EISLER, Hanns
(1898–1962)
EISLER, Hanns (6 July 1898–6 September 1962). Generally ranked after Alban Berg and ANTON WEBERN among Arnold Schoenberg ’s more distinguished early pupils, Eisler had a different sort of musical career. Reportedly influenced by his brother and sister, who were devout communists, he moved to Berlin in 1925, joined the Communist party the following year, and wrote songs for communist choirs and plays. By 1929, he was regularly collaborating with the communist playwright Bertolt Brecht. Leaving…