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Composer of the Week: Weill

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

With Brian Morton.
5: Weill and American Writers
Kurt Weill 's move to Broadway did not stop him from trying to find librettists who sympathised with his musical objectives. Today's programme features works that Weill composed with librettos by Paul Green , Langston Hughes and Elmer Rice , Maxwell Anderson and Ogden Nash.
Johnny Johnson (excerpts)
Chorus, orchestra, conductor Samuel Matiowsky
Street Scene (excerpts)
Anne Jeffreys (soprano), Brian Sullivan (tenor), original cast, orchestra, conductor Maurice Abravanel
Cry the beloved country (Lost in the stars)
Todd Duncan and Inez Matthews
(singers), original cast, choir, orchestra, conductor Maurice Levine
Speak low (One touch of Venus) the composer (voice/piano) Repeated next Friday 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Morton.
Unknown:
Kurt Weill
Unknown:
Paul Green
Unknown:
Langston Hughes
Unknown:
Elmer Rice
Unknown:
Maxwell Anderson
Unknown:
Ogden Nash.
Unknown:
Johnny Johnson
Conductor:
Samuel Matiowsky
Soprano:
Anne Jeffreys
Soprano:
Brian Sullivan
Conductor:
Maurice Abravanel
Unknown:
Todd Duncan
Singers:
Inez Matthews
Conductor:
Maurice Levine
Johnny:
Burgess Meredith
Source: Radio Times

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