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WEILL: Die Dreigroschenoper / Die sieben Todsünden / Suite panaméenne

4/14/2023, 21 Tracks, 1:05:49

Featuring

  • Mark Fitz-Gerald
  • Grzegorz Rózycki
  • Martin Muller
  • Othmar Sturm
  • Serena Wey
  • Werner Güra
  • Basel Sinfonietta
  • Kurt Weill

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Weill, influenced by the 'Neue Sachlichkeit' (new objectivity) movement, aimed to make traditional opera and classical music more accessible to working people.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Kurt Weill, a German composer, fled Germany in 1933 due to his Jewish ancestry, settling first in Paris and then in the USA in 1937.

Source: Booklet

Cultural Impact

Kurt Weill's influence, particularly from his Broadway and Hollywood work, can be traced to composers like Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The Basel Sinfonietta is a unique full symphonic orchestra specializing in contemporary music, committed to performing new works and exploring other genres.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The 'Suite panaméenne' from 'Marie Galante' was a useful commission for Weill during his exile in Paris, for which he re-used some music from his earlier work 'Happy End'.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Mark Fitz-Gerald, the conductor, has an unparalleled reputation for accompanying silent films live with an orchestra and has restored several film scores by Shostakovich.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Kurt Weill's 'Die Dreigroschenoper' ('The Threepenny Opera'), a collaboration with Bertold Brecht based on John Gay's 'The Beggar's Opera', was a wild success with thousands of performances worldwide.

Source: Booklet

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