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Hans May

    Hans May (11 July 1886 – 31 December 1959) was an Austrian-born composer who went into exile in Britain in 1936 after the Nazis came to power in his homeland, being of Jewish descent.
    Born in Vienna, May studied there with Anton Door (piano) and Richard Heuberger (composition). He gave his first

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    Heut ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben
    Heut ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben
    Hans May, Jonas Kaufmann, Ádám Fischer, Wiener Philharmoniker
    02:09
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    Es wird im Leben dir mehr genommen als gegeben
    Es wird im Leben dir mehr genommen als gegeben
    Hans May, Jonas Kaufmann, Ádám Fischer, Wiener Philharmoniker
    03:09
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    See-Saw
    See-Saw
    Douglas Brownsmith, International Radio Orchestra, Anton Durem, Barnabas von Geczy, Charles Williams, Dolfvan der Linden, Eric Robinson, Frank Perkins, George Grohrock-Ferrari, Hans May, Hugo De Groot, Louis Voss, Nat Shilkret, Robert Farnon, Roger Roger, Sidney Torch, Dan Godfrey, Barnabas von Geczy Orchestra, BBC Television Orchestra, Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, Charles Williams Concert Orchestra, Danish State Radio Orchestra, Dolf van der Linden Orchestra, Frank Perkins Pops Orchestra, George Grohrock-Ferrari Orchestra, Hilversum Radio Orchestra, Hilversum Symphony Orchestra, London Promenade Orchestra, Louis Voss Orchestra, Nat Shilkret Orchestra, New Century Orchestra, New Concert Orchestra, Queen's Hall Light Orchestra, The Harmonic Orchestra, West End Celebrity Orchestra
    01:51
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    Trysting Place
    Trysting Place
    The Harmonic Orchestra, Hans May
    03:15
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    Heut' ist der schonste Tag in meinem Leben
    Heut' ist der schonste Tag in meinem Leben
    Hans May, Joseph Schmidt, Studio Chorus, Studio Orchestra, Felix Gunther
    03:13

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