Großstadtmelodie ... Tanzorchester Edmund Kötscher (1939 / Berlin in 4K / Partially Colorized)

Today's video features "Großstadtmelodie" (Lit Melody of a big city) a so-called symphonic foxtrot by Edmund Kötscher and executed by the composer and his orchestra with fine vocals by the Schuricke-Terzett. This is a surprisingly modern sounding composition which reflects the hectic big city life.
Chapters in this video :
0:00 - Opening Credits
0:23 - Around Alexanderplatz
1:05 - Shell- Haus
1:09 - Rotes Rathaus
1:20 - Friedrichstrasse
1:30 - Potsdamer Platz
1:49 - Unter den Linden
1:59 - Berlin by Night in color
2:52 - Air Raid
2:57 - City on Fire
3:01 - Aftermath
3:07 - Original footage
The accompanying video features daytime sequences from Berlin in the 1930s in black and white. This footage was of very poor quality and has been upscaled and enhanced using AI to 4K quality. An excerpt of the original footage can be seen at the end of the video. The night time sequences are from the 1920s and '30s and have been colorized for effect as has the footage of the city's eventual destruction during the Second World War. The colorization is NOT historically correct and purely for entertainment purposes. It gives an impression of what the city might have looked like at night.
Software used includes:
Topaz Video Enhance
Premiere Pro
Neat Video Plug-in for Premiere Pro
Adobe Photoshop
About the record :
Großstadt-Melodie
Tanzorchester Edmund Kötscher
Gesang : Schuricke-Terzett
Imperial
17 269 / mx. K-C 27 761
Berlin, 1939
Post-War re-release
The record which is in good condition was transferred using a Graham Slee Revelation M Phono Preamp (bass Turnover 250 Hz - Rolloff 0) in combination with a Klark Teknik Tube Equalizer. The cartridge and stylus used is an Ortofon Om78. Editing was done in Adobe Audition.
#berlin #4K #1930s #1920s #bigband

[@hrbooksmusic7878]

Großartig gemacht! Das stimmungsmalende Lied und auch das ganze Video! ✨✨✨
Vielen Dank fürs Teilen! 🙏🍀

[@Dan-xt7sv]

Very nice work

[@richardfehlmann4593]

Wonderful video 👌😀 I love this start in black and white then getting to color for the evening in der Großstadt. Thank you for this upload 👍🏻😊👏👏👏

[@Leotaurus1975]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!