Zilberts / Barzilai / Weksler - Sh'ma Israel - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The program of Vol. 3 of the Hanns Eisler project by Holger Falk and Steffen Schleiemacher- a meritorious endeavor that has already earned them various prizes- features songs from this composer's American exile. The Hollywood Songbook is a major work, even if measured solely by it's length and total of thirty-two pieces. Moreover, the concentration and intensification of the content attained by Eisler while he was residing on the Pacific Coast make this rather loosely organized collection of occasional pieces what is certainly the most important song cycle of the twentieth century. Unlike many other exiles, Eisler was extremely successful in California, both artistically and financially. In the expanding entertainment industry there was an increasing demand for new film music, which Eisler supplied both willingly and reliably. His songs reveal the other side of his life in exile yearning for home, reluctance to come to terms with his fate, and the insecurity of his life in exile. Once again Bertoit Brecht authored a great many of these impressive texts. The precise length of the Hollywood Songbook and the order of it's titles are not entirely clear. The usual order of the thirty-two songs was not presented in full until 1982, forty years after Eisler's death. Holger Falk and Steffen Schleiermacher complement this extensive cycle with some pieces from their temporal and topical context. The result is a most deeply moving, stellar song performance, presented with profound sympathy but without any edifying kitsch. Album Tracks 1. Elegie 2. Spruch 3. Über Die Dauer Des Exils I 4. Über Die Dauer Des Exils II 5. I Wenn Sie Nachts Lag 6. Il Mein Junger Sohn Fragt Mich 7. In Den Weiden 8. An Den Kleinen Radioapparat 9. Frühling 10. Speisekammer 1942 11. Auf Der Flucht 12. Die Flucht 13. Über Den Selbstmord 14. Gedenktafel FÜR 4000 Soldaten 15

This is a 2-CD collection of Tzadik artists and special guests paying tribute to one of the great geniuses of American music, Burt Bacharach. Highlights include InchClose to YouInch by Wayne Horvitz & Robin Holcomb, InchDon't Go Breaking My HeartInch by Marc Ribot Ensemble, InchWalk on ByInch by Kramer, InchFreefallInch by Zeena ParkinsInch and more. Album Tracks 1. Close to You 2. Don't Go Breaking My Heart 3. Wives and Lovers 4. Who Gets the Guy?/This Guy's in Love with You 5. Walk on By 6. Promises, Promises 7. Alfie 8. Freefall 9. Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Solo) 10. Trains and Boats and Planes 1. Do You Know the Way to San Jose 2. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 3. I Say a Little Prayer 4. She's Gone Away 5. I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself 6. A House Is Not a Home 7. The Look of Love 8. What's New Pussycat 9. What the World Needs Now Is Love 10. I Took My Strength from You (I Had None)

Israel Piano Trio - Piano Trios / Sonatensatz / Nott [COMPACT DISCS] date 05/01/2009