Kurt Weill
Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German composer, active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht. With Brecht, he developed productions such as his best-known work The Threepenny Opera, which included the ballad "Mack the Knife". Weill held the ideal of writing music that served a socially useful purpose. He also wrote several works for the concert hall. He became a United States citizen on August 27, 1943.
Latest releases
Recent highlights
Thomas Allen: September Songs
Kurt Weill: Complete Recordings, Vol. 2
Kurt Weill Edition, Vol. 1
WEILL, K.: Threepenny Opera (The) [Opera] (Price, Matlowsky) (1954)
Tell Me The Truth About Love
Art Song Collection
WEILL, K.: Johnny Johnson (Matlowsky) (1956)
Heifetz, Jascha: Miniatures, Vol. 1 (1944-1946)
WEILL, K.: Threepenny Opera (The) / 6 Songs / Und was bekam des Soldaten Weib / Wie lange noch? (1928-1944)
WEILL, K.: Down in the Valley [Opera] (Bell, McGraw, RCA Victor Chorus and Orchestra, Adler) (1950)
WEILL: 7 Deadly Sins (The) / Quodlibet, Op. 9
Dave Lee - Under The Influence
Bernstein/ Weill/Schoenberg - Kaddish
WEILL, K.: Dreigroschenoper (Die) (The Threepenny Opera) [Opera] (Highlights) (1928-1931)
Cabaret and art songs