King of Satire has died

King of Satire has died

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norman lebrecht

November 23, 2011

Georg Kreisler, an Austrian emgré who worked in Hollywood with Charlie Chaplin before returning to castigate post-War Vienna in his cabaret songs, has died in Salzburg, aged 89. He was often compared to Tom Lehrer.

Here’s a youtube clip of kreisler.

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