When people speak of Georg Kreisler (1922-2011), a modern-day Schubert in creativity terms, the conversation almost inevitably turns to his superbly well-crafted, exquisite texts. The content may be as strange, nasty, gaga or melancholic as can be imagined, but one can only listen raptly to the content clothed in this elegant, artistic and frequently surprising linguistic apparel. Shortly before his passing, The Singphoniker approached Mr. Kreisler about greenlighting an project to arrange a full album of his work, to which he acceded, with the result being this new CD of Kreisler songs.
