Hanns Eisler Serious Songs, edited by Tobias Faßhauer [Bar,str orch] 1961/62 Duration: 15' Text: Stephan Hermlin, Friedrich Hölderlin, Giacomo Leopardi, Helmut Richter and Berthold Viertel. The cycle for baritone solo and string orchestra “Ernste Gesaenge” (Serious Songs) is a work which Eisler began in early 1961 and completed in August 1962. In this work, which was his last (Eisler died on September 6), both the choice and arrangement of the lyrics and the selection of musical approaches give

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