Hanns Eisler Edition - Box Set 10CDs

Label : Brilliant

Format : Flac track

Cover : No

Tracklist :

CD 1 :

Suite No.1 Op.23 (1930) from the film Opus III

Leipziger Kammermusikvereinigung des Gewandhausorchesters, Max Pommer

Suite No.2 Op.24 ‘Niemandsland’ (1931) from the film Opus III

Suite No.3 Op.26 ‘Kuhle Wampe’ (1931) from the film Opus III

Suite No.4 Op.30 ‘Die Jugend hat das Wort’ (1932)

Rundfunk‐Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin, Heinz Rögner

15 Variationen über ein marschartiges Thema ‘Der lange Marsch’ (1938) from the film 400 Millionen 7’33

Kammersinfonie Op.69 (1940) from the film Eis

Gerhard Erber - piano, Volker Bräutigam Hammond - organ

Leipziger Kammermusikvereinigung des Gewandhausorchesters, Max Pommer

CD 2 :

Kleine Sinfonie Op.29 (1932)

Rundfunk‐Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin, Heinz Rögner

5 Orchesterstücke (1938) from the film 400 Millionen

Eberhard Palm - violin

Leipziger Kammermusikvereinigung des Gewandhausorchesters, Max Pommer

Rhapsodie (1949) for large orchestra with solo soprano, after words from Goethe’s Faust

Part II: Macht euch schnell von Fabeln frei 11’39

Elisabeth Breul - soprano

Berliner Sinfonie‐Orchester, Günther Herbig

Winterschlacht‐Suite (1938) from the stage music

Ekkehard Schall, recitation

Rundfunk‐Sinfonie‐Orchester Leipzig, Adolf Fritz Guhl

Prelude & Song ‘Es lächelt der See’ from the stage music to Schiller’s Wilhelm Tell (1961)

Elisabeth Breul - soprano, Günter Neumann - tenor, Günther Leib - baritone

Berliner Sinfonie‐Orchester, Günther Herbig

CD 3 :

Deutsche Sinfonie Op.50 (1935–9) for soloists, speakers, chorus & orchestra

Gisela Burkhardt - soprano, Uta Priew - mezzo‐soprano, Rosemarie Lang - alto, Andreas Sommerfeld - baritone, Tomas Möwes - bass

Martin Seifert - first speaker, Stefan Lisewski - second speaker

Rundfunkchor Berlin chorus, Rundfunk‐Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin, Max Pommer

CD 4 :

3 Lieder (1919) for middle‐range voice and chamber orchestra

Roswitha Trexler - soprano

Leipziger Kammermusikvereinigung, Max Pommer

Divertimento Op.4 (1923) for wind quintet

Bläservereinigung Berlin

Tagebuch des Hanns Eisler Op.9 (1926) Small cantata for three female voices, tenor, violin and piano

Helga Termer - soprano, Roswitha Trexler - mezzo‐soprano, Rosemarie Lang - alto, Peter Menzel - tenor

Conrad Other - violin, Gerhard Erber - piano, Max Pommer

Suite No.5 Op.34 ‘Dans les rues’ (1933) from the film Opus III For chamber orchestra

Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Adolf Fritz Guhl

Nonet No.1 (1939) 32 variations on a five‐bar theme 5’28

Nonet No.2 (1941) from the film The Forgotten Village, Suite for nine instruments

Kammermusikvereinigung der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Friedrich‐Carl Erben

CD 5 :

Galgenlieder (1917)

‘Grotesken’ for middle‐range voice with piano (or orchestra)

Roswitha Trexler - soprano, Jutta Czapski - piano

Tempo der Zeit Op.16 (1929) Cantata for alto and bass solo, speaker, mixed chorus and small orchestra

Edda Schaller - alto, Hermann Christian Polster - bass, Ekkehard Schall - speaker

Berliner Singakademie, Members of the Staatskapelle Berlin, Dietrich Knothe

Arten, den Regen zu beschreiben Op.70 (1940)

from the film Regen, Variations for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano

Kammermusikvereinigung der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Friedrich‐Carl Erben

Movements for Nonet Op.posth. 

Leipziger Kammermusikvereinigung, Max Pommer

Scherzo (c.1920) for string trio

Rudolf Ulbrich - violin, Joachim Zindler - viola, Clemens Dillner - cello

Palmström Op.5 (1924) Parody for speaking voice, flute (or piccolo), clarinet in A, violin (or viola) and cello

Roswitha Trexler - soprano, Wilfried Winkelmann - flute, Oskar Michallik - clarinet, Friedrich‐Carl Erben - violin, Arnim Orlamünde - viola, Wolfgang Bernhardt - cello, Hans‐Jürgen Wenzel

CD 6 :

Duo Op.7 (1924) for violin and cello

3 Präludium und Fuge über B‐A‐C‐H Op.46 (1934) for string trio

Rudolf Ulbrich - violin, Joachim Zindler - viola, Clemens Dillner - cello

Sonatensatz Op.49 (1935) for flute, oboe and harp

Johannes Walter - flute, Kurt Mahn - oboe, Jutta Zoff - harp

Sonata ‘Reisesonate’ (1937/38) for violin and piano

Gustav Schmahl - violin, Jutta Czapski - piano

Septet No.2 ‘Zirkus’ (1947) for flute, clarinet, bassoon and string quartet

Friedrich‐Carl Erben - violin I, Ralf‐Rainer Haase - violin II, Arnim Orlamünde - viola, Karl‐Heinz Schröter - cello

