Swing from Berlin (24) Willy Berking - Heiter und Beschwingt ! ft. Horst Winter (1941) video free download

This is a repost of one of my first 78rpm uploads with new HD video and unaltered sound.

Willy Berking and his orchestra present a medley of popular songs of 1940/41 with vocals by Horst Winter.

The songs featured are :

- Für eine Nacht voller Seligkeit from "Kora Terry"

- Schenk mir dein Lächeln Maria

- Komm zu mir heut' Nacht from "Der arme Joanthan"

- Reite kleiner Reiter!

- La piccinina/das blonde Kätchen

- Stern von Rio from "Stern von Rio"

- Komm' zurück / J'attendrai / Tornerai

- Chianti-Lied

The video shows :

- Marika Rökk dancing to "Für eine Nacht voller Seligkeit" from "Kora Terry" (1940)

- Pictures of the actresses Herta Feiler, Maria von Tasnády, Kristina Söderbaum, Maria Cebotari, Carola Höhn and Monika Burg (later Claude Farrell)

(all from personal collection)

- Musical sequence from "Traummusik" (1940) featuring showgirls dancing on a giant record and Lizzi Waldmüller

- Zarah Leander : Dutch music album ca 1939/40 with popular Leander songs as well as pictures

(all from personal collection)

- the city of Hamburg in the early 1940s and scenes from a beach, summer 1940

- La Jana dancing to "Stern von Rio" - montage sequence from "Es leuchten die Sterne" (1938)

- 2 different versions fo French sheet music of "J'attendrai" featuring Tino Rossi and Rina Ketty as well as Assia de Busny, Le Chanteur sans Nom and Jaime Plana (from personal collection)

-Colour sequence of Venice from "Münchhausen" (1942/43)

About the record :

Imperial 30658 / mx. Kc 28748/9

Recorded 1941.

Release for the Belgian market with Belgian catalogue number)

Transferred without modification.

Sound equipment used :

Ortophon om78 Cartridge & Stylus

Turntable : Stanton T.90

TerraTec 78RPM Phono Pre-amp

After processing, this video will also be offered in HD.

However whether this function works will depend on your Internet connection and the abilities of your computer (your screen may freeze).

After uploading it will take some time for the image to be fully processed (and become sharp)