Holger Falk; Steffan Schleiermacher - Hanns Eisler: Lieder Vol. 4 | Songs 1917 - 1927

Hanns Eisler composed more than five hundred songs, and his very first extant compositions include songs with piano accompaniment. On the fourth and last volume of their selections from Eisler's songs, Holger Falk and Steffen Schleiermacher focus on his early works and bring to light an absolutely astonishing discovery: theyoung Hanns was an autodidact who had an incredible feel for the song part, and his artistic aspirations are also evident in the piano part.Eisler transcends by far the mere imitation of models. Here we encounter free-tonal compositions as well as music of revue character, expressive passages as well as laconic ones. His choice of texts is likewise very broad. While Brecht becamethe focus in Eisler's later work, here he concentrates on poems by Eichendorff and B�chner and by Trakl and Morgenstern. The songs set to Far Eastern poetry, in translations by HansBethge and Klabund, are very much in keeping with their times. Eisler even set newspaper advertisements to music!Previous volumes have received great critical acclaim. Volume 1 was a Gramophone Editor's Choice and was also a finalist into the Gramophone Awards Vocal Category.Also Available:Hanns Eisler - Volume 3Songs in American Exile 1938-1948MDG6132084Hanns Eisler Volume 2Songs and Ballads 1948-1962(Tucholsky, Brecht, Becher, Heine u.a.)MDG6132040Hanns Eisler � Volume 1Songs and Ballads 1929-1937(Clement/Mehring & Brecht)MDG6132001