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Bertolt Brecht

real name Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht

Bertolt Brecht is credited on 6,743 releases across 1,583 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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6,743

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1,583

Albums

8

Decades active

932

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German dramatist and lyricist, whose works were (and still are) nationally and internationally respected. Born 10 February 1898 in Augsburg,Germany - Died 14 August 1956 in Berlin, Germany.
He is well known for his "epic theatre", or "dialectic theatre".
He married the Viennese opera singer Marianne Zoff in 1922 with whom they had the daughter Hanne Hiob (1923-2009). They divorced in 1927. While married, he had a romantic affair with Helene Weigel whom eventually married on 10th April 1929. Father of Stefan Brecht (1924-2009) and Barbara Berg (1930-2015), both with Helene Weigel. Father-in-law of Ekkehard Schall (Barbara Berg's husband). Grandfather of Johanna Schall.

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6,743 releases · 1,583 albums · active 1953–2026

  • Performance · 8,557
  • Other credits · 858

Studios: Sunset Sound Recorders · Deutschlandhalle · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Quivvy Church

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