Weill - David Atherton , The London Sinfonietta - Kleine Dreigroschenmusik / Mahagonny Songspiel / Happy End / Berliner Requiem / Violin Concerto

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Kleine Dreigroschenmusik / Suite For Wind Orchestra From 'The Threepenny Opera'	21:27
1.1	Overture: Maestoso	1:51
1.2	The Ballad Of Mack The Knife: Moderato Assai	2:16
1.3	Instead-Of Song: Moderato	1:48
1.4	The Ballad Of Pleasant Living: Foxtrott	2:55
1.5	Polly's Song: Andante Con Moto	2:21
1.6	Tango-Ballade	2:42
1.7	Cannon Song: Charleston-Tempo	2:18
1.8	Dreigroschen-Finale	5:16
Mahagonny Songspiel / 'The Little Mahagonny'	22:32
Part I: Prologue
1.9	Off To Mahagonny: Allegro Non Troppo	3:03
1.10	Alabama Song: Moderato	2:42
Part II: Life In Mahagonny
1.11	Vivace (Orchestra)	0:39
1.12	If You Had Five Bucks A Day: Allegro Un Poco Moderato	2:48
1.13	Vivace Assai (Orchestra)	1:12
1.14	Benares Song: Moderato Assai	4:18
1.15	Sostenuto - Chorale (Orchestra)	1:33
1.16	God In Mahagonny: Lento	4:27
Part III: Revolution In Mahagonny
1.17	Finale: People Only Dream Of Mahagonny: Largo	1:50
Concerto For Violin And Wind Orchestra Op. 12	27:01
1.18	Andante Con Moto	9:41
1.19	(a) Notturno: Allegro Un Poco Tenuto (b) Cadenza: Moderato Vivace (c) Serenata: Allegretto	10:28
1.20	Allegro Molto, Un Poco Agitato	6:52
Happy End	33:05
Part I: Songs Of Hell-Fire And Repentance
2.1	Introduction: The Little Lieutenant Of The Loving God	0:36
2.2	Salvation Army Song III: Don't Be Afraid	0:45
2.3	The Ballad Of Hell's Lily	2:24
2.4	The Song Of The Liquor Dealer	4:06
2.5	The Sailor's Song	7:00
2.6	Salvation Army Song II: Brother, Give Yourself A Shove	0:24
Part II: Songs Of Love And Innocence
2.7	The Song Of Mandalay	2:19
2.8	Salvation Army Song IV: In Our Childhood's Bright Endeavour	0:40
2.9	Surabaya Johnny	5:52
Part lll: Songs Of The Rival Armies
2.10	Salvation Army Song I: March Ahead To The Fight	0:13
2.11	The Little Lieutenant Of The Loving God I	2:22
2.12	Tough Nut	0:57
2.13	Hosanna Rockefeller	2:57
2.14	The Little Lieutenant Of The Loving God II	2:30
The Berlin Requiem / Small Cantata For Three Male Voices And Wind Orchestra	18:41
2.15	Great Hymn Of Thanksgiving: Sostenuto	3:00
2.16	Ballad Of The Drowned Girl: Lento	2:35
2.17	Epitaph: Andante Moderato	1:40
2.18	Legend Of The Unknown Soldier Beneath The Triumphal Arch: Maderato Assai	3:19
2.19	Second Poem On The Unknown Soldier Beneath The Triumphal Arch: Recitative	6:30
2.20	Great Hymn Of Thanksgiving (Da Capo)	1:37
Pantomime l
2.21	From 'The Protagonist' Op. 14 Other [Scenario/szenarium] – Georg Kaiser	10:00
Death In The Forest, Op. 23
2.22	Ballad For Bass Voice And 10 Wind Instruments	7:35

Credits

• Baritone Vocals – Benjamin Luxton* (tracks: 1.9, 1.11 to 1.14, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6 to 2.8, 2.10, 2.12 to 2.21)
• Bass Vocals – Michael Rippon (tracks: 1.9, 1.11 to 1.14, 2.15 to 2.18, 2.20 to 2.22)
• Composed By – Kurt Weill
• Conductor – David Atherton
• Engineer [Balance] – Wolfgang Mitlehner
• Engineer [Recording] – Joachim Niss
• Liner Notes [Music Notes] – David Drew
• Lyrics By – Bertolt Brecht (tracks: 1.9, 1.10, 1.12, 1.14, 1.16, 1.17, 2.1 to 2.20, 2.22)
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Mary Thomas (tracks: 1.10, 1.12 to1.14, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 2.10, 2.13, 2.14, 2.21), Meriel Dickinson (tracks: 1.10, 1.12 to 1.14, 2.3, 2.5, 2.9, 2.11, 2.13, 2.14)
• Orchestra – The London Sinfonietta*
• Producer – Dr. Rudolf Werner
• Tenor Vocals – Ian Partridge (tracks: 1.9, 1.11 to 1.14, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.10, 2.13, 2.14, 2.21), Philip Langridge (tracks: 1.9, 1.11 to 1.14, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 2.10, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 to 2.18, 2.20)
• Violin, Soloist – Nona Liddell (tracks: 1.18 to 1.20)

Notes

LC 0173. [ADD].

Recording: London, Wembley, Forty Lane, 9/1975.

(P) 1976 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg.
Original-Image Bit-Processing.

Total time:
CD1: 71:24.
CD2: 69:21.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 28945 94422 7

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Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
289 459 442-2	Weill* - David Atherton , The London Sinfonietta*	Weill* - David Atherton , The London Sinfonietta* - Kleine Dreigroschenmusik / Mahagonny Songspiel / Happy End / Berliner Requiem / Violin Concerto ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Deutsche Grammophon	289 459 442-2	Europe	1999
459 442-2	Weill* - David Atherton , The London Sinfonietta*	Weill* - David Atherton , The London Sinfonietta* - Kleine Dreigroschenmusik / Mahagonny Songspiel / Happy End / Berliner Requiem / Violin Concerto ‎(2xCD, Comp, RE, RM)	Deutsche Grammophon	459 442-2	Europe	Unknown