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Sik whe reer LA 1072-16124 CONFIDENTIAL | es BISLIR related that another imposing detonstratien of the strength of the international werkerst sclicarity was the musical fe.cival in Reichenburg, Czecncslovakie itnwhich he teok an active part. This festival furthered the work of uniting Ceechosicvarian laber and Germin labor in Czechoslovak ie with the Crech propressive creative dntoliig gentsiae. Wu SISLI2? then relstes the deplerable condition ef rasis in fascist Germany and concludes by storing tiat it is comforting that in other important naticns of Burcns, as woll es in Amcrice, the prorcressive musicians are sympet thetic to Sovict ideas, He says this is exemplified by the themes anc styles of their creations. He alse claims that the youncer.generation more and rore renlizes that questions of musical technic cannot de answered without including a political basis, Yu The article is concluded as Follows: ¥ uw "In elesing, HANS EISLER spoke of the old composer, anno SCEOE NBERG, an honest, roactionaryethiniking mast er, who hes now rether neively acmitted ‘Communism as a sscthod must be tried The capitalistic ides has produced too many unbeareble nardships.' For SCEALY BRIG this is quite en important ad- mission. Ho, incidentally, intends to visit tne Soviet Union. "HANS SISLER will stey in the US" for a shert time. Ha intends to re-, turn scon to the U.S.A. via Denmark, where he will teach. The composer has ideas for a large symphcnic producticn for orchestra and choir, which came to hin through political prisoners of Fascist Geraany. The first part of the symphony will be in the form of sa desth march; the second, as a song composed by those behing Fascist bers." hw ° The scrap boox also contcined a Russian Language article wi jon b appeared in the July 22, 1955 issue of "Prevda" and was written by This erticle-resda in part as follows, according to a translation by eo o * ah eS POLLO S 3 corei ng to a trans avien Z Solves Ru “For us, EISLER «- is first of all a song. The -- 'Red Wedding', the -- 'Corintern.' With the sencs of 1Sin on their lips, the Fereign living proleteriats fourht in thc barricade ef Berlin and Vienna. With the songs‘ of EISLER they demonstrated in’ gur ich and Antvorp. With the songs of ZTiSLIR they stood in pickct lines in Coponhsgen and Tonenestor. “x vl ISLIP finished his cducation brilliantly. Everything pushod the: composer towards cosy rotd of life. But ke cid not tat:o it. Too disgustir eves’ ia an de ee ey Ce ee a WO Fae we --. A oT tc him was the bourgeois concert hall.whero, in a musical narcosis, tho gourm ds mado their Giscoverios with rclish. A fecling of anarchist protost awoke in the young composer. V7 u me ee ee re ee me grr ee ne ee ee TE SCN cen ee ee ee