Bentley on Biermann: Songs and Poems
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| Management number | 251706958 | Release Date | 2026/09/26 | List Price | US$6.48 | Model Number | 251706958 | ||
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Poems by 20th-century German poet Wolf Biermann are preformed in English by the British-born American singer and playwright Eric Bentley. Biermann, born in Hamburg and a member of the Communist party, sympathized with East Germany, and moved there in 1953. Outspoken and occasionally critical of the Communist government, Biermann was in turn heavily criticized in the official Communist newspaper Neues Deutschland, which described his poetry as quot;anarchisticquot; and quot;politically perverse,quot; despite Biermann considering himself a quot;goodquot; Communist being ruled by quot;bad Communists.quot; the liner notes of this 1968 album include a description of Biermann's life, selected English texts, original German song and poem text, and news clippings.
Bentley on Biermann: Songs and Poems| Music genre | Narrative |
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| Music subgenre | CD - SPOKEN |
| Music release type | Release |
| Media format | CD |
| Original release date | 2012 |
| Edition | Standard |
| Language | English |
| Has parental advisory label | N |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Series title | Bentley on Biermann: Songs and Poems |
| Track listing | The Song of the Worst Thing,Ballad of the Poet Fran?Ois Villon,Ballad of the Letter Carrier William L. Moore,The Barlach Song,Nothing to It,Comrade Juli?N Grimau,Ballad of the Man,Legend of the Soldier in World War III,Ballad of Fredi Rohsmeisel,Do Not Wait for Better Times,Early Morning,The Singers Inagural Address,Toys,To the Old Comrade,Reckless Abuse,Germany: A Winter's Tale,December 1965 Question & Answer,Soldatenmelodie |
| Record label | Folkways Records |
| Composer | Wolf Biermann |
| Songwriter | Eric Bentley |
| Music media format | CD |
| Is edited | N |
| Is enhanced | N |
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