Kurt Weill: Die Sieben Todsünden; Mahagonny Songspiel

1. Die sieben Todsünden (The Seven Deadly Sins), ballet-opera
   Composed by Kurt Weill
   Performed by Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
   with Doris Bierett, Carlos Feller, Malcolm Smith, Karl Markus, Dieter Ellenbeck
   Conducted by Lothar Zagrosek
   
   
2. Mahagonny Songspiel, for soloists & orchestra Part 1. Prolog. No. 1. Allegro non troppo. Auf nach Mahagonny
   Composed by Kurt Weill
   Performed by Konig Ensemble
   with Hans Franzen, Walter Raffeiner, Horst Hiestermann, Peter Nikolaus Kante
   Conducted by Jan Latham-Koenig
   
   
3. Mahagonny Songspiel, for soloists & orchestra Part 1. Prolog. No. 2. Moderato. Alabama Song: Oh, show us the way to the next whisky-bar!
   Composed by Kurt Weill
   Performed by Konig Ensemble
   with Gabriele Ramm, Trudeliese Schmidt
   Conducted by Jan Latham-Koenig
   
   
4. Mahagonny Songspiel, for soloists & orchestra Part 2. Das Leben in Mahagonny. No. 3a. Vivace / No. 3. Allegro un poco moderato. Wer in Mahagonny blieb
   Composed by Kurt Weill
   Performed by Konig Ensemble
   with Hans Franzen, Walter Raffeiner, Horst Hiestermann, Peter Nikolaus Kante
   Conducted by Jan Latham-Koenig
   
   
5. Mahagonny Songspiel, for soloists & orchestra Part 2. Das Leben in Mahagonny. No. 4a. Vivace assai / No. 4. Moderato assai. Benares Song: There is no whisky in this town
   Composed by Kurt Weill
   Performed by Konig Ensemble
   with Hans Franzen, Walter Raffeiner, Peter Nikolaus Kante, Gabriele Ramm, Trudeliese Schmidt, Horst Hiestermann
   Conducted by Jan Latham-Koenig
   
   
6. Mahagonny Songspiel, for soloists & orchestra Part 2. Das Leben in Mahagonny. No. 5a. Sostenuto: Choral / No. 5. Lento. Gott in Mahagonny: An einem grauen Vormittag
   Composed by Kurt Weill
   Performed by Konig Ensemble
   with Hans Franzen, Walter Raffeiner, Peter Nikolaus Kante, Gabriele Ramm, Trudeliese Schmidt, Horst Hiestermann
   Conducted by Jan Latham-Koenig
   
   
7. Mahagonny Songspiel, for soloists & orchestra Part 3. Finale. Revolution in Mahagonny. No. 6. Largo. Aber dieses ganze Mahagonny
   Composed by Kurt Weill
   Performed by Konig Ensemble
   with Hans Franzen, Walter Raffeiner, Peter Nikolaus Kante, Gabriele Ramm, Trudeliese Schmidt, Horst Hiestermann
   Conducted by Jan Latham-Koenig
   
   

Kurt Weill: Die Sieben Todsünden; Mahagonny Songspiel,Carlos Feller,Hans Franzen,Walter Raffeiner,Malcolm Smith,Kurt Weill,Jan Latham-Koenig,Lothar Zagrosek,Konig Ensemble,Trudeliese Schmidt,Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester,Kölner Rundfunkorchester,Gabriele Ramm,Dieter Ellenbeck,Horst Hiestermann,Karl Markus,Peter Nikolaus Kante,Doris Bierett,Capriccio,German/Austrian 20th/21st Century Opera,More than Two Solo Voices with Orchestra,Opera,Vocal

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Average customer rating: Incomparable Lemper does Weill's best German song cycles

Weill - The Seven Deadly Sins · Mahagonny Songspiel / Ute Lemper · RIAS Berlin Sinfonietta · John Mauceri Kurt Weill , John Mauceri , Ute Lemper , Susanne Tremper , RIAS Berlin Sinfonietta , Helmut Wildhaber , Peter Haage , Thomas Mohr , Manfred Jungwirth , and Jeff Cohen Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ute Lemper Sings Kurt Weill Sings Kurt Weill, Vol. 2 Espace Indecent ASIN: B0000041X7 Release Date: 1991-02-08

Tracks:

