Annotation

Alfred Scholz was a prolific producer of budget recordings, who fraudulently sold recordings credited with fake artists and orchestras. Sometimes the names of real people were given credit for performances which were not theirs. Working as a conductor, he performed under the guise of Alberto Lizzio as well as many other names.

"Alberto Lizzio" was a pseudonym invented by Scholz and attached to older recordings which he obtained and then credited with fake artists like Hans Swarowsky (2) (who was a real conductor and also Scholz's teacher, but was never on any of Scholz's recording) or himself. "Hans Zanotelli" (the name of a real conductor and also Scholz's fellow student) was another name fraudulently used on Alfred Scholz's records, as are Milan Horvat and Carl Melles.
It is not clear if Alfred Scholz was a real conductor who was also a fraudster, or the perpetrator of the fraud, who was using his name as well as many others, real or imaginary as "conductors" on his recordings.
The most common orchestra used by Scholz in his fake productions was the Süddeutsche Philharmonie or "South German Philharmonic". If the attribution is correct, this was originally a short-lived pick-up ensemble assembled by Scholz from members of the Czech Philharmonic in Prague and the Bamberg Symphony around 1968. Other fake orchestras conducted by fake conductors include Philharmonia Slavonica.

Many dozens of budget labels use the recordings originally obtained from Alfred Scholz, who had a catalog of about 2000 titles. Most of these were old analogue recordings made between 1968 and 1970 for Polyband and Primaton and by the Austrian Radio prior to 1977. The recordings by the Austrian Radio were sold in 1977 to PREMIS, a company owned or controlled by Scholz. His catalog also includes a limited number of legitimate digital recordings made in England (London), Slovenia (Ljubljana), Slovakia (Bratislava), and Hungary (Budapest).
The catalog subsequently passed into the ownership of Musikförderung and is now owned by Point Productions.

Source: https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/730304-Alfred-Scholz

Annotation last modified on 2019-11-02 14:08 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Symphonie Nr. 53 D-Dur "L'Impériale": I. Largo Maestoso-Vivace
orchestra:
Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Symphony no. 53 in D major, Hob. I:53 “L'Impériale”: I. Largo maestoso – Vivace
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Symphony no. 53 in D major, Hob. I:53 “L'Impériale”
Josef Haydn7:36
2Symphonie Nr. 53 D-Dur "L'Impériale": II. Andante
orchestra:
Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Symphony no. 53 in D major, Hob. I:53 “L'Impériale”: II. Andante
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Symphony no. 53 in D major, Hob. I:53 “L'Impériale”
Josef Haydn6:36
3Symphonie Nr. 53 D-Dur "L'Impériale": III. Menuetto
orchestra:
Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Symphony no. 53 in D major, Hob. I:53 “L'Impériale”: III. Menuetto and Trio
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Symphony no. 53 in D major, Hob. I:53 “L'Impériale”
Josef Haydn3:52
4Symphonie Nr. 53 D-Dur "L'Impériale": IV. Finale: Capriccio-Moderato
orchestra:
Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Symphony no. 53 in D major, Hob. I:53 “L'Impériale”: IV. Finale. Capriccio, presto
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Symphony no. 53 in D major, Hob. I:53 “L'Impériale”
Josef Haydn5:09
5Symphonie Nr. 94 G-Dur "Surprise": I. Adagio Cantabile-Vivace AssaiJosef Haydn9:37
6Symphonie Nr. 94 G-Dur "Surprise": II. AndanteJosef Haydn6:28
7Symphonie Nr. 94 G-Dur "Surprise": III. Menuetto (Allegro Molto)Josef Haydn4:56
8Symphonie Nr. 94 G-Dur "Surprise": IV. Finale (Allegro Molto)Josef Haydn4:08