This great composer preferred to sing his own lieder

This great composer preferred to sing his own lieder

main

norman lebrecht

January 20, 2018

Hanns Eisler had a composer’s voice, but the expression is inimitable.

Comments

  • Ruben Greenberg says:
    January 20, 2018 at 11:16 am

    It’s always wonderful and a real lesson in interpretation to hear composers sing their own songs, even if they croak through them: Reynaldo Hahn, Eisler, Samuel Barber… others? And then there are the composers of the Great American Songbook that sing: Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael…other suggestions?

    Reply
  • harold braun says:
    January 20, 2018 at 4:13 pm

    Eisler´s music is well meant.His voice perfectly matches the dull,dreary level of inspiration.

    Reply

    • MOST READ TODAY: