Composer of the Week - Kurt Weill (1900-1950) - America

Donald Macleod concludes his exploration of the life and work of Kurt Weill, focusing on how he established himself as a successful Broadway composer. Although Weill was a respected composer of musical theatre in Europe, his reputation wasn't widely known in the United States. It didn't deter him from moving there and he was able to win audiences over and enjoy success on Broadway. One Life to Live (Lady in the Dark) Ute Lemper RIAS Sinfonietta Berlin John Mauceri (conductor) Decca 436 4172 Tr 12 Symphony No 2 (1934) - 1st, 2nd mvts Berlin Philharmonic Mariss Jansons (conductor) EMI CDC 5565732 Trs 1-2 I'm a stranger here myself (One touch of Venus) Ute Lemper Rias Chamber Ensemble John Mauceri (conductor) Decca 425 204-2 Tr 13 Street Scene (excerpt from Act 1) Rose Maurrant ...... Janis Kelly Harry Easter ...... Simon Masterton-Smith Dick McGann ...... Philip Day Mae Jones ...... Catherine Zeta Jones Orchestra of English National Opera Carl Davis (conductor) That's Entertainment CDTER 21185 CD1 Trs 22, 23, 24, 28 Speak Low Kurt Weill (vocal and piano) Naxos 8120831 Tr 13 Oh Captain! My Captain!; Four Walt Whitman Songs Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone) Robert Schumann Chamber Orchestra Wind instruments of Dusseldorf Symphony Marc-Andreas Schlingensiepen (conductor) Koch CD 314050 H1 Trs 10-12 Thousands of Miles and Train to Johannesburg (Lost in the Stars) Stephen Kumalo ...... Arthur Woodley Concert Chorale of New York Orchestra of St Luke's Julius Rudel (conductor) Music Masters 01612-67100-2 Trs 2, 3 Suburaya Johnny (Happy End) Lotte Lenya Roger Bean (conductor) CBS MK 42658 Tr 20