Antheil: Songs

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Brilliant Classics
Release Date
January 30, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      George Antheil
    • PERFORMER
      Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 30, 2026
    • UPC
      5063758976893
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BRI97689
    • LABEL
      Brilliant Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. November Night

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    2. No. 2. Triad

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    3. No. 3. Suzanna and the Elders

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    4. No. 4. Fate Defied

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    5. No. 5. The Warning

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    6. No. 1. The Garden of Love

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    7. No. 2. A Poison Tree

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    8. No. 3. The School Boy

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    9. No. 4. The Sick Rose

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    10. No. 5. The Little Vagabond

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    11. No. 6. I Told my Love

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    12. No. 7. I Laid me Down upon a Bank

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    13. No. 8. Infant Sorrow

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    14. No. 9. The Tyger

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    15. Nightpiece

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    16. Schlafe, Mein Kindlein, Op. 10, No. 2

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    17. Ach, Meines Kleines Mädchen

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    18. Mother

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    19. No. 1. The Vision of Love

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    20. No. 2. Down by the Sally Gardens

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    21. No. 3. The Sorrow of Love

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    22. No. 4. Lightning

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    23. No. 5. I Hear an Army

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    24. No. 6. An End Piece

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    25. Frankie and Johnny

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    26. The Fable of the Redwoods

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    27. The Ballade of Jesse James

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    28. You are Old Father William

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    29. Turtle Soup

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    30. No. 1. Morgenrot

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    31. No. 2. Auf Urlaub Bin Ich Gegangen

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    32. No. 3. Wenns Dibbe Aber Nu E Loch Hat

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    33. No. 4. Was Braucht Ma Auf an Bauerndorf

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    34. No. 5. Lippe-Detmold, Eine Wunderschöne Stadt

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    35. Bequest

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    36. No. 1. Ode on a Grecian Urn

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Philip Mayers, Colin Griffiths-Brown

    37. No. 2. To a Nightingale

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Philip Mayers, Colin Griffiths-Brown

    38. The Golden Day

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    39. Just One Moment, Annabelle!

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    40. In a Dell

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    41. Lady Malmonays Witching Song

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    42. The Pastures of Heaven

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    43. Saint Colm

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers

    44. Sighs and Grones

      Composer: George Antheil

      Performer: Alice Lackner, Philip Mayers


George Antheil (1900-1959) was an American avant-garde composer, pianist, and inventor known for his radical musical style and innovative spirit. Often dubbed the "Bad Boy of Music," Antheil made his mark in the early 20th century with bold compositions that challenged traditional norms, combining dissonance, mechanical rhythms, and experimental instrumentation. He was particularly fascinated with the intersection of technology and music, a theme that permeated his work-including his infamous Ballet Mécanique (1924), a piece originally scored for synchronized player pianos, airplane propellers, and sirens. Antheil's songs are lesser-known yet deeply compelling. These vocal works, written across various periods of his career, present a more intimate and lyrical side of the composer. Though far removed from the explosive energy of his orchestral and piano music, his songs retain his signature wit, rhythmic precision, and inventive harmonies. They often set texts by poets such as James Joyce, Ezra Pound, and other literary modernists, reflecting Antheil's deep engagement with contemporary intellectual circles. The songs reveal the evolution of Antheil's musical language-from the early Dadaist-influenced miniatures to more mature, expressive works marked by greater emotional depth and nuance. They bridge European modernism and American innovation, merging cabaret, classical lieder, and jazz idioms.