This work list is incomplete and under construction. In addition, many of Eisler’s numerous songs that were not published as part of a collection do not yet appear here.
| Opus# | Year | Genre | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916? | Vocal | 3 Lieder
|
for voice and piano? | |
| 1916? | Vocal | 2 Lieder
|
for voice and piano? | |
| 1916? | Vocal | 2 Lieder
|
for voice and piano? | |
| 1917 | Vocal | Dumpfe Trommel und berauschtes Gong
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for voice and piano | |
| 1917 | Vocal | Galgenlieder (Christian Morgenstern)
|
for voice and piano | |
| 1917? | Vocal | 2 Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn
|
for voice and piano | |
| 1918 | Vocal | Die Mausefalle (Christian Morgenstern)
|
for voice and piano | |
| 1918 | Vocal | Gesang des Abgeschiedenen (Christian Morgenstern) | for alto and chamber orchestra | |
| 1918 | Vocal | Wenn es so einmal so ganz stille wäre (Rilke) | for voice and string trio | |
| 1918 | Vocal | 3 Orchesterlieder von Li-Tai-Po
|
for voice and orchestra | |
| 1918, 1922 | Chamber | 5 Klavierstücke | ||
| 1919 | Vocal | Dunkler Tropfe (Christian Morgenstern) | for voice and piano | |
| 1920 | Chamber | Scherzo for string trio | ||
| 1920 | Vocal | 2 Lieder
|
for voice and piano | |
| 1921 | Vocal | Ich hab die Nacht geträumet (folksong) | for voice and piano | |
| Op.1 | 1922-23 | Chamber | Piano Sonata No.1 | |
| Op.2 | 1922 | Vocal | 6 Lieder
|
for voice and piano |
| Op.3 | 1923 | Chamber | 4 Klavierstücke | |
| 1923 | Chamber | Allegretto moderato for piano | ||
| Op.4 | 1923 | Chamber | Divertimento for wind quintet | |
| Op.5 | 1924 | Vocal | Palmström (Christian Morgenstern)
|
for voice and piano |
| Op.6 | 1925 | Chamber | Piano Sonata No.2 | ”In Form von Variationen” |
| Op.7 | 1924 | Chamber | Duo for violin and cello | According to some sources, this is Op.7/1, but there doesn’t appear to be an Op.7/2 |
| Op.8 | 1925 | Chamber | 8 Klavierstücke | |
| 1926 | Vocal | Lustige Ecke
|
for voice and piano; possibly originally planned as part of Zeitungsausschnitte, Op.11 | |
| Op.9 | 1926 | Vocal | Tagebuch des Hanns Eisler (composer)
|
for 4 voices, violin, and piano |
| Op.10 | 1925 | Choral | 3 Männerchöre (Heinrich Heine)
|
for four-part men’s choir |
| Op.11 | 1926 | Vocal | Zeitungsausschnitte: Liederzyklus
|
for voice and piano; all but Nos.7 and 8 are settings of anonymous texts found in newspapers. |
| Op.12 | 1927? | Vocal | Pantomime (Balázs) | for voice and piano |
| 1927 | Incidental music | Heimweh | Music to the play by Jung. | |
| Op.13 | 1928 | Choral | 4 Stücke für gemischten Chor (composer)
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| 1928 | Incidental music | Hallo, Kollege Jungarbeiter | Music to the play by Vallentin. | |
| 1928 | Incidental music? | Kalkutta, 4 Mai (after Feuchtwanger) | ||
| Op.14 | 1928 | Choral | 2 Männerchöre
|
for four-part men’s choir |
| 1928 | Incidental music | Maggie (Gottlob, after J.M. Barrie) | Music to the play by Barrie; lost. | |
| Op.15 | 1929 | Choral | Auf den Straßen zu singen (David Weber) | for choir, speaker, and percussion |
