Hanns Eisler
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Hanns Eisler was an Austrian and German composer. He is best known for composing the national anthem of East Germany, for his long artistic association with Bertolt Brecht, and for the scores he wrote
Eisler in 1940
Eisler in uniform, 1917
Hanns Eisler (left) and Bertolt Brecht, his close friend and collaborator, East Berlin, 1950
Grave of honor of Eisler and his third wife Stephanie (Steffy) Wolf at the Dorotheenstadt Cemetery
Auferstanden aus Ruinen
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"Auferstanden aus Ruinen" was the national anthem of East Germany.
Hanns Eisler
…Hanns Eisler (German pronunciation: ; 6 July 1898 – 6 September 1962) was an Austrian and German composer. He is best known for composing the national anthem of East Germany, for his long artistic association with Bertolt Brecht, and for the scores he wrote for films. The Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin is named…
Johannes R. Becher, Berlin 1956