Eisler: Deutsche Sinfonie, Op. 50

The October Revolution of 1917 and the assumption of power by the Bolsheviks in Russia shaped young Hanns Eisler already for the rest of his life. Eisler wanted to make a musical stance against Fascism with his Opus 50; he wanted to show that there was not just a Germany Nazis but another, better Germany. The Deutsche Sinfonie is arguably Eisler's most important composition; she is unique in its ingenious combination of symphony, cantata, and oratorio.