| 1929 | Incidental music | Der Kaufmann von Berlin
|
Music to the play by Mehring; No.5 also appears in the Balladenbuch, Op.18. | |
| Op.16 | 1929 | Choral | Tempo der Zeit: Rundfunkkantate nach David Weber
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| Op.17 | 1929 | Choral | 2 Männerchöre
|
for four-part men’s choir |
| Op.18 | 1929 | Vocal | Balladenbuch
|
for voice and chamber ensemble |
| Op.19 | 1929 | Choral | 2 Männerchöre
|
for four-part men’s choir |
| Op.20 | 1930 | Incidental music | Die Maßnahme: Lehrstuck (Bertolt Brecht) | for soloists, choir, and chamber orchestra |
| 1930 | Incidental music? | Heer ohne Helden (Wiesner-Gmeyner) | It appears that the third song in the 4 Balladen, Op.22, is from this piece. | |
| 1930 | Incidental music? | Die letzten Tage der Menschheit (Kraus) | ||
| Op.21 | 1930 | Choral | 2 Stücke für gemischten Chor
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| Op.22 | 1930 | Vocal | 4 Balladen
|
for voice and chamber ensemble (or piano) |
| 1927? | Film music | Opus III | See Op.23. | |
| Op.23 | 1927/30 | Orchestral | Orchestersuite No.1: Opus III | Orchestral suite extracted from the score to the film Opus III. |
| 1931 | Film music | Niemandsland | See Op.24. | |
| Op.24 | 1931 | Orchestral | Orchestersuite No.2: Niemandsland | Orchestral suite extracted from the score to the film Niemandsland. |
| 1931 | Vocal | 4 Lieder aus Niemandsland | Songs extracted from the score to the film Niemandsland. | |
| Op.25 | 1931 | Choral | Die Mutter: Kantate nach Bertolt Brecht
|
for soloists, choir, and orchestra No.6 was later retitled (and revised?) as “Lob des Sozialismus” |
| 1931 | Film music | Kuhle Wampe | See Opp.26 and 27. | |
| Op.26 | 1931/32 | Orchestral | Orchestersuite No.3: Kuhle Wampe | Orchestral suite extracted from the score to the film Kuhle Wampe. (See also Op.27.) |
| Op.27 | 1931 | Vocal | 3 Lieder aus Kuhle Wampe
|
Songs extracted from the score to the film Kuhle Wampe. (See also Op.26.) |
| 1931? | Film music | Das Lied vom Leben | See Op.37. | |
| Op.28 | 1929-31 | Vocal | 6 Lieder
|
Also in Op.28 are the songs “Der rote Wedding” (Weinert) and “Komintern (Der Werktätige)” (Jahnke/Vallentin). The numbering and inclusion of songs within this opus is unclear. |
| Op.29 | 1932 | Orchestral | Kleine Sinfonie | |
| 1932 | Film music | Heldenlied (Ivens)
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| 1932 | Film music | Die Jugend hat das Wort | See Op.30. | |
| Op.30 | 1932 | Orchestral | Orchestersuite No.4: Die Jugend hat das Wort | Orchestral suite extracted from the score to the film Die Jugend hat das Wort. |
| 1932 | Vocal | O Fallada, da du hangest (Bertolt Brecht) | for voice and piano | |
| Op.31 | 1932/34 | Chamber | Klavierstücke für Kinder in 2 Teile | |
| Op.32 | 1932/34 | Chamber | 7 Klavierstücke | |
| Op.33 | 1932 | Vocal | 4 Wiegenlieder für Arbeitermutter (Bertolt Brecht)
|
for voice and piano |
| 1933 | Film music | Dans les rues | See Op.34. | |
| Op.34 | 1933 | Orchestral | Orchestersuite No.5: Dans les rues | Orchestral suite extracted from the score to the film Dans les rues. |
