Wolf Biermann: Warte nicht auf bessere Zeiten

Identifier
irn600093
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • RG-91.2056
Dates
1 Jan 1973 - 31 Dec 1973
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Wolf Biermann (Performer)

Biographical History

Wolf Biermann (b. 1936): German dissident poet and songwriter whose father was murdered at Auschwitz, and who sometimes treats Holocaust (and Jewish and Sinti) themes in his work.

Scope and Content

Track 1 = Side A of Biermann's LP "Warte Nicht Auf Beßre Zeiten" A1. Bilanzballade Im Dreißigsten Jahr (5:10) A2. Der Hugenottenfriedhof (4:58) A3. Enfant Perdu (8:15) A4. Lied Von Den Bleibenden Werten (3:29) Track 2 = Partial recording of "Days of Remembrance" commemoration (Washington DC, 1989). Track 3 = Side B of Biermann's LP "Warte Nicht Auf Beßre Zeiten" B1. Acht Argumente Für Die Beibehaltung Des Namens "Stalinallee" Für Die Stalinallee (4:25) B2. Ballade Für Einen Wirklich Tief Besorgten Freund (3:43) B3. Nicht Sehen - Nicht Hören - Nicht Schreien Oder Ballade Von Meiner Mutter Einzigem Sohn (6:04) B4. Warte Nicht Auf Beßre Zeiten (3:03) For song titles/track listings for this LP, see https://www.discogs.com/Wolf-Biermann-Warte-Nicht-Auf-Be%C3%9Fre-Zeiten/release/2506718?ev=rr.

Note(s)

  • Musicologist's file contains: Illustrations with track list in French and German; lyrics in German; order form. Source LPs were possibly donated by the late USHMM historian Sybil Milton.

Genre

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