Adorno, Eisler: Works For String Quartet

Hanns Eisler (Composer), Theodor W. Adorno (Composer), Leipziger Streichquartett (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Leipziger Streichquartett
• Composer: Hanns Eisler, Theodor W. Adorno
• Audio CD (December 17, 1996)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cpo Records
• ASIN: B000001S00
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #275,219 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Str Qt 1938 Op.75: Var

2. Str Qt 1938 Op.75: Finale

3. Praludium Und Fuge Uber B-A-C-H, Op.46: Praludium

4. Praludium Und Fuge Uber B-A-C-H, Op.46: Fuge

5. Six Studies: Sehr Langsam, Vertraumt

6. Six Studies: Nicht Zu Langsam, Doch Schleppend Im Ausdruck

7. Six Studies: Schwer Und Dumpf

8. Six Studies: Sehr Heftig

9. Six Studies: Langsam

10. Six Studies: Langsam

11. Str Qt 1921: Massig

12. Str Qt 1921: Sehr Langsam

13. Str Qt 1921: Ausserst Rasch

14. Str Qt 1921: Ruhig

15. Two Pieces Op.2: Bewegt

16. Two Pieces Op.2: Var

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adorno, philosopher and composer, October 14, 2007

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Ross W. Smith (Reno, Nevada USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adorno, Eisler: Works For String Quartet (Audio CD)

The CD is a revelation. On the CD there are works for string quartet by Hans Eisler and Theador Adorno. The Eisler works are from the 1920s and are interesting and show his great talent. The works by Adorno, particular his full string quartet are excellent. They are composed using the 12 tone technique and are beautiful, showing his debt to Alban Berg with whom he took composition lessons. The full string quartet is as fine as any composition I have heard using the twelve tone system of composition.

Thus, Adorno was not only a great philosopher, but a very fine composer as well.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent work, September 28, 2006

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Alejandro Dramis - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adorno, Eisler: Works For String Quartet (Audio CD)

This album is really good, but i think it would work better for you if you had at leats a minimal idea who Adorno was. What i mean is, off course you can enjoy the music without any extra info, but knowing that Adorno was a pupil of Alban Berg, and the fact that he was into the Schoenberg musical composing school helps you a lot to understand this work. Very interesting and original dodecaphonic music.

10 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dude! B*I*T*C*H*EN Album!!!!!, March 3, 2004

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WrecksDart (Karate Chop!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adorno, Eisler: Works For String Quartet (Audio CD)

Gotta hear it. Get on limewire/Kazaa/Gnutella/whatever! It's time to fire it up--this album will blow you away!!! Made me want to karate chop something, all crazy like. Adorno is the man, and he'll especially knock out all the marxists in the house--THIS GUY ROCKS THE HOUSE.
In short,
Get up, go out, and buy it. KARATE-CHOP!