| Op.35 | 1930? | Choral | 2 Männerchöre
|
for four-part men’s choir |
| Op.36 | ? | |||
| Op.37 | 1931 | Vocal | 3 Lieder aus Das Lied vom Leben (Walter Mehring)
|
Songs extracted from the score to the film Das Lied vom Leben. |
| Op.38 | ? | |||
| 1932 | Incidental music? | Kamrad Kasper (Bertolt Brecht)
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| Op.39 | 1932 | Vocal | Ballade vom Soldaten (Bertolt Brecht) | also known as the Ballade vom Weib und dem Soldaten. |
| 1934? | Film music | Le grand jeu | See Op.40. | |
| Op.40 | 1934 | Orchestral | Orchestersuite No.6: Le grand jeu | Orchestral suite extracted from the score to the film Le grand jeu. |
| Op.41 | 1931-32 | Vocal | 4 Balladen (Bertolt Brecht)
|
for voice and chamber ensemble (or piano) |
| 1934 | Orchestral | Invention for orchestra | ||
| Op.42 | 1934 | Vocal | Die Ballade von der Billigung der Welt (Bertolt Brecht) | for voice and piano |
| Op.43 | 1934 | Vocal | Spartakus 1919 (Anonymous) | for voice and piano |
| Op.44 | 1934 | Chamber | Sonatine “Gradus ad parnassum” for piano | |
| Op.45 | 1934-36 | Vocal | Die Ründkopfe und die Spitzköpfe (Bertolt Brecht)
|
Music to the play by Brecht. |
| Op.46 | 1934 | Chamber | Praeludium und Fuge über B-A-C-H for string trio | |
| Op.47 | 1934 | Choral | Kalifornische Ballade: radioplay after Ottwalt | 6 numbers |
| 1934-35 | Film music | Abdul Hamid (Grune) | ||
| Op.48 | 1931-1932? | Vocal | 2 Lieder
|
for voice and piano |
| 1935 | Vocal | 2 Elegien (Bertolt Brecht)
|
for voice and piano | |
| 1935 | Choral | Kammerkantate No.1: Die Gott-sei-bei-uns Kantate (Bertolt Brecht) | Also known as the Kinderkantate. | |
| Op.49 | 1935 | Chamber | Sonatensatz for flute, oboe, and harp | |
| 1935 | Vocal | 5 Kinderlieder (Bertolt Brecht)
|
for voice and piano | |
| Op.50 | 1935-1958 | Choral | Deutsche Symphonie | Text after Bertolt Brecht and Ignazio Silone. |
| Op.51 | ? | |||
| Op.52 | ? | |||
| Op.53 | ? | |||
| Op.54 | 1937 | Vocal | 2 Sonette (Bertolt Brecht)
|
For voice and two clarinets. |
| Op.55 | 1936 | Choral | Gegen den Krieg | Theme and variations for mixed choir. |
| Op.56 | ? | |||
| Op.57 | ? | |||
| Op.58 | ? | |||
| Op.59 | 1937 | Choral | Kammerkantate No.2: Die Weißbrot-Kantate | Text after Ignazio Silone. |
| Op.60 | 1937 | Choral | Kammerkantate No.3: Die römische Kantate | Text after Ignazio Silone. |
| 1937 | Choral | Lenin: Requiem | ||
| 1937 | Opera | Goliath (Brecht) | unfinished | |
| Op.61/1 | 1937 | Choral | Kammerkantate No.6: Nein | Text after Ignazio Silone. |
| Op.61/2 | 1937 | Choral | Kammerkantate No.5: Die den Mund auf hatten | Text after Ignazio Silone. |
| Op.62 | 1937 | Choral | Kammerkantate No.4: Kantate im Exil | Text after Ignazio Silone. |
| Op.63 | 1937 | Choral | Kammerkantate No.9: Die Zuchthaus-Kantate | Text after Ignazio Silone. |
| Op.64 | 1937 | Choral | Kammerkantate No.8: Kantate auf den Tod eines Genossen | |
| Op.65 | 1937 | Choral | Kammerkantate No.5: Kriegskantate | Text after Ignazio Silone. |
| 1937-1943 | Vocal | Hollywooder Liederbuch
|
For voice and piano. |