Paul Dessau
Paul Dessau (1894–1979) joined Brecht in East Berlin in 1948 at the Berliner Ensemble and became the principal composer in the last decade of Brecht’s life. Influenced by Middle Eastern and Asian music, he composed scores for works such as Deutsche Miserere.
Compositions by Paul Dessau appear on
Jan Friedl sings Brecht
Jan Friedl and pianist James Voss present Bertolt Brecht theatre songs with music by Kurt Weill, Hanns Eisler and Paul Dessau, among the sharpest of the twentieth century.
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