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Song of Paradise
Music by Reginald King
Performed by Marek Weber and His Orchestra
Recorded February 1935, London
Victor 25228
Marek Weber (1888 - 1964) was a major recording artist, violinist and orchestra leader. He was born in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Lviv, Ukraine) and came to Berlin in 1906 to study music at the Stern Conservatory. Shortly after he formed his own orchestra which performed at various cafes and hotels in Germany. His early recordings covered many styles from waltzes, tangos and jazz. In 1933 he left Germany as a Jew, first to London where he recorded for the HMV and Decca record companies. In 1937 Weber relocated to the United States where he remained for the rest of his life. During 1938-39, he was the conductor for the "Contented Hour" radio show (sponsored by Carnation Brand Condensed Milk) and he became known as the "Radio Waltz King." For many years he was director of a sixteen piece orchestra in Chicago at the Stevens Hotel (now Conrad Hilton Hotel.) He became a US citizen in 1942 and retired to a farm he purchased in Wisconsin. During the 1940s he recorded a series of classical and light opera recordings for the Columbia Record Company.
London-born pianist and composer Reginald King (1904 -- 1991) began writing music at the age of seven, showing exceptional talent as a child. Following a distinguished career at the Royal Academy of Music, having gained scholarships for both piano and composition, he proceeded to achieve an international reputation in two widely differing spheres of music. As a concert pianist, appearing in the Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts and enjoying a considerable reputation. By the late 1920s King turned increasingly to lighter music and such was his standing, he became one of the very few people taken on by the BBC without audition. "Song of Paradise", which for many years he used as his broadcasting signature tune, was one of the best known lighter pieces in his prolific output.
Song of Paradise
Music by Reginald King
Performed by Marek Weber and His Orchestra
Recorded February 1935, London
Victor 25228
Marek Weber (1888 - 1964) was a major recording artist, violinist and orchestra leader. He was born in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Lviv, Ukraine) and came to Berlin in 1906 to study music at the Stern Conservatory. Shortly after he formed his own orchestra which performed at various cafes and hotels in Germany. His early recordings covered many styles from waltzes, tangos and jazz. In 1933 he left Germany as a Jew, first to London where he recorded for the HMV and Decca record companies. In 1937 Weber relocated to the United States where he remained for the rest of his life. During 1938-39, he was the conductor for the "Contented Hour" radio show (sponsored by Carnation Brand Condensed Milk) and he became known as the "Radio Waltz King." For many years he was director of a sixteen piece orchestra in Chicago at the Stevens Hotel (now Conrad Hilton Hotel.) He became a US citizen in 1942 and retired to a farm he purchased in Wisconsin. During the 1940s he recorded a series of classical and light opera recordings for the Columbia Record Company.
London-born pianist and composer Reginald King (1904 -- 1991) began writing music at the age of seven, showing exceptional talent as a child. Following a distinguished career at the Royal Academy of Music, having gained scholarships for both piano and composition, he proceeded to achieve an international reputation in two widely differing spheres of music. As a concert pianist, appearing in the Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts and enjoying a considerable reputation. By the late 1920s King turned increasingly to lighter music and such was his standing, he became one of the very few people taken on by the BBC without audition. "Song of Paradise", which for many years he used as his broadcasting signature tune, was one of the best known lighter pieces in his prolific output.
