1929 - Tempo, Tanz und Technik / Theis, Munich Radio Orchestra

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Label
BR Klassik
Release Date
November 3, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Hanns Eisler, Eduard Kunneke
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Munich Radio Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Madrigalchor Der Hochschule Fur Musik Und Theater Munchen, Ruth Volpert, Chr
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 03, 2023
    • UPC
      4035719003505
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BRK900350
    • LABEL
      BR Klassik
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Avant-Garde
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Overture: Tempo des Foxtrot

      Composer: Eduard Künneke

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Tomasz Tomaszewski

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    2. II. Blues: Andante

      Composer: Eduard Künneke

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Tomasz Tomaszewski

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    3. III. Intermezzo: Vivace

      Composer: Eduard Künneke

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Tomasz Tomaszewski

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    4. IV. Valse Boston: Valse mélancolique

      Composer: Eduard Künneke

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Tomasz Tomaszewski

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    5. V. Finale: Foxtrot

      Composer: Eduard Künneke

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Tomasz Tomaszewski

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    6. Meine Damen und Herren! (Referee)

      Composer: Hanns Eisler

      Performer: Clemens Nicol

    7. Hallo! Hallo! Hallo! (Chorus)

      Composer: Hanns Eisler

      Ensemble: Madrigalchor der Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    8. Sie hören jetzt den Gesang an den Fortschritt der Technik (Referee)

      Composer: Hanns Eisler

      Performer: Clemens Nicol

    9. Aria: Wenn die stampfenden Maschinen (Bass)

      Composer: Hanns Eisler

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Christopher Dollins

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    10. Das ist alles sehr schön (Referee)

      Composer: Hanns Eisler

      Performer: Clemens Nicol

    11. Recitative and Chorale: Und wenn die Luftschiffe - Ah! Liebe Kameraden! (Alto, Chorus)

      Composer: Hanns Eisler

      Ensemble: Madrigalchor der Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Ruth Volpert

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    12. Interlude

      Composer: Hanns Eisler

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    13. Ja, das Tempo der Zeit kostet Geld (Alto, Bass, Chorus)

      Composer: Hanns Eisler

      Ensemble: Madrigalchor der Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Ruth Volpert, Christopher Dollins

      Conductor: Ernst Theis

    14. Sie alle sind Mithelfer am Tempo der Zeit (Referee)

      Composer: Hanns Eisler

      Performer: Clemens Nicol

    15. Finale: Hallo! Hallo! Hallo! (Chorus)

      Composer: Hanns Eisler

      Ensemble: Madrigalchor der Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Conductor: Ernst Theis


October 29, 1923 was a date steeped in history. In the middle of a year of political and economic crises, the age of public radio in Germany was ushered in with the first broadcast of the "Berliner Funkstunde" (Berlin Radio Hour) from the attic of an office building on Potsdamer Platz. Radio offered entirely new possibilities for the production and reception of music. The two compositions on this CD not only benefited from these developments but also played an active role in shaping them.

Eduard Künneke's five-movement Concerto grosso "Tänzerische Suite" op. 26 for jazz band and large orchestra 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 suite was celebrated as a milestone in contemporary radio music and soon became part of the regular concert program.

Hanns Eisler's cantata "Tempo der Zeit" (Tempo of the Times) op. 16 for soloists, narrator, choir, winds, and percussion was written in 1929. The libretto was written by the popular lyricist Robert Gilbert, 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. This CD is part of the special programme focus on the topic "The Wild Sound of the Twenties".