Profile via TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB
Hanns Eisler
Sign in to saveAustrian and German composer (1898–1962)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1898
- Died
- 1962
- Works
- 66
Top works
- Eine Auswahl von Reden und Aufsätzen
- Briefe, 1944-1951
- Musik und Politik
- Gesammelte Werke, Serie III
- Aufbau einer Rolle
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Sound · Leipzig, Germany
Hanns Eisler (1898–1962) was a German-Austrian composer. He is best known for composing the national anthem of East Germany, for his long artistic association with Bertolt Brecht, and for the scores he wrote for films. Because of his Jewish background and his communist convictions, Eisler was in exile during the 1930s and 1940s.
Known for
- Chaplin Today: Monsieur Verdoux — Self (archive footage)2003
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- East Germany
- Active from
- 1898
- Active to
- 1962
Discography
- Gisela May singt Lieder von Hanns Eisler nach Texten von Bertolt Brecht1962
- Einheitsfrontlied1973
- Septett Nr. 2 »Zirkus« / Nonett Nr. 1 (Variationen) / Nonett Nr. 2 (Suite)1974
- Lieder mit Irmgard Arnold1978
- Musique de Chambre1986
- Hollywood Song-book: Lieder of the Exile1988
- Collaboration1989
- Die Zwanziger Jahre1989
- Musique de chambre, Vol. II1989
- Deutsche Sinfonie: An Anti-Fascist Cantata1995
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 21,682
- Total plays
- 289,786
Tags
Hanns Eisler (July 6, 1898 - September 6, 1962) was a German and Austrian composer, a committed socialist, a lifelong collaborator with Bertolt Brecht, and the greatest lieder composer of the 20th century. He was born in Leipzig where his Jewish father, Rudolf Eisler, was a professor of philosophy. In Vienna he studied under Arnold Schoenberg, and was the first of Schoenberg's disciples to compose using the twelve-tone or serial technique. In 1925 Eisler moved to Berlin—then a hothouse of expe
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Optical Gain and Stimulated Emission in Nanocrystal Quantum Dots
· 2000 · cited 2,631x
- Intestinal Crosstalk between Bile Acids and Microbiota and Its Impact on Host Metabolism
· 2016 · cited 2,504x
- Gut Microbiota Regulates Bile Acid Metabolism by Reducing the Levels of Tauro-beta-muricholic Acid, a Naturally Occurring FXR Antagonist
· 2013 · cited 2,045x
- Resonant Optical Antennas
· 2005 · cited 1,893x
- Autopsy Findings and Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With COVID-19
· 2020 · cited 1,773x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1898-07-06 ) 6 July 1898, Leipzig , Saxony, German Empire
- Died
- 6 September 1962 (1962-09-06) (aged 64), East Berlin , East Germany
- Occupation
- Composer
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Eisler1940.jpg
Show 6 more facts
Sources (5)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
14 objects attributed to Hanns Eisler, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
~20 min read
Article
Hanns Eisler (6 July 1898 – 6 September 1962) was a German-Austrian composer. He is best known for composing the national anthem of East Germany, for his long artistic association with Bertolt Brecht, and for the scores he wrote for films. The Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin is named after him.
Family background