Offer,Kurt Weill: Historical Original Recordings 1928-1944
Lotte Lenya, Harald Paulsen, Theo MacKeben & Kurt Weill (piano)
Ernst Busch & Otto Klemperer
2 CDs
Original price ($19.50) Reduced price $14.50Contents
Weill, K: The Threepenny Opera
- Lotte Lenya (soprano), Kurt Gerron (baritone), Erika Helmke (soprano), Harald Paulsen (tenor), Carola Neher (soprano), Arthur Schroder (vocals)
- Studio orchestra, Dreigroschenoper Band, Lewis Ruth Band, Dreigroschen Band
- Theo Mackeben, Ludwig Ruth
Prelude: Moritat von Mackie Messer (Ballad of Mack the Knife): Und der Haifisch, der hat Zahne (Ballad Singer)
Act I: Kanonen-Song (Cannon Song): John war darunter und Jim war dabei (Macheath, Brown)
Act III: Lied von der Unzulanglichkeit menschlichen Strebens (Song of the Insufficiency of Human Endeavour): Der Mensch lebt durch den Kopf (Peachum)
Excerpt,
- Berlin Staatsoper Orchestra, members, Wind Orchestra
- Otto Klemperer, Theo Mackeben
Prelude: Moritat von Mackie Messer (Ballad of Mack the Knife)
Act II: Ballade vom angenehmen Leben (Ballade of Good Living)
Act II: Zuhalterballade (Ballade of Immoral Earnings)
Act I: Kanonen-Song (Cannon Song)
Prelude: Moritat von Mackie Messer (Ballad of Mack the Knife) - Act I: Morgenchoral des Peachum (Peachum's Morning Hymn)
Act II: Zuhalterballade (Ballade of Immoral Earnings) - Act I: Kanonen-Song (Cannon Song)
Excerpt,
- Lys Gauty (vocals), Odette Florelle (vocals), Marianne Oswald (vocals)
- Pierre Chagnon Orchestra, Jean Lenoir Orchestra
Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera), Act I: Chant de Barbara (Barbara-Song) (Polly) (Sung in French)
Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera), Act I: Fiancee du pirate "Seerauber-Jenny" (Pirate Jenny) (Polly) (Sung in French)
Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera), Act I: Chant des canons (Cannon Song) (Macheath, Brown) (Sung in French)
Excerpt,
- Gerda Madsen (vocals)
- Studio orchestra
Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera), Act I: Jomfru Dilemma (Barbara-Song) (Polly) (Sung in Danish)
Excerpt,
- Marek Weber (violin)
- Haller Revue Jazz Orchestra, Marek Weber Orchestra
Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera), Act I: Moritat (Slow foxtrot) (arr. for orchestra)
Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera): Dance potpourri (arr. for orchestra)
Weill, K: Mahagonny Songspiel
- Marek Weber Orchestra
Mahagonny: Alabama Song (arr. for orchestra)
Weill, K: Der Zar lasst sich photographieren (arr. for orchestra)
- Dobbri Saxophone Orchestra
Der Zar lasst sich photographieren: Tango Angele (arr. for orchestra)
Weill, K: Konjunktur
- Otto Pasetti (vocals), Alfred Schlee (piano)
Konjunktur: Die Muschel von Margate (Petroleum Song)
Weill, K: Happy End
- Lotte Lenya (vocals)
- Studio orchestra
- Theo Mackeben
Surabaya-Johnny
Der Bilbao-Song
Weill, K: Happy End (arr. for band)
- Lewis Ruth Band
Matrosen-Tango
Surabaya-Johnny
Happy End: Der Song von Mandelay (One-Step) (arr. for band)