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Eric Bentley - Songs of Hanns Eisler - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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Austrian-born Hanns Eisler was well known in the United States during the 1930s as a composer of Communist military and political songs. His left-leaning tendencies caused quite a controversy both in the U.S. and abroad, earning him a spot on the United States House Committee on Un-American Activities' blacklist. In this 1964 recording singer and playwright Eric Bentley performs poetry by Bertolt Brecht set to Hanns Eisler's music. Liner notes include biographical information for Eisler and Bentley, complete song lyrics, and notes on where else each song or poem can be found. Album Tracks 1. Viennese Song 2. Und Endlich Stirbt 3. The Love Market 4. Failure in Loving 5. There's Nothing Quite Like Money 6. Change the World 7. Supply and Demand 8. On the Sprinkling of Gardens 9. On Suicide 10. The Wise Woman and the Soldier 11. Song of the Moldau 12. And What Did She Get? 13. Solidarit?Tslied 14. On the Worlds Kindness 15. Berlin 1919 16. Das Lied Vom Trockenbrot 17. Tree and the Branches 18. Easter 1935 19. Ballad of Marie Sanders 20. January 7, 1937 21. To the Little Radio 22. A German Soldier at Stalingrad 23. German Miserere 24. Song of a German Mother 25. Homecoming 1944 26. The Poplar on Karlsplatz 27. Keiner Oder Alle! 28. Peace Song

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    Austrian-born Hanns Eisler was well known in the United States during the 1930s as a composer of Communist military and political songs. His left-leaning tendencies caused quite a controversy both in the U.S. and abroad, earning him a spot on the United States House Committee on Un-American Activities' blacklist. In this 1964 recording singer and playwright Eric Bentley performs poetry by Bertolt Brecht set to Hanns Eisler's music. Liner notes include biographical information for Eisler and Bentley, complete song lyrics, and notes on where else each song or poem can be found. Album Tracks 1. Viennese Song 2. Und Endlich Stirbt 3. The Love Market 4. Failure in Loving 5. There's Nothing Quite Like Money 6. Change the World 7. Supply and Demand 8. On the Sprinkling of Gardens 9. On Suicide 10. The Wise Woman and the Soldier 11. Song of the Moldau 12. And What Did She Get? 13. Solidarit?Tslied 14. On the Worlds Kindness 15. Berlin 1919 16. Das Lied Vom Trockenbrot 17. Tree and the Branches 18. Easter 1935 19. Ballad of Marie Sanders 20. January 7, 1937 21. To the Little Radio 22. A German Soldier at Stalingrad 23. German Miserere 24. Song of a German Mother 25. Homecoming 1944 26. The Poplar on Karlsplatz 27. Keiner Oder Alle! 28. Peace Song
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    Eric Bentley
    Title
    Songs of Hanns Eisler
    Format
    CD
    Label
    Folkways Records
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