Sunday Feature

Songs of the Dark Times

Sunday 24 December 2006 17:45-18:30 (Radio 3)

Ivan Hewett explores music's vital role in the development of Bertold Brecht's radical new political theatre through his fascinating and often stormy collaborations with leading composers including Kurt Weill, Paul Hindemith and Hans Eisler. Contributors include his daughter Barbara Brecht-Schall, Carl Weber, Gisela May, Ute Lemper, Robyn Archer, Dominic Muldowney, David Hare and Stephen Unwin. Simon Russell Beale reads from Brecht's comments about music.

Duration:

45 minutes

Sunday Feature

Episode and Playlist Information

• 28 Jan 07 Turkish
• 21 Jan 07 New German
• 14 Jan 07 Pigment Envy
• 7 Jan 07 Heinrich von Kleist
• 31 Dec 06 Cherry blossom
• 24 Dec 06 Sisters of Aphrodite
• 24 Dec 06 Brecht and composers
• 17 Dec 06 The Reconciler
• 3 Dec 06 Weird Tales
• 26 Nov 06 Copenhagen

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