HUGO LOUIS POPPER (BOHEMIA, APRIL 21,
1857 – LEIPZIG, NOVEMBER 14, 1910)
He come from an Austrian
family of officers and grew up in Prague. A preference for military bands was
evident early on. However, he broke off his military career and became a
merchant. In 1890 he came to Leipzig and founded his own company in 1891. In
1910 he died in the arms of Hermann Möhle and his friend Hermann Feurich as a
result of “sudden heart failure”. He left behind a wife and six minor children.
HERMANN MÖHLE (? – ? FEBRUARY 15, 1925)
He was brother-in-law of Hugo
Popper and worked after his apprenticeship in Magedeburg as an authorized signatory
and director from 1900 until his death at Popper & Co. For 15 years he was
chairman of the Association of German Music Works Manufacturers.
TRACKLIST
HUGO POPPER WELTE-MIGNON 214
ROSENZWEIG – Sei mir gut, Walzerlied a.d. Operette (Waltz-Song)
HUGO POPPER WELTE-MIGNON 229
EYSLER – Bruder Straubinger Küssen is ka Sünd, Walzer a. d. Operette
HUGO POPPER WELTE-MIGNON 1053
FOLKSONG O du fröhliche, o du selige. Weihnachtslied (Oh Thou Joyous, Oh Thou
Blessed, German Christmas Carol)
HUGO POPPER WELTE-MIGNON 1055
FOLKSONG O Tannenbaum, Weihnachtslied
HERMANN MÖHLE WELTE-MIGNON 213
GRIEG – Jeg elsker Dig (I Love but Thee) Op. 41, No. 3
HERMANN MÖHLE WELTE-MIGNON 231
MENDELSSOHN – Morning Song, Op. 62, No. 4, G (Songs Without Words)
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