Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill / Levine, Lenya, Armstrong, Gilford, et al

Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill / Levine, Lenya, Armstrong, Gilford, et al

Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill / Levine, Lenya, Armstrong, Gilford, et al
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Composer: Kurt Weill
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1999-06-29
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
  1. September Song [From Knickerbocker Holiday]
  2. It Never Was You [From Knickerbocker Holiday]
  3. The Saga of Jenny [From Lady in the Dark]
  4. Foolish Heart [From One Touch of Venus]
  5. Speak Low [From One Touch of Venus]
  6. Sing Me Not a Ballad [From the Firebrand of Florence]
  7. Lonely House [From Street Scene]
  8. A Boy Like You [From Street Scene]
  9. Green-Up Time [From Love Life]
  10. Trouble Man [From Lost in the Stars]
  11. Stay Well [From Lost in the Stars]
  12. Lost in the Stars [From Lost in the Stars]
  13. Song of Ruth [From the Eternal Road][#]
  14. The Solomon Song [From The Threepenny Opera]
  15. Song [From Mother Courage]
  16. Song of a German Mother
  17. So What [From Cabaret]
  18. What Would You Do? [From Cabaret]
  19. It Couldn't Please Me More (A Pineapple) [From Cabaret]
  20. Married [From Cabaret]
  21. Moritat Vom Mackie Messer [From The Threepenny Opera]
  22. Mack the Knife [From The Threepenny Opera]
  23. Mack the Knife [From The Threepenny Opera][Take]

Free Music Notes for Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill / Levine, Lenya, Armstrong, Gilford, et al

Free Music Review: Queen of the Epic Theatre & Dark Cabaret #2
Hit: 5 Stars

Back in dark days of the Age of the LP & Before The Flood, one of my most cherished LP was a two album collection simply titled LOTTE LENYA. It contained a smashing collection of the singer's selections from the pre-World War Two days in Germany, to later work in the United States theatre scene. It was really wonderful & contained great translations of all the German songs in a commemorative insert. Alas, the album was washed away in the Flood. I made attempts to relocate a replacement, but the original seemed to have completely vanished. Then, wonder of wonders, Amazon was born & I thought I had discovered a CD version--with the original cover photo of the Star--but it contents was nothing like the LP. As a matter of fact it was very disappointing.

Ah, shucks...

But then I started looking at other CD's a made a miraculous discovery: all the tunes & their original line-up were found on a compilation of 2 available CDs: LOTTE LENYA SINGS KURT WEIL SINGS KURT WEIL'S THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS & BERLIN THEATRE SONGS, and LOTTE LENYA SINGS KURT WEIL & AMERICAN THEATRE SONGS.

The only real difference between the CD's and the original LP was that they included other numbers (including the fantastic number What Would You Do? from Cabaret) and no translation material--but I'm sure it can be located somewhere on the web. Nonetheless, I felt like I got my baby back--well, something like that anyway.

This CD, LOTTE LENYA SINGS KURT WEIL & AMERICAN THEATRE SONGS, pretty much covers her American Theatre career. Selections 1-12 were on the original LP in that same order. It should be mentioned that many critics agree that Kurt Weill's work really suffered in the American theatre environment. Without the influence of Bertolt Brecht and the playwright's concept of Epic Theatre, Weill had to compromise & satisfy American artistic commercialism. So some of these songs aren't so hot--but the added German numbers compensate & the fact that they represent the legacy of the legendary Lotte Lenya, I still thinks this CD deserves 5 Stars.

Here's a few highlights:

"September Song" is a great American standard & Lenya's interpretation is still the best.

"Trouble Man" is a vocally demanding composition. You can actually hear the singer gasping for breath--and this only heightens the dramatic delivery of the song. It's wonderful.

"What Would You Do?" from Cabaret is effectively performed. It's a compassionate song about an elderly woman who, when confronted by a young idealist asking how she can just sit back when an evil regime begins to dominate society--admits to being afraid, but too old to do anything about it. It has a timely message.

As I previously stated, this CD is not exactly on a par with the all-German lanquage "SEVEN DEADLY SINS." There are historic & sociological reasons for that.

This CD will have immense appear to people who love theatre, dark musicals, German cabaret, the German language, history, etc. I can't recommend this CD enough!

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