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Kurt Weill

Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German-born American 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, Gebrauchsmusik. He also wrote several works for the concert hall and a number of works on Jewish themes. He became a United States citizen on August 27, 1943.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 2, 1900 (Dessau), Died April 3, 1950 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger

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Recordings (Results 26-35 of 35 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
Columbia (U.K.) WL3184 10-in. 6/10/1931 Complainte de Mackie Pierre Chagnon ; Damia Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL3680 10-in. 4/15/1932 La fiancé du Pirate Pierre Chagnon ; Lys Gauty Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL3681 10-in. 4/15/1932 Chant de Barbara Pierre Chagnon ; Lys Gauty Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL4117 10-in. 1/11/1933 Chante des canons Pierre Chagnon ; Marianne Oswald Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL4120 10-in. 1/11/1933 Surabaya-Johnny Pierre Chagnon ; Marianne Oswald Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
(Results 26-35 of 35 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Weill, Kurt," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101959.

Weill, Kurt. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101959.

"Weill, Kurt." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101959

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