Trivia

Peter Igelhoff soon turned out to be a talented composer of light music and he composed more than 1000 song in his career, countless sound carriers were published.

In 1969 he was honored in Austria with the title "professor".

First public appearances followed from 1936 in Berlin where he often played piano.

Some of his songs (he wrote over a thousand) such as "Wir machen Musik" (from the film of the same name), "Der Onkel Doktor hat gesagt", "Dieses Lied hat keinen Text" or "Delirium" can still charm and surprise, for it is fortunate that he made many recordings which a new generation is beginning to discover, recordings which pay tribute to his compelling musicality and dry sense of humour.

In the 1930s he moved to Amsterdam and later in 1935 to Berlin where he became extremely busy in film and recording studio work with a group including fellow composer-pianist Georg Haentzschel (1907-1992).

Because of his great success he was also engaged for the entertainment.

From 1934 he studied music in Vienna and London, preferably Jazz.

His career got a setback when the National Socialists ordered a working prohibition for Peter Igelhoff because his music was too much influenced by American rhythms. Therefore he was sent to the front line in 1942 from where he luckily returned uninjured.

He took his mother's maiden name as soon as he resolved on a career in light entertainment.

Igelhoff was an extremely able pianist with an enviable concert technique, accompanying his light tenor voice (and occasionally his virtuoso whistling) in songs which rarely fail to touch an emotional nerve or bring a smile to even the most preoccupied listener, either through a wry comedic wit, or illuminated by a particularly satisfying and affectionate lyricism.

After the war he was able to continue his career smoothly and the 50's became a very busy decade.

Before he conquered the world of music he worked as a public servant.