Brecht Music And Culture

The Austrian Composer Hanns Eisler Was Bertolt Brechts Closest Friend And Most Politically Committed Collaborator. In These Conversations With Hans Bunge Which Took Place Over A Period Of Four Years, From 1958 Until His Death In 1962, Eisler Offers A Compelling And Absorbing Account Of His And Brechts Period Of Exile In Europe And The Usa Between 1933 And 1947, And Of The Quality Of Artistic, Social And Intellectual Life In Post-war East Germany. Brecht, Music And Culture Includes A Discussion Of A Number Of Brechts Principal Plays, Including Life Of Galileo And The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Considers The Place Of Music In Brechts Work And Discusses The Time That Brecht Was Brought Before The House Of Un-american Activities Committee.