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Georges Boulanger
12+ albums
violinRomanianswingClassical20s
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Georges Boulanger was born in Tulcea, Romania from a Romani (Gypsy) Romanian family with a very long tradition in music . His father's name was Vasile Pantazi. He was known as the typical Romanian Romani virtuoso . He learned to play the violin as a child from his father, who was already the sixth generation musician. At the age of 12, Georges Boulanger got a scholarship to study at the Conservatory in Bucharest. Three years later he was heard by Leopold Auer who took him to Dresden with him and where he studied with him for the next two years. Other students of Auer were Jascha Heifetz, Nathan Milstein, and Mischa Elman. In 1910, when Boulanger was 17 years old, Leopold Auer told him that his musical studies are finished and gave him a violin as a going away present. Boulanger played on this violin until his death. Under the recommendation of Auer, Georges Boulanger received a position of first violinist in the Café Chantant in Saint Petersburg, Russia. This was where many aristocrats frequented. With his "background music", a mixture of Romani music, Balkan folklore and Viennese waltzes he found that many people in the public enjoyed his taste in music. This music is also known as salon music. It was here in Russia that Georges Boulanger met a young girl from Estonia named Ellionorr Paulson. She was an intellectual student of law and medicine. They eventually got married and had two daughters, Nora and Georgette. In 1917 Georges Boulanger left Russia and returned back to
top songs
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Avant de mourir
8622My Prayer
1603Sérenéde tzigane (Arr. L. Sommer for Chamber Ensemble)
1454Liebesserenade zur Nacht
1045Tango du bist doch meine Lieblingsmelodie
826Du, du gehst an mir vorbei
607Avant de mourir (Arr. for String Quintet and Cimbalom by Tomáš Ille)
598Da capo
539Tango, du bist doch meine Lieblings-Melodie
4610Two Guitars (Russian Gypsy Folksong) - Instrumental
34albums
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Music from the Motion Picture The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Gypsic
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20er und 30er Jahre Caféhaus Musik
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Georges Boulanger: Avant de mourir
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Georges Boulanger: The Great Gypsy Violinist – 1934-1939 Recordings
Die Großen Deutschen Tanzorchester, George Boulanger
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Merry Christmas Everybody
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Alla zingarese
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [Score/Soundtrack] Disc 2
Schlager & Swing Hits der 20er & 30er Jahre
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Amoureuse: Die verliebte Geige
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The Exceptional Virtuoso of Gypsy Violin