The Threepenny Opera (1994 London Donmar Warehouse Cast)
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Edition: Music CDFormat: Cast Recording
CD Release Date: 1997-02-18
Music Label: Jay Records
Soundtracks:
- Overture
- Peachum's Morning Song (Morning Chorale)
- Kids Today
- Gang Song (Wedding Song)
- Pirate Jenny
- Squaddies Song (Cannon Song)
- Love Duet
- Barbara Song
- Life's A Bitch (Dreigroschenfinale)
- Melodrama/Polly's Song
- The Ballad Of Sexual Imperative
- Knocking Shop Tango
- The Flick Knife Song (Moritat)
- Easy Life (Ballade)
- Jealousy Duet
- What Keeps A Man Alive? (II Dreigroschenfinale)
- What's The Point? (LIed.17)
- The Socrates Song (Solomonsong)
- A Call From The Grave
- Ballad In Which Macheath Begs All Mens' Forgiveness (Grabschrift)
- Act III Finale
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Free Music Review: Not the one and only to have in your collection
Hit: 4 Stars
The wonderful thing about the Threepenny Opera is that every recording is completely different than the previous, yet each one is integral in acheiving an understanding of what this show is about. For instance, I adore the original Broadway recording with Bea Arthur, Lotte Lenya, Scott Merrill, Charlotte Rae and Jo Sullivan the most because of the glorious mono sound and the brilliant performances. But this Donmar version is much closer to the themes and styles of Brecht's sophisticatedly vulgar text.
Some minor quibbles I'd say are the voices, orchestrations and the recording quality (it sounds like it was recorded in an ampitheatre), and I feel as if more clever rhyme-schemes were sacrificed and replaced with lyrics of shock value.
I can't say I'd stop at this recording, but it is a must-have for Threepenny afficinadoes. For me, the absolute most wonderful version that is SHAMEFULLY NOT ON CD is the Shakespeare Festival recording with Raul Julia and Ellen Greene. I am so fortunate to have a copy of the LP and to me that is the definitive recording.
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