Biography
Helmut Zacharias was a German violinist and composer who created over 400 works and sold 14 million records. He also appeared in number of films, usually playing musicians. At the age of 8, Zacharias became the youngest student in Gustav Havemann’s masterclass at the Berlin Academy of Music.Aged 11, he played on radio for the first time with a performance of Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major and began touring in 1934 at the age of 14.At this time, in the 1930s, the records of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli’s all-string jazz band were available in Germany and they heavily influenced Zacharias’s musical style. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Zacharias
Album & Cover
Cover Location:
Who Did What: Photography – A. Powell/S. Thorgerson
Label: Columbia TWO298(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One Aquarius Carry That Weight Oh Happy Day Midnight Cowboy Sweet Charity Up Up And Away |
Side Two Je T’Aime Moi Non Plus Windmills Of Your Mind I’ll Never Fall In Love Again This Guy’s In Love With You Isodora Hare Krishna |
Credits
Performer – Zbor I Orkestar Helmuta Zachariasa