1. Seven Deadly Sins: Prologue: Andante sostenuto - Ute Lemper
2. Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth: Allegro vivace - Helmut Wildhaber/Peter Haage/Thomas Mohr/Manfred Jungwirth
3. Seven Deadly Sins: Pride: Allegretto, quasi andantino - Ute Lemper
4. Seven Deadly Sins: Anger: Molto agitato - Helmut Wildhaber/Peter Haage/Thomas Mohr/Manfred Jungwirth/Ute Lemper
5. Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony: Largo - Helmut Wildhaber/Peter Haage/Thomas Mohr/Manfred Jungwirth
6. Seven Deadly Sins: Lust: Moderato - Ute Lemper
7. Seven Deadly Sins: Avarice: Allegro giusto - Helmut Wildhaber/Peter Haage/Thomas Mohr/Manfred Jungwirth
8. Seven Deadly Sins: Envy: Allegro non troppo - Ute Lemper
9. Seven Deadly Sins: Epilogue: Andante sostenuto - Ute Lemper
10. Mahagonny Songspiel, Part One: Prologue: No.1: Allegro non troppo - Helmut Wildhaber/Peter Haage/Thomas Mohr/Manfred Jungwirth
11. Mahagonny Songspiel, Part One: Prologue: Kleiner March: Poco meno - Rias Berlin Sym/Mauceri
12. Mahagonny Songspiel, Part One: Prologue: No.2: Moderato - Susanne Tremper/Ute Lemper
13. Mahagonny Songspiel, Part Two: Life in Mahagonny: No.3a: Vivace - Rias Berlin Sym/Mauceri
14. Mahagonny Songspiel, Part Two: Life in Mahagonny: No.3: Allegro un poco moderato - Helmut Wildhaber/Peter Haage/Thomas Mohr/Manfred Jungwirth
15. Mahagonny Songspiel, Part Two: Life in Mahagonny: No.4a: Vivace assai - Rias Berlin Sym/Mauceri
16. Mahagonny Songspiel, Part Two: Life in Mahagonny: No.4: Moderato assai - Susanne Tremper/Ute Lemper/Helmut Wildhaber/Peter Haage/Thomas Mohr/Manfred Jungwirth
17. Mahagonny Songspiel, Part Two: Life in Mahagonny: No.5a: Sostenuto - Rias Berlin Sym/Mauceri
18. Mahagonny Songspiel, Part Two: Life in Mahagonny: No.5: Lento - Susanne Tremper/Ute Lemper/Helmut Wildhaber/Peter Haage/Thomas Mohr/Manfred Jungwirth
19. Mahagonny Songspiel, Part Three: Finale: No.6: Largo - Susanne Tremper/Ute Lemper/Helmut Wildhaber/Peter Haage/Thomas Mohr/Manfred Jungwirth

Customer Reviews:

Incomparable Lemper does Weill's best German song cycles.......2005-10-01

`Ute Lemper Sings Kurt Weill, Volumes 1 and 2' released in 1988 and 1993, plus the third album of Weill's two most important song cycles in German, `The Seven Deadly Sins' (`Die sieben Todsunden') and `Mahagonny Songspiel' released in 1990 unequivocally established Ms. Lemper as the leading Kurt Weill interpreter since Lotte Lenya, Weill's wife and the singer for whom many of his vocal pieces were written. These three disks, sample pieces from most major Weill works written in German, including his most famous musical play, `The Threepenny Opera' (`Die Dreigroschenoper').

The first disc has fourteen tracks with three from `Der Silbersee' with lyrics by Kaiser, three from `Die Dreigroschenoper' with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, two from `Berliner Requiem' with lyrics by Brecht, two from `Mahagonny' with lyrics by Mahagonny, `Je ne t'aime pas with French lyrics by Magre, and three from `One Touch of Venus' with English lyrics by S.J. Perelman and Ogden Nash.

The middle disc includes both works performed in their original German. After having listened to `The Seven Deadly Sins' done by several different artists, and having just reviewed a CD on which Anne Sofie von Otter does this work, I discover for the first time that the piece was written in two versions, one for a low voice and one for a high voice. Von Otter does the version for high voice and Lemper does the version for low voice that, I suspect, is the way it was originally performed by Fraulein Lenya. One service done by comparing Lemper and von Otter's performance is to see how much closer Lemper is to the original spirit of the work than is von Otter. Weill's venue was not the opera stages of Berlin or Vienna, it was the popular stage, actually much closer to what we see in the movie `Cabaret' than what we see in `Amadeus'. I enjoy von Otter's rendition, but Lemper stirs my heart where von Otter does not. Lemper also seems to have the benefit of a much better cast of supporting voices on the two works on Volume 1.

All albums are done with the backing of the RIAS Berlin Sinfonietta, conducted by John Mauceri who seems to get just the right tone of sleaze out of his ensemble to match the tone of the composition and lyrics by Weill and his various librettists, especially Berthold Brecht.

Volume 2 showcases Lemper's ability to sing with equal facility and understanding in German (Songs from `Happy End'), French (Songs from `Marie Galante'), and English (Songs from `Lady in the Dark'). While my understanding of French is far weaker than my understanding of the German and the English, when I compare Ms. Lemper's French interpretations with the French of Ms. Von Otter, I definitely prefer Lemper's treatment. She may not quite match Edith Piaf, but I feel she has a cachet all her own.

Lemper is a vocalist in that great European femme fatale tradition of Lenya, Piaf, and Dietrich and certainly to my lights the leading interpreter today of Weill's songs plus works by other European composers for the musical and cabaret (See her album `City of Strangers'). Compared to even some of the greatest contemporary American female vocalists on