchholz, Heinz Ullmer, Ricardo Santos .

... his father ensured that he received a musical education. Piano and violin were Müller's first instruments and at the age of 10 he appeared as a soloist with a violin concerto by Mozart. In 1936 Müller went to the military music school in Bückeburg . There he also learned to play the trombone . During his military service, Müller joined a music corps in which the violinist Helmut Zacharias also served. While an American prisoner of war, Werner Müller enthusiastically became acquainted with swing .

In 1946, Müller met the Kurt Widmann Orchestra in Berlin, probably the “hottest” band in Berlin, for whom he arranged until 1948. In 1949, when he was not quite 30 years old, Müller took over the then newly formed RIAS Berlin dance orchestra, whose recipe for success, thanks to Werner Müller, soon included the formula “swing with lots of strings”. The instrumentalists of the RIAS dance orchestra included renowned musicians such as clarinetist Rolf Kühn , baritone saxophonist Helmut Brandt , pianist Fritz Schulz-Reichel and guitarist Arno Flor .

The concertmaster of the RIAS dance orchestra Hans-Georg Arlt with 18 strings was responsible for the “lots of strings”. The further composition of the orchestra, with four trumpets , four trombones , five saxophones and four rhythm instruments, gave the recordings a distinctive dance orchestra sound that still fascinates listeners today.

In the 1950s and 1960s, every moviegoer knew Müller's title “ Sport and Music ” from the sports coverage in the newsreels . His arrangement of “ Malagueña ”, composed around 1928 by the Cuban Ernesto Lecuona , in the vocal version with Caterina Valente , became a global success in the mid-1950s . Müller then proudly named his own motor yacht after this title. As a producer, Müller helped many singing soloists of the post-war years achieve stardom, such as Rita Paul , Mona Baptiste and Bully Buhlan . Müller penned the theme tune for the ARD Sportschau Topsy , which was originally released as the B-side of the single Schaufenster Deutschland .

After 18 years in Berlin, Müller moved to Cologne in 1967, where he took over the WDR dance orchestra and was also seen in many television shows. Over time, dozens of records with the name “Orchester Werner Müller” were created, but only very few of them made it into the CD era. Because of the umlaut “ü” in his name, Müller also called himself “ Ricardo Santos ” for record releases abroad . His many tango recordings and instrumental titles such as “Baia” by Ary Barroso or “Siboney” and “Malagueña” as well as many other titles were successful . Numerous contemporary and international hits were re-recorded as instrumental versions by the Werner Müller Orchestra and used in the weekday magazine programs on WDR radio.

As head of the RIAS and WDR dance orchestras, Müller was often responsible as musical director for Hans Rosenthal 's programs : “Fun must be”, “Alone against all”, among others. On screen, in the early 1960s, he produced the legendary series “Werner Müller's Schlager Magazine” (NDR/RIAS production) with presenter Harald Juhnke . Müller's composition “Blende auf” was used daily for 42 years as the theme tune in the popular “Autofahrer reisen” program on Radio Vienna (ORF). ... -- Wikipedia

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