Hanns Eisler (1898–1962) Leben des Galilei
Music to the Stage Play of the Same Name – (3. Version Wien/Berlin 1956/57) duration: 35' Text: Bertolt Brecht
solos: SMezA – 3child vce – 1.0.1.0. – 0.0.0.0. – hps
For concert use only – The rights for staged performances can be obtained from Suhrkamp-Verlag, Frankfurt
Dear Herr Eisler, I would like to tell you how much I enjoyed your music to „Galileo“, which I heard twice at the Coronet Theatre. I deeply regret that I have not yet had the opportunity to meet you and tell you personally how I admit the mastery and high quality of your music.
(Igor Stravinsky, 1947)
Premieres:
Version 1: Los Angeles, Coronet Theater, July 31, 1947
Version 2: New York, Maxim Elliott’s Theatre, December 7, 1947
Version 3: Vienna, Neues Theater in der Scala, June 8, 1956
CD:
Carmen-Maja Antoni, singer
Peter Aust, singer
Karl-Heinz Nehring, cembalo
Eberhard Vogel, flute
Helmut Ernst, clarinet
Wolfgang Zell, doublebass
Berlin Classics (Musik und Hörbuch) 0017962BC