october, 2024
14oct13:00Oxford International Song Festival with Holger Falk13:00 Holywell Music Room
Event Details
Holger Falk, baritone Julius Drake, piano This is a rare opportunity to hear Hanns Eisler’s astonishing Hollywood Songbook, performed by the ‘irresistible’ (The Arts Desk) Holger Falk, and Festival favourite Julius Drake.
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Event Details
Holger Falk, baritone
Julius Drake, piano
This is a rare opportunity to hear Hanns Eisler’s astonishing Hollywood Songbook, performed by the ‘irresistible’ (The Arts Desk) Holger Falk, and Festival favourite Julius Drake. This epic song cycle was started in a Hollywood hotel in 1942 and saw the composer collaborate closely with fellow émigré Bertolt Brecht. The result is a searing and still relevant commentary on inequality, war and enforced immigration, set against the seemingly beautiful backdrop of Los Angeles. Not to be missed.
PROGRAMME
Hanns Eisler (1898 – 1962)
Hollywooder Liederbuch (Holywood Songbook) (1941) (1941-43)
An den kleinen Radioapparat
Ostersonntag
Time
(Monday) 13:00
Location
Holywell Music Room