The Wild Sound of the 20s: 1929 - Eisler, Kunneke
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Label: BR Klassik
Cat No: 900350
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 3rd November 2023
Contents
Artists
Ruth Volpert (mezzo-soprano)Christopher Dollins (baritone)
Clemens Nicol (narrator)
Tomasz Tomaszewski (violin)
Jazzband
Madrigalchor der Hochschule fur Musik und Theater Munchen
Munchner Rundfunkorchester
Conductor
Ernst TheisWorks
Tempo der Zeit, op.16Tanzerische Suite for jazz band and orchestra, op.26
Artists
Ruth Volpert (mezzo-soprano)Christopher Dollins (baritone)
Clemens Nicol (narrator)
Tomasz Tomaszewski (violin)
Jazzband
Madrigalchor der Hochschule fur Musik und Theater Munchen
Munchner Rundfunkorchester
Conductor
Ernst TheisAbout
Eduard Künneke's five-movement Concerto grosso Tänzerische Suite, op.26, for jazz band and large orchestra was the sixth commission the composer received from the Berliner Funk-Stunde. Its five movements corresponded to modern dances: the Overture is a Foxtrot, the Andante a Blues, the Intermezzo a Tango, the valse mélancolique a Boston Waltz and the Finale a Foxtrot again. The premiere took place under Künneke's baton on 8 September 1929 in Hall 5 at the Berlin Funkausstellung. The Berlin Funk Orchestra played together with Dajos Béla’s renowned jazz band. The suite was celebrated as a milestone in contemporary radio music and soon became part of the regular concert programme. Even the critics were enthusiastic: "Künneke skilfully combines the character of the old suite with modern means. Modern dances are stylised vividly with exciting rhythms and rich tone colours, and with delightful use of prominent solo instruments such as the violin, the saxophone, etc. It all sounds very good on the radio: this is pleasing, imaginative, symphonic jazz at the best level."
Hanns Eisler's cantata Tempo der Zeit (Tempo of the Times), op.16, for soloists, narrator, choir, winds and percussion was written in 1929 as a commission for the Donaueschingen Festival (known as "Deutsche Kammermusik Baden-Baden" from 1927 to 1929). The premiere took place in Baden-Baden on 28 July as part of the concert "Original Music for Radio", with the Frankfurt Radio Orchestra conducted by Hermann Scherchen. The libretto was written by the popular lyricist Robert Gilbert ("Ein Freund, ein guter Freund") under the pseudonym of David Weber. With its pure wind ensemble and percussion, Tempo der Zeit captures the typical Songspiel sound of the time. The fact that Eisler used the "modern" medium of radio, of all things, to get his fundamental criticism of blind enthusiasm for technology across to the people is an ironical aspect of the work’s composition and reception history.
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