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- Date Released: August 19, 1997
- Genre: Classical
- Label: Sony Classical
- Copyright: (P) 1994 Rhombus Media Inc./1994 Island Records Limited/1981 Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records/1991 The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc., New York/1986 Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records Originally released 1958 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT/ 1997 SON
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They Say...
German-born composer Kurt Weill's music has aged quite well through the years and has been rediscovered and reinterpreted by such diverse artists as Louis Armstrong, Bobby Darin, Willie Nelson, the Doors, and Teresa Stratas. Just prior to the 70th anniversary of the classic Three Penny Opera, which made its debut in 1928, producer Hal Wilner, who supervised the brilliant 1985 Weill tribute Lost in the Stars in association with filmmaker Larry Weinstein, gave fans old and new September Songs, a collection of interpretations from the film project of the same name. Weinstein, inspired by hearing the Lost in the Stars project, developed his film as a visual follow-up to the record, hiring Wilner to reprise his role as music supervisor. Wilner once again chose a wide array of artists for the project, ranging from pop musicians such as PJ Harvey and Elvis Costello to jazz vocalist Betty Carter, opera soprano Teresa Stratas, beat author William S. Burroughs, and the gospel stylings of the Persuasions. Among the true joys of September Songs, aside from the wonderful new renditions, is the inclusion of recordings by Weill's wife, Lotte Lenya, from 1955 on "Pirate Jenny," lyricist Bertolt Brecht performing "Mack the Knife" in 1930 in its original German, and Weill himself, joined via modern recording technology by bassist Charlie Haden, singing the beautiful "Speak Low." Without a weak performance on the entire album, Wilner once again has done an excellent job of capturing the beauty and scope of one of the 20th century's greatest composers.
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| 01. |  |
Mack The Knife from The Threepenny Opera
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4:53 |
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| 02. | |
Ballad of the Soldier's Wife
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4:26 |
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| 03. | |
Alabama Song from The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
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4:32 |
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| 04. | |
Youkali Tango from Marie Galante
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6:39 |
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| 05. | |
Lost in the Stars from Lost in the Stars
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3:56 |
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| 06. | |
Pirate Jenny from The Threepenny Opera |
4:04 |
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| 07. | |
Speak Low from One Touch of Venus
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5:31 |
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| 08. | |
Oh, Heavenly Salvation from The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
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3:36 |
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| 09. | |
Lonely House from Street Scene
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7:32 |
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| 10. | |
Surabaya Johnny from Happy End
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5:58 |
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| 11. | |
Don't Be Afraid from Happy End
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4:25 |
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| 12. | |
September Song from Knickerbocker Holiday
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7:51 |
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| 13. | |
Mack The Knife from The Threepenny Opera
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2:48 |
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| 14. | |
What Keeps Mankind Alive? from The Threepenny Opera
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2:46 |
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14 Total Tracks, 68:57 Total Length
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Credits
- Kurt Weill - Piano // Kurt Weill - Piano // Kurt Weill - Piano // Kurt Weill - Piano // Kurt Weill - Piano // Kurt Weill - Piano // Kurt Weill - Vocals // Kurt Weill - Vocals // Kurt Weill - Vocals // Kurt Weill - Vocals // Kurt Weill - Vocals // Kurt Weill - Vocals // Nick Cave - Performer // Elvis Costello - Producer // Elvis Costello - Producer // Elvis Costello - Performer // Elvis Costello - Performer // David Johansen - Performer // The Persuasions - Arranger // Lou Reed - Arranger // Lou Reed - Producer // Lou Reed - Performer // Betty Carter - Arranger // Betty Carter - Arranger // Betty Carter - Arranger // Betty Carter - Performer // Betty Carter - Performer // Betty Carter - Performer // Bob Dorough - Performer // Lotte Lenya - Performer // Ellen Shipley - Performer // Bertolt Brecht - Performer // PJ Harvey - Producer // PJ Harvey - Performer // Anthony Coleman - Arranger // Teresa Stratas - Performer // Jim Bessman - Liner Notes // William S. Burroughs - Performer // Michael Delanian - Producer // Charlie Haden - Bass // Charlie Haden - Bass // Charlie Haden - Producer // Charlie Haden - Producer // Charlie Haden - Performer // Charlie Haden - Performer // Robert Hurwitz - Producer // Bob Ludwig - Mastering // Dave McNair - Engineer // Ralph Schuckett - Arranger // Ralph Schuckett - Producer // Ralph Schuckett - Performer // Gerard Schwarz - Performer // Hal Willner - Producer // Kenny Wollesen - Performer // Mary Margaret O'Hara - Producer // Mary Margaret O'Hara - Performer // Eric Liljestrand - Engineer // Eric Liljestrand - Mixing // Genevieve Haines - Translation // Eric Salzman - Producer // Joe Macerollo - Accordion // Frank Schramm - Translation // Roxanne Slimak - Design // Peter Thomas - Producer // Peter Thomas - Engineer // Peter Thomas - Mixing // Spanish Fly - Arranger // Spanish Fly - Performer // ZDF - Producer // Fred Hersh - Piano // Fred Hersh - Arranger // Fred Hersh - Producer
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Composers
Betty Carter // Anthony Coleman // The Persuasions // Lou Reed // Mary Margaret O'Hara // Spanish Fly // Michael Thomas // Fred Hersh // Ralph Schuckett // Kurt Weill (1900-1950) -
Performers
Elvis Costello (Karaoke) // Danny Frankel played Drums // William S. Burroughs // Betty Carter // Charlie Haden played Bass (Vocal) // Geri Allen played Piano // P.J. Harvey // Orchestra // Kurt Weill played Piano // Anthony Coleman played Piano // Scott Alexander played Bass (Vocal) // The Persuasions // Lou Reed played Guitar // Bertolt Brecht // Mary Margaret O'Hara // GREG COHEN played Bass (Vocal) // Tim Pierce played Guitar // Teresa Stratas // Alvester Garnett played Drums // David Johansen // Michael Sloski played Drums // Lotte Lenya // Nick Cave // Rusty Mccarthy played Guitar // James Pugliese played Drums // Richard Wotach played Piano // Mike Rathke played Guitar // Theo MacKeben & his Jazz Orchestra // Y Chamber Symphony // Fred Hersh played Piano // Larry Garenadier played Bass (Vocal) // Mike Delanian played Guitar // David Crackhower played Clarinet (Bass) -
Other Details
- Conductors:
- Roger Bean //
- Gerard Schwartz
- Instruments:
- Organ //
- Guitar //
- Piano //
- Bass (Vocal) //
- Clarinet (Bass) //
- Drums
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