'This first comprehensive monograph on Eisler describes the man and the composer with, as yet, unequalled precision and wealth of detail. The author's aim is to portray the conflicts and development of the last 50 years as focussed upon the historical personality of Harms Eisler. Special attention should be called not only to the amount of new information the book contains, but also to the author's concise style.' Radio Bremen

• Acknowledgements; Publisher's note; Overture; 1. Early years in Vienna; 2. Berlin - music and politics; 3. Fifteen years of exile; 4. The final decade; 5. Eisler's modernity; Notes; Bibliography; List of works David Blake; Chronology; Index.

'This first comprehensive monograph on Eisler describes the man and the composer with, as yet, unequalled precision and wealth of detail. The author's aim is to portray the conflicts and development of the last 50 years as focussed upon the historical personality of Harms Eisler. Special attention should be called not only to the amount of new information the book contains, but also to the author's concise style.' Radio Bremen

• Acknowledgements; Publisher's note; Overture; 1. Early years in Vienna; 2. Berlin - music and politics; 3. Fifteen years of exile; 4. The final decade; 5. Eisler's modernity; Notes; Bibliography; List of works David Blake; Chronology; Index.

'This first comprehensive monograph on Eisler describes the man and the composer with, as yet, unequalled precision and wealth of detail. The author's aim is to portray the conflicts and development of the last 50 years as focussed upon the historical personality of Harms Eisler. Special attention should be called not only to the amount of new information the book contains, but also to the author's concise style.' Radio Bremen

• Acknowledgements; Publisher's note; Overture; 1. Early years in Vienna; 2. Berlin - music and politics; 3. Fifteen years of exile; 4. The final decade; 5. Eisler's modernity; Notes; Bibliography; List of works David Blake; Chronology; Index.