Kurt Weill (1900-1959), the German-American composer who% collaborated with Bertold Brecht to produce The Threepenny Opera, was born on this day 126 years ago. The World of Kurt Weill in Song premiered off-Broadway on June 6, 1963, featuring Martha Schlamme and will Holt; it was revised as A Kurt Weill Cabaret for Broadway with Schlamme and Alvin Epstein in 1979.
MGM Records released a cast recording of the 0ff-Broadway performance in 1963, featuring songs from The Threepenny Opera, Marie Gallante, Der Silbersee, Lady in the Dark, Knickerbocker Holiday, Happy End, and Lost in the Stars. I literally wore out my copy of the record, it was so perfect The link takes you to all fourteen songs; unfortunately, there are a number of irritating ads between each song -- fell free to skip over them.
Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNkkXfgsscE&list=PLbsqz0QMw2y7oVag4GOAx5pr_IrX7MMFR&index=1
Thanks! Yes, the skip button is most convenient on YouTube.
ReplyDeleteTHE LAST CONCERT by the Modern Jazz Quartet and TIME FURTHER OUT: MIRO REFLECTIONS by the Brubeck Quartet were the albums of my youth that came closest to that kind of repeated casual wear and tear.
Ever see the show live?
MJQ: THE LAST CONCERT: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBJenJIJrq0yJprLzD15H1zv2U7RkhBWp
ReplyDeleteTM: DBQ: TIME FURTHER OUT: MIRO REFLECTIONS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvtAHomkc6g
ReplyDeleteI'm not a huge fan of Kurt Weill like Alice is, but I remember loving Bobby Darin's version of "Mack the Knife" back in the late 1950s.
ReplyDeleteAlice, on Jerry's blog, is (until I get my computer back from the shop) Todd Mason, her cohabitant of 30y standing this year. And maybe even after, as before the breakage, I coudn't post as me on his blog.
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