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BBC Proms 1996

on BBC Radio 3

From the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Kurt Weill The Silver Lake
Kurt Weill's gritty, jazz-influenced musical play is the last thing he wrote before leaving Germany in 1933 and provides a vivid reflection of that turbulent era.
London Sinfonietta Chorus, London Sinfonietta, conductor Markus Stenz
Act 1
8.25 Speak Low (When You Speak Love)
John Walsh leafs through the recently published correspondence between Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya.
8.45 Acts 2 and 3
Kurt Weill is the Composer of the Week. Monday to Friday 12 noon.

Contributors

Composer:
Kurt Weill
Singers:
London Sinfonietta Chorus
Musicians:
London Sinfonietta
Conductor:
Markus Stenz
Interval speaker:
John Walsh
Fennimore:
Juanita Lascarro (soprano)
Frau von Luber:
Helga Dernesch (mezzo)
Baron Laur:
Heinz Zednik (tenor)
Severin:
Heinz Kruse (tenor)
Lottery Agent:
Graham Clark (tenor)
Olim:
Peter Sidhom (baritone)
1st Shopgirl:
Catrin Wyn Davies (soprano)
2nd Shopgirl:
Katarina Karneus (mezzo)
1st Gravedigger:
Paul Whelan (baritone)
2nd Gravedigger:
Gidon Saks (bass)

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