Music with passion and point from a German in Hollywood.
Composers: Eisler
Compositions: Leipzig Symphony, Funeral Pieces, Nuit et Broulliard
Performers: MDR Sinfonieorchester, Kammersymphonie Berlin, Jurgen Bruns
Catalogue Number: Capriccio C5368
Hanns Eisler (1898-1962) was a German composer, sometime resident in the United States. Best remembered for his songs, Eisler also wrote for film scoring nine movies in the last decade of his life.
The so-called Leipzig Symphony is a concert work selected from several film scores, some of which were...
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