Paul Dessau: Puntila

On this CD:

1. Puntila (after the folk piece "Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti" by Bertolt Brecht)
Composed by Paul Dessau
Performed by Joachim Arndt, Irmgard Arnold, Peter Bindszus, Gunter Bochmann, Annelies Burmeister, Henno Garduhn, Christine Gloger
Conducted by Paul Dessau

Paul Dessau: Puntila, Music, Gertrud Stilo, Erich Siebenschuh, Heinz Reeh, Horst Lunow, Kurt Rehm, Gunter Bochmann, Peter Olesch, Reiner Suß, Reiner Süss, Paul Dessau, Paul Dessau, Hannerose Katterfeld, Staatskapelle Berlin, Elisabeth Rose, Erna Roscher, Irmgard Arnold, Sylvia Pawlik, Erich Witte, Hellmut Jungs, Henno Garduhn, Horst Hiestermann, Joachim Arndt, Martin Ritzmann, Peter Bindszus, Annelies Burmeister, Classical, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio

Paul Dessau: Puntila
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Paul Dessau: Puntila

Manufacturer: Berlin Classics
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000026N3V
Release Date: 2005-10-01

Brecht Songs by Hanns Eisler and Paul Dessau
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Definitive interpretations of Brecht/Eisler

Brecht Songs by Hanns Eisler and Paul Dessau

Manufacturer: Berlin Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

From 'Die Rundkopfe Und Die Spitzkopfe': Lied Eines Freudenmadchens
From 'Die Rundkopfe Und Die Spitzkopfe': Lied Von Der Belebenden Wirkung Des Geldes
From 'Die Rundkopfe Und Die Spitzkopfe': Kuppellied
From The Movie 'Kuhle Wampe': Das Fruhjahr
From The Movie 'Kuhle Wampe': Mutter Beimlein
From The Movie 'Kuhle Wampe': O Falladah, Die Du Hangest!
From The Movie 'Kuhle Wampe': Ballade Von Der 'Judenhure' - Marie Sanders
From 'Schweyk Im Zweiten Weltkrieg': Das Lied Vom Der Moldau
From 'Schweyk Im Zweiten Weltkrieg': Das Lied Vom Kleinen Wind
From 'Schweyk Im Zweiten Weltkrieg': Das Lied Vom Kelch
From 'Schweyk Im Zweiten Weltkrieg': Und Was Bekam Des Soldaten Weib
From 'Schweyk Im Zweiten Weltkrieg': Ballade Vom Weib Und Dem Soldaten
From 'Schweyk Im Zweiten Weltkrieg': Lied Einer Deutschen Mutter
From 'Mutter Courage Und Ihre Kinder': Lied Der Mutter Courage
From 'Mutter Courage Und Ihre Kinder': Lied Vom Fraternisieren
From 'Mutter Courage Und Ihre Kinder': Salomon-Song
From 'Mutter Courage Und Ihre Kinder': Lied Von Der Grossen Kapiulation
Liebslieder: Als Ich Nachher Von Dir Ging
Liebslieder: Sieben Rosen Hat Der Strauch
Tierverse: Das Pferd
Tierverse: Der Rabe
Tierverse: Der Igel
Tierverse: Die Kellerassel
From'Der Gute Mensch Von Sezuan': Lied Vom Achten Elefanten
From 'Herr Puntila Und Sein Knecht Matti': Ballade Vom Forster Und Der Grafin
From 'Herr Puntila Und Sein Knecht Matti': Kleines Lied
From 'Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis': Grusches Lied 'Vier Generale'
From 'Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis': Lied Einer Deutschen Mutter
From 'Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis': An Meine Landsleute

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Definitive interpretations of Brecht/Eisler.......2000-08-02

Gisela May was, along with Helene Weigel and Lotte Lenya, one of the definitive postwar interpreters of the music composed for Bertolt Brecht by Kurt Weill, Hanns Eisler and Paul Dessau. The husky simplicity of her voice particularly suited Eisler--who despised sentimentality and valued clarity of expression. The power of Brecht's poetry shines through her delivery of songs like the astonishing "O Falladah, Die Du Hangest"--written from the angle of an exhausted horse lying helplessly on a busy street as a mob of desperate Depression-era Berliners carve up her living body for meat. This is not a comfortable image--but Brecht is showing us that economic injustice has uncomfortable consequences. Compare "O Falladah" with the "Song of the Invigorating Effects of Money" and the listener begins to understand that Brecht and Eisler deserve to be remembered not only as talented agitators for Marxist revolution but also as acute observers of human nature. One cannot say if the results of the famous Brecht-Eisler collaboration are timeless, but they certainly have a long shelf life.

Also noteworthy in this album are the "Song of the Moldau" and two anti-war hits--"Song of the Woman and the Soldier" and "Song of a German Mother." Note also the contrast between Eisler's lively, jazz-influenced style and Dessau's sometimes plodding treatment of songs from Brecht's later plays, which constitute the second half of the CD.

Like other albums in Edel's "Berlin Classics" series, the Gisela May CD offers digitally-remastered analog recordings from the GDR (East German) recording industry. One of the ironies of the political and economic collapse of GDR socialism is that its musical treasures--like the songs recorded on this CD--are now reaching new audiences in the West through the resources of the capitalist music industry.

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