Klangforum Wien, HK Gruber

Eisler: Balladenbuch, Op. 18. No. 1, Ballade von der Krüppelgarde
Eisler: Die weinenden Hohenzollern
Eisler: 4 Balladen, Op. 22. No. 2, Ballade von der Wohltätigkeit
Eisler: Rückkehr zur Natur
Eisler: 4 Balladen, Op. 22. No. 4, Ballade von den Säckeschmeißern
Eisler: Ideal und Wirklichkeit
Eisler: 6 Lieder, Op. 28. No. 6, Stempellied
Eisler: 4 Balladen, Op. 41. No. 1, Das Lied vom SA-Mann
Eisler: 12 Lieder aus "Schweyk im zweiten Weltkrieg". No. 6, Bei der Kanone dort & No. 7, Kälbermarsch
Die Rundköpfe und die Spitzköpfe, Op. 45. No. 11, Die Ballade vom Wasserrad & No. 9, Lied von der belebenden Wirkung des Geldes
Eisler: Höllenangst (Excerpts)
Eisler: Des is a politischer Herr
Eisler: O Fallada, da du hangest "Ein Pferd beklagt sich"
Eisler: Palmström, Op. 5
Eisler: Orchestersuite No. 2, Op. 24 "Niemandsland"
Eisler: Orchestersuite No. 3, Op. 26 "Kuhle Wampe"
Eisler: Orchestersuite No. 4, Op. 30 "Die Jugend hat das Wort" (Excerpts)
Eisler: Die letzte Nacht

It would be worth striving towards a style that can combine the highest level of craftsmanship, originality, and high quality with the greatest popularity and folksiness.' – Hanns Eisler. This latest release in Capriccio‘s Hanns Eisler Edition contains songs and chansons from all periods of Eisler’s creative life. It also contains some of the fascinating orchestral suites that he had mostly assembled as adaptations of film scores from the 1930s. Notably, the programme contains the world premiere recording of his incidental music for Die letzte Nacht – the epilogue to Karl Kraus‘ monumental, satirical work The Last Days of Mankind. The mastermind behind this project was the great composer, conductor, and chansonnier HK Gruber, arguably one of the greatest authorities on Eisler.