Hanns Eisler: 7 Elegien from "Hollywooder Liederbuch" (1942)

Hanns Eisler (1898-1962): 7 Elegien from "Hollywooder Liederbuch" (1942).

Fünf Elegien (1942)

I. Hollywood Elegien No.1:
Unter den grunen Pfefferbaumen
II. Hollywood Elegien No.2:
Die Stadt ist nach den Engeln genannt (start at 0'.55'')
III. Hollywood Elegien No.3:
Jeden Morgen, mein Brot zu verdienen (start at 2'.06'')
IV. Hollywood Elegien No.4:
Diese Stadt hat mich belehrt (start at 2'.59'')
V. Hollywood Elegien No.5:
In den Hugeln wird Gold gefunden (start at 3'.56'')
VI. Hollywood Elegie No.7 (1942) (start at 4'.38'')
VII. Die Letzte Elegie (1942) (start at 5'.51'')

Roswitha Trexler, soprano
Jutta Czapski, pianoforte

Cover image: Hanns Eisler in Malibù.

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[TiborHuber]

One of the most riveting, most thoroughly haunting songs ever is actually number 13 of this Hollywood Songbook - "Ostersonntag", sung by Matthias Goerne. If you get a chance to listen to it, do yourselves the favor - the balance this song strikes between utter simplicity and enormous sadness is unparalleled and shows Eisler at his most complex.