Weill: Mack the Knife – Songs of Kurt Weill - Lenya, Brecht, Armstrong
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Product Description
Kurt Weill was unique in achieving Transatlantic success with his satirical, witty, often biting and beautiful songs. Many have achieved lasting fame outside their original theatrical contexts.
These 20 tracks are performed by Lotte Lenya, Bertolt Brecht, Walter Huston, Gertrude Lawrence, Danny Kaye, Mary Martin, Kenny Baker, Jascha Heifetz, Emanuel Bay, Benny goodman & His Orchestra, Johhny Mercer, Buddy Clark, Greta Keller, Cy Walter, Louis Armstrong and, of course, Kurt Weill himself.
Tracklisting
Die Moritat von Mackie Messer (The Ballad Of Mack The Knife) [Die Dreigroschenoper]-- Bertolt Brecht Bilbao Song [Happy End]-- Lotte Lenya Die Ballade von der Unzulanglickeit (The Ballad Of The Futility Of All Human Endeavour) [Die Dreigroschenoper]-- Bertolt Brecht Alabama Song [Aufsteig und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny]-- Lotte Lenya Surabaya Johnny [Happy End]-- Lotte Lenya Wie man sich bettet (As You Make Your Bed) [Aufsteig und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny]-- Lotte Lenya September Song [Knickerbocker Holiday]-- Walter Huston My Ship [Lady In The Dark]-- Gertrude Lawrence Tchaikovsky (And Other Russians) [Lady In The Dark]-- Danny Kaye The Saga Of Jenny [Lady In The Dark]-- Gertrude Lawrence Lost In The Stars [Lost In The Stars]-- Lotte Lenya Lover Man (Trouble Man) [Lost In The Stars]-- Lotte Lenya Speak Low (I) [One Touch Of Venus]-- Kurt Weill Speak Low (II) [One Touch Of Venus]-- Mary Martin, Kenny Baker Moderato Assai from The Threepenny Opera Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed [Street Scene]-- Johnny Mercer Here I'll Stay [Love Life]-- Buddy Clark Green-Up Time [Love Life]-- Greta Keller Pirate Jenny [The Threepenny Opera]-- Lotte Lenya Mack The Knife (A Theme From The Threepenny Opera)-- Louis Armstrong
