Maria Farantouri sings Brecht

MINOS 355 (1979)

Maria Farantouri studies Brecht’s songs in 1978 under the tutelage of the director Dimitris Mavrikiou and in the same year presents them at the Aliki Theater. Later, for the recording of the album, he has the help of the director Theodoros Terzopoulos. The Greek performance of the poems is by Pavlos Matesi and the orchestration of the songs by Henry Kritzel.

Music: Bertolt Brecht, Hans Eisler, Kurt Weill
Poetry: Bertolt Brecht / Pavlos Matesis

01. Ballad of the dead soldier
(B.Brecht)
02. Ballad of the pirates
(B.Brecht)
03. A horse complains
(H.Eisler – B.Brecht)
04. The Solomon song
(K.Weill – B.Brecht)
05. The song of the Vltava
(H.Eisler – B.Brecht)
06. The song of solidarity
(H.Eisler – B.Brecht)
07. Mac the knife
(K. Weill – B.Brecht)
08. Surabaya Johnny
(K. Weill – B.Brecht)
09. The song of the Nazi soldier’s wife
(H.Eisler – B.Brecht)
10. Pirate Jenny
(K. Weill – B.Brecht)
11. Alabama Song
(K. Weill – B.Brecht)
12. United Front Song
(H.Eisler – B.Brecht)

Other Release
MINOS 4803152 (1994)