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Composer of the Week: Weill

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

With Brian Morton.
4: Weill and Lotte Lenya
For Kurt Weill , Lotte Lenya was the most important thing in the world,
"right after my music"; but she also became the chief interpreter of his songs and guardian of his legacy. Denn wie man sich bettet
(Mahagonny)
Lotte Lenya with chorus and orchestra The Seven Deadly Sins (excerpts) Lotte Lenya (singer) and ensemble, conductor Wilhelm Briickner -
Ruggeberg
Surabaya-Johnny (Happy End)
Lotte Lenya with the composer (piano) Bilbao Song (Happy End)
Ute Lemper, RIAS Sinfonietta, conductor John Mauceri
Matrosen-tango (Was die Herren Matrosen sagen, Happy End)
Gabriele Ramm (mezzo), Pro Musica
Cologne, Koenig Ensemble, conductor Jan Latham-Koenig
Complainte de la Seine
Teresa Stratas (soprano), Richard Woitach (piano)
Repeated next Thursday 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Morton.
Unknown:
Lotte Lenya
Unknown:
Kurt Weill
Unknown:
Lotte Lenya
Unknown:
Lotte Lenya
Singer:
Lotte Lenya
Conductor:
Wilhelm Briickner
Unknown:
Lotte Lenya
Conductor:
John Mauceri
Unknown:
Herren Matrosen
Unknown:
Gabriele Ramm
Conductor:
Jan Latham-Koenig
Soprano:
Teresa Stratas
Piano:
Richard Woitach
Source: Radio Times

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