Manfred Friedrich - flute, Hans Himmler - clarinet, Herbert Heilmann - bassoon

Die Rundköpfe und die Spitzköpfe (1934–6) From the stage work

Kuhle Wampe (1931) From the film

Schweyk im Zweiten Weltkrieg (1943–59) From the stage work

Gisela May - vocals, Walter Olbertz, Siegfried Stöckigt - piano

Studio orchestra

CD 7 :

2 Lieder (1920) for voice and piano

Volker Rohde - piano

6 Lieder Op.2 (1922) for voice and piano

Zeitungsausschnitte Op.11 (1925–6) for voice and piano

Die Maßnahme Op.20 (1930)

Die Rundköpfe und die Spitzköpfe Op.45 (1934–6)

Mutter Beimlein (1935)

Die Weißbrot‐Kantate Op.59

Andre Asriel - piano

Die den Mund aufhatten Op.61 No.2 2’46

(1937) Chamber cantata for soprano, 2 clarinets, viola and cello

Gerald Schleicher, Ewald Koch - clarinet

Peter Seydel - viola, Hartmut Friedrich - cello, Irmgard Arnold - soprano

Die Zuchthaus‐Kantate Op.63 (1937)

Andre Asriel - piano

Two Sonnets Op.54 (1937) for alto, clarinet and bass clarinet

Gerald Schleicher - clarinet, Georg Laube - bass clarinet

Songs from the Hollywooder Liederbuch (1942–7)

Andre Asriel - piano, Kurt Scharmacher - piano

Die Gesichte der Simone Machard (1957)

Hanns Eisler - piano

Anmut sparet nicht noch Mühe (1950)

Wiener Lied (1955)

New songs (1955–6)

Andre Asriel - piano

In rehearsal with Hanns Eisler

Irmgard Arnold - soprano

CD 8 :

Five early piano pieces (1918/1922)

Siegfried Stöckigt - piano

Piano Sonata No.1 Op.1 (1923)

Walter Olbertz - piano

4 Klavierstücke Op.3 (1923)

Siegfried Stöckigt - piano

Piano Sonata No.2 ‘in Form von Variationen’ Op.6 (1924/25)

Walter Olbertz - piano

8 Klavierstücke Op.8 (1925)

Siegfried Stöckigt - piano

Klavierstücke für Kinder Op.31 (1932–3)

Gerhard Erber - piano

CD 9 :

Lenin (1935–7) Requiem for alto and baritone solo, chorus and orchestra

Roswitha Trexler - soprano, Hermann Hähnel - baritone

Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Rundfunk‐Sinfonie‐Orchester Leipzig, Adolf Fritz Guhl

Glückliche Fahrt (1946) for soprano and orchestra

Elisabeth Breul - soprano

Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin, Günther Herbig

Mitte des Jahrhunderts (1950) for soprano solo, chorus and orchestra

Carola Nossek - soprano

Berliner Singakademie, Rundfunk‐Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin, Dietrich Knothe

Das Vorbild (1952)

Annelies Burmeister - alto

Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin, Günter Herbig

Die Teppichweber von Kujan‐Bulak (1957) Cantata for soprano and orchestra

Roswitha Trexler - soprano

Rundfunk‐Sinfonie‐Orchester Leipzig, Adolf Fritz Guhl

Bilder aus der ‘Kriegsfibel’ (1957) for solo voices, male chorus and orchestr

Carola Nossek - soprano, Joachim Vogt - tenor, Günther Bayer - baritone

Male chorus of the Berliner Singakademie, Members of the Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin, Dietrich Knothe

Ernste Gesänge (1936–62) for baritone solo and string orchestra

Günther Leib - baritone

Rundfunk‐Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin, Günther Herbig

CD 10 :

Männerchöre Op.10 (1925)

Stücke Op.13 (1928) for mixed choir

2 Mannerchöre Op.14 (1928)

Auf den Straßen zu singen Op.15 (1928) for mixed choir

2 Mannerchöre Op.17 (1929)

2 Stücke Op.19 (1929) for male chorus

2 Stücke Op.21 (1930) for mixed choir

2 Männerchöre Op.35 (c.1930, 1928)

Hilmar Thate - speaker, Ekkehard Wagner - tenor, Rudi Liebetrau - percussion 

Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Male chorus of the Rundfunkchor Leipzig

Bankenlied Op.48 No.1 (1931) 

Keiner oder alle (1934/1958) 

Friedenssong (1937) from the film Abdul Hamid

Song of Light (1936) from the stage music Peace on Earth

Dictator’s Song (1936) from the stage music Peace on Earth

Das Einheitsfrontlied (1934)

Hermann Hähnel - baritone

Inge Kochan, Harri Heinze - piano

Berliner Singakademie male chorus, Dietrich Knothe - chorus master

Großes Rundfunkorchester Berlin, Dietrich Knothe