"Hm Hm, Du bist so zauberhaft" ... Rudi Schuricke & Hans Carste & sein Orchester (1941)

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"Hm Hm, Du bist so zauberhaft" (Lit Hm Hm, you are so enchanting) is the German version of the popular Czech song "Hm-Hm" by Leopold Korbar. The song became very popular and many recorded versions exist. The version presented in this video was recorded by the Hans Carste orchestra with excellent vocals by Rudi Schuricke and a female backing group.

Hans Carste (1909-71) was a succesful composer and conductor who arrived in Berlin in 1931 after working in Vienna and Breslau. He composed film music and as well as songs for the stage. Electrola offered him and his orchestra an exclusive recording contract and he recorded many high quality sides for them. Like so many Hans Carste joined the NSDAP in 1933.Iin 1942 he was drafted and sent to the Eastern front. He was badly injured and captured by the Red Army. He was released in 1948 and returned to Germany. He became one of the musical directors at the RIAS radio station in Berlin and once again worked for the stage and the movies.... In 1957 he became president of BIEM in Paris. He withdrew from all activities in 1967 due to illness. He died in 1971. One of his best known compositions is the opening tune of the "Tagesschau" - the TV news broadcast.

Another version by Adolf Steimel and his ochestra with vocals by Herta Berlo can be found in my channel :
   • Hm-Hm, Du bist so zauberhaft! - Adolf...  

A Czech version by R.A. Dvorsky can be found here :
   • CZECH SWING MUSIC No  1  Hm, hm  

About the record

Electrola

EG 7164 / ORA 4908-2

Berlin,
1941

Record in good condition

This record was recorded with a Grado 78e cartridge and stylus. As little restoration as possible was done.