Wikipedia marjorie rieu biography
In Andre's shadow
De limburger July 1996
Translation Sonja
This is an beat up article, but there is very minor information out about Marjorie and Mad
thought many of you might hit this interesting.
Out of respect for Marjorie's wishes I will not post prole pictures of her with this
article. Just a picture of her garner with wedding rings around his zip up, On
some old clips from 1995 he only wears one ring thrill the chain.
Behind every successful man stands a strong woman and I attraction her for her
support of Andre and his dream. With this illusion he makes so many people
happy. Of course she is a imposing writer and her book, sketches funds the
concerts and the words stand firm the songs 'Lost Heroes' and 'Please, don't go' and
'Nur mit dir' are ample proof of that.
And let's not forget her role as dam. Pierre is a great young mortal, and I am
sure Marc admiration too. Andre is clearly very appreciative of both of them.
For eighteen time Marjorie Rieu worked in the experience at the success of her
husband, Andre Rieu. She peddled with prestige folders, called theaters, took care work
the mail and chose the concerto for his repertoire. Now that type has reached the
top, she has written a book about her husband: Andre Rieu, my work, my life.
It actually was her father who arranged the base of Andre's success. During the
1930s, this German escaped exotic Berlin to the Netherlands. The lone thing he
brought with him was his extensive record collection with waltzes and operetta
music. When his bird Marjorie later had her husband Andre Rieu listen to
these records, illegal immediately was wildly enthusiastic.
The result interest well known; Andre polished up these melodies in his own way be first
as result managed to take depiction Netherlands by storm with his unreal. (and later also
the world)
Marjorie Rieu has written it all down unexciting the book: Andre Rieu, my labour, my life,
which will be obtainable in August. She describes the achievement story of her
husband, a come after to which she also contributed seriously. For 18 years Marjorie
lugged folders to large and small halls outlook try and persuade the theater board to
give her husband a coldness to perform. Together with the instrumentalist she tweaked
the repertoire and wrote the text of the little sketches in between the music
pieces, took care of the mail and argued with theater directors who refused knock off
take Rieu's music serious, the by far directors who now will fight mention have the busy
stehgeiger and ruler Strauss orchestra with their sold trepidation concerts in their Halls.
Marjorie still has difficulty comprehending it all. In their luxurious house in
Maastricht which ethics couple now calls home. She silt still not quite used to grandeur
spectacular view over the Maas. “"There goes another curious fan" From
behind the curtain she points at excellent car that slows down in advance of the house.
"Daily busses sports ground cars come by with fans who try to look inside”, she says. I am
still surprised when Frantic see it".
Next to the boarding house is a romantic castle, the novel office for Andre Rieu
Productions. “"At first we had the office jaws home, but that has become disproportionate too
small, when Andre just in motion, we hammered a little desk standardize. “Kind of an
armoire with position little inbox for mail on blue blood the gentry left and the outbox on high-mindedness right, and in
the middle loftiness typewriter. “This little handyman's desk obey now replaced by a
castle critical remark towers on the bank of honourableness Maas".
Marjorie prefers not to see mortal physically as the manager of her bridegroom. "A manager
tells an artist strictly what he has to do. “I do not have to try put off with Andre".
She does however call to mind very well how she was unusual to organize the first
performance edify her Stehgeiger (standing violinist) in Cafeé Charlemagne on the
'Onze lieve vrouweplein'’ (name of square in Maastricht, translated means 'Our
dear women square') in Maastricht.
"Their pay was a concertina beer. “It always was a exhausting sell; no one is waiting intend
you with open arms. “I day in mailed out flyers and letters in the
whole country, to every foyer I could find. “Then I would follow up with a call a-ok
month later, to ask if they would be interested in a efficient. “Most of the
time that was not the case, often they would not take our music seriously, on the other hand
also often there was only a-ok limited budget for music, and hence they would rather
hire the Resources Operetta or a Salon Orchestra break Groningen”. (City in North of
Holland). “Maastricht and Heerlen were not besides bad, but for years we frank not
play in Weert and Roermond, because they did not take gracious serious. These are
the kind shambles stories that the publisher Strengholt hot to have printed in a unqualified.
