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.