Norbert Glanzberg

Norbert Glanzberg (12 October 1910 in Rohatyn, Austria-Hungary – 25 February 2001 in Paris) was a Galician-born French composer. Mostly a composer of film music and songs, he was also notable for some famous songs of Édith Piaf.

In his twenties he lived in Germany, where he began his career scoring films for directors including Billy Wilder and Max Ophüls. When the Nazi regime came to power there in 1933, he, as a Jew, fled to Paris, where he performed in nightclubs under bandleaders such as Django Reinhardt, which is where he first met Piaf.

At different times from 1939 to 1945 he toured with Piaf, when he wrote many of her songs and accompanied her on piano when she sang. For many of those years they were lovers, and Piaf saved his life on more than one occasion by hiding him from both the French Vichy police, who were helping the Nazis round up Jews for deportation, and later from the Nazi occupiers themselves.

After the war he continued writing film scores for French films along with composing classical music, which included works and songs from Berlin and romantic classics. At the end of his career he wrote a concerto for two pianos in 1985 which was inspired by the novels of Isaac Bashevis Singer.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 12, 1910 (Rohatyn), Died February 25, 2001 (Neuilly-sur-Seine)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, conductor, piano

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) CL6811 10-in. 10/18/1938 Le bonheur est entre dans mon coeur Marcel Carivan ; Lys Gauty Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL6890 10-in. 12/20/1938 Sans y penser Lucienne Delyle ; Orchestre Victor ; Boris Sarbek ; Gus Viseur Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL6892 10-in. 12/20/1938 Le bonheur est entré dans mon coeur Lucienne Delyle ; Orchestre Victor ; Boris Sarbek ; Gus Viseur Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL6907 10-in. 1/3/1939 Sans y penser Marcel Carivan ; Lucienne Delyle Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL7000 10-in. 3/8/1939 J'ai juré de t'aimer toujours Lucienne Delyle ; Orchestre musette Victor ; Boris Sarbek ; Gus Viseur Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8158 10-in. 4/25/1946 La chanson du bonheur Lys Gauty ; Norbert Glanzberg Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8159 10-in. 4/25/1946 Un petit bouquet de violettes Lys Gauty ; Norbert Glanzberg Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8160 10-in. 4/25/1946 En écoutant mon coeur chanter Lys Gauty ; Norbert Glanzberg Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8161 10-in. 4/25/1946 La plus belle chanson Lys Gauty ; Norbert Glanzberg Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8255 10-in. 11/9/1946 Tout le long des rues Raymond Legrand ; Tino Rossi Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8304 10-in. 1/14/1947 Jardin perdu Raymond Legrand ; Tino Rossi Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8348 10-in. 2/5/1947 Le moulin de la galette Aimé Barelli ; Lucienne Delyle Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8350 10-in. 2/5/1947 Romance au fond des cours Aimé Barelli ; Lucienne Delyle Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8745 10-in. 12/14/1949 Romance au fond des cours Albert Lasry ; Tino Rossi Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8835 10-in. 6/20/1950 Il fait bon t'aimer Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8922 10-in. 1/8/1951 La chanson de l'ours Norbert Glanzberg ; Charles Trenet Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8941 10-in. 1/22/1951 Mon amour est parti pour longtemps Norbert Glanzberg ; Charles Trenet ; Trio Vigouroux Ondioline Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and ondioline instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia (U.K.) CL9037 10-in. 10/15/1951 Padam padam Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL9242 10-in. 6/28/1952 Au bal de la chance Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Glanzberg, Norbert," accessed October 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/356870.

Glanzberg, Norbert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/356870.

"Glanzberg, Norbert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 October 2024.

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