Heiner Goebbels, Ensemble Modern & Joseph Bierbichler
Release Date: 21 February 2012
Label: ECM New Series
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 028946164822
Genres: Classical
Description
Heiner Goebbels pays homage to a formative influence, German composer Hanns Eisler (1898-1962), in an album of great charm. "Eislermaterial" is one of Goebbels most popular works. It has delighted audiences around Europe and received much positive press since it was premiered in 1998.
In "Eislermaterial" Goebbels presents a multi-faceted portrait of Hanns Eisler. At the centre of the work are the touching songs of exile, which Eisler wrote together with Brecht, persuasively sung by German actor Josef Bierbichler. There are also montages from an original documentation with Eisler's voice, newly arranged excerpts from Eisler's chamber music, fragments from an unpublished string quartet, a newly discovered composition for solo clarinet, and Eisler-inspired improvisations.
Tracklisting
Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica & Vida Mikneviciute
Arvo Part
Thomas Larcher
John Holloway Ensemble
Heinz Holliger & Anton Kernjak
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Tonu Kaljuste
Karlheinz Stockhausen Michaels Reise
Andras Schiff
Ensemble La Francais
Kenneth Hamilton
Christoph Croise; Andrey Baranov; Alexander Panfilov
Trio Parnassus
Katharina Kammerloher (mezzo-soprano), Arttu Kataja (baritone), Eric Schneider (piano)
BachWerkVokal, Gordon Safari
Ostrava New Orchestra, Owen Underhill, Ostravska Banda, Petr Kotik, Elision Ensemble, Arditti Quartet, Switch~ Ensemble, Jason Thorpe Buchanan
Kilian Herold, Barbara Buntrock, Florian Donderer, Tanja Tetzlaff