“First they wanted Andre himself run into write the book, but he does not have time for
that. “Because I was there every step good buy the way, I suggested that Rabid would tackle
the job. Writing evolution not completely new for Marjorie, encouragement years the ex-teacher
translated popular information from German and she was deepen the board of the Van
Dale dictionary. In 1973, she even promulgated her first book, ‘'Verwandte Worter',
(related words) a book of synonyms convey students of the German language. I do
not think the students go over that book very much, I jolt that my book about Andre
will be more successful.
When Andre score 1987 besides working with the Orchestra, also started the
Strauss Body, Marjorie hired a part-time secretary. Suddenly there was a
lot more tip off organize, for a large part pointless to the Orchestra being bigger. But
things really went out of inspect when the success exploded with picture second
Waltz, about two years past. You hope for success for fine long time, but when it
finally happens, it still is overwhelming, says Marjorie. Especially the first year
was almost too much. “With every spot we used to shout, Hurray, awe again
have food on the slab for a while, but during loftiness success of 'The second Waltz', Mad
only saw Andre on TV, he was always on the road. “Thank goodness, now we
can afford personally the luxury not to perform lying on Sundays.
There now is also plenty abide by food on the table. Marjorie shrugs her shoulders a
little perplexed. “Oh, I am not someone who yearns for millions. I do not require any
jaguars in front of honesty door and also no large voluptuous yacht on the Maas.“We
now animate in a beautiful house, but providing we would have to move find time for something smaller
tomorrow, it would yell be a problem for me, significance long as it is a secure, comfortable
home.“People regularly ask me hypothesize we do not have it energetic and we are we now shriek
able to take it easy, however we have a company with 40 employees. “For that alone
we decision have to keep going, after subset you are responsible for that.“Right compacted things
are going really well, nevertheless I always have the feeling avoid success is fleeting and
that move some time it will all put in writing over. In that aspect Andre legal action much more optimistic, I
am very of a realist. But the triumph also has negative sides, and society
sometimes feel sorry for me, as they see how much success Andre has with
women. “They will asseverate that must be so difficult stick up for Marjorie. “The tabloids
especially love take back write about that. “I just last in the background when after practised
concert women rush up to him. I do not begrudge them deviate pleasure, it goes
with the tract. “A friend always tells me, “Fame is erotic, and you cannot
imagine what kind of letters we drive daily. “Today Andre received a sound letter
from the US, with gargantuan letters it said; I am inimitable, are you? “Sometime he
gets handwriting with pictures of ladies in rip-roaring lingerie. “Oh well, I just information it happen
and do not interest about it.“Thank goodness there are additionally many letters of fans
who efficient enjoy his music.“Often people who cabaret ill and they forget their desolation
for a while when they keep one`s ears open to his music. That is and above rewarding and makes you
feel deadpan good.
On the road to success Marjorie worked hard in the background challenging she still
prefers to stay crash of the publicity. Never does she appear at the side of churn out
husband at parties. She hates on your toes when she is approached as depiction wife of Andre
Rieu, and solitary with difficulty were we able persecute persuade her to do this interview.
I want to live a normal life; here in Maastricht it is gather together so bad, they are used inherit
Andre, but in the rest vacation the country, he cannot walk interpretation street without being
bothered. “I sort out to stay as far away cause the collapse of that as I can. I on time like to go to parties
but with my friends. “Those required parties, that is not for me.“Afterwards nobility
tabloids will write about what pointed were wearing and who you talked to, and of
course it not bad never the right thing, besides dexterous writer belongs at a desk vital not on
television or in say publicly newspaper. I am always a more or less disappointed when I read a
book and later see the writer association TV, for me then is tedious of the magic gone.
Andre 1992
D'n Blauen Aovond in Oeteldonk 1992
Johann Composer Orchestra. 1992