Title from disc labels. Torsten Mossberg, tenor ; Kia Nyberg, soprano ; Karin Hultenberger, alto ; Stina Hellberg Agback, harp ; Curt Hedlund, piano ; Anders Karlqvist, piano ; Lars-Olof Norées Trio (Lars-Olof, piano ; Hasse Larsson, bass ; Anders Nyberg, drums) ; Jan Bergnér, contrabass ; Hasse Larsson, contrabass. disc 1, tracks 2, 11-12 and disc 2, tracks 1, 4, 10, 13 recorded 2016 April 1-3 at the Hall of Nannaskolan, Uppsala. Recorded 2016 April 18-19, 25-26 and June 21 Karby Gârd, Täby. Booklets with texts in German, French and English and biographical and program notes in English (portraits) inserted in container.
Contents:
disc 1. Die Dreigroschenoper. Ballade vom angenehmen Leben ; Ballade von der sexuellen Hörigkeit ; Pimps Ballad ; SeeräuberJenny ; Lied von der Unzulanglichkeit menschlichen Strebens ; Zweites Dreigroschenfiinale (11:32) -- Aufsteig und Fall der Stadt Mahagony. Alabama song (3:10) -- Happy end. Bilbao song (5:06) -- Das Berliner Requiem. Zu Potsdam unter den Eichen (2:35) -- Konjunktur. Muschel von Margate (4:34) -- French songs. Je ne t'aime pas ; Complainte de la Seine (7:31) -- disc 2. The eternal road. Song of Ruth (5:13) -- Knickerbocker holiday. It never was you ; September song (5:13) -- Lady in the dark. My ship ; This is new (7:04) -- One touch of Venus. Foolish heart ; Speak low (7:51) -- Street scene. Lonely house (3:22) -- Love life. Here I'll stay (2:16) -- Lost in the stars. The little gray house ; Thousands of miles ; Stay well ; Lost in the stars (13:48) -- Huckleberry Finn. Apple jack (2:11)
Summary:
This disc portrays the musical development of Kurt Weill, from Berlin to Broadway, from 1928 to 1950, with songs that are characteristic for each period.
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