
Kurt Weill
Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German Jewish composer, active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht. With Brecht, he developed productions such as his best-known work The Threepenny Opera, which included the ballad "Mack the Knife". Weill held the ideal of writing music that served a socially useful purpose. He also wrote several works for the concert hall. He became a United States citizen on August 27, 1943. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born March 2nd, 1900 (Dessau), Died April 3rd, 1950 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-03886 | 10-in. | 1/5/1937 | To love you and to lose you | Howard Barrie ; Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | PBS-055268 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | Jenny | Sara Horn ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | PBS-055272 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | This is new | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-060461 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | My ship | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Arthur Wright | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-060679 | 10-in. | 2/23/1941 | This is new | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-060680 | 10-in. | 2/23/1941 | One life to live | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-060681 | 10-in. | 2/23/1941 | The princess of pure delight | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-060682 | 10-in. | 2/23/1941 | My ship | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-060683 | 10-in. | 2/23/1941 | Jenny | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-060684 | 10-in. | 2/23/1941 | Glamour music | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Decca | 76238 | 4/25/1950 | Part 1 | Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson | composer | |||
Decca | 76239 | 4/25/1950 | Part 2 | Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson | composer | |||
Decca | 76240 | 4/25/1950 | Part 3 | Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson | composer | |||
Decca | 76241 | 4/25/1950 | Part 4 | Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson | composer | |||
Decca | 76242 | 4/25/1950 | Part 5 | Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson | composer | |||
Decca | 76243 | 4/25/1950 | Part 6 | Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson | composer | |||
Decca | 76244 | 4/25/1950 | Part 7 | Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson | composer | |||
Decca | 76245 | 4/25/1950 | Part 8 | Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Weill, Kurt," accessed January 26, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101959.
Weill, Kurt. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 26, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101959.
"Weill, Kurt." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 26 January 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50022735
Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q55004
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/76501825/
MusicBrainz: https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0e738f68-783c-4a6a-80ae-4f7500861060
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