[78-L] HANS EISLER in Hollywood ?

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Mon Apr 15 09:52:53 PDT 2013


Same here. Of the 6 Timely sides recorded at that first batch (1935), Eisler 
played on only that one side. Thanks for confirming.

dl

On 4/15/2013 11:46 AM, Philip Fukuda wrote:
> Much earlier, Hans Eisler recorded a communist (or socialist) work for the Timley Recording Company. Probably late 1930s in New York. I sold my copy not too long ago on ebay. Has Rise Up / In Praise Of Learning performed by the New Singers, with Lan Adomian conducting and Mordecai Bauman singing. Hanns Eisler on piano for Rise Up, Marc Blitzstein on the reverse. Cartoon label artwork.
>
> Quite the appropriate piece (not) for Tax Day as you're writing a big check to Uncle Sam.
>
> Philip
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> On 4/14/2013 7:18 PM, Thomas Stern wrote:
>>
>> Decca set DA-379            2-12" 78rpm. 1944
>> Decca DL/DL7 8010                 LP     1949
>> MCA Special Markets xxxx          LP     1973
>> Deutsche Grammophon xxxxx         CD     2005
>>
>> Mr. Pickwick's Christmas, read by Charles Laughton
>> music composed and directed by Hans Eisler.
>>
>> [LP couples this with A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Ronald Colman]
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>> What other of EISLER's work in the US is on records ???
>>
>> THANKS.
>> Best wishes, Thomas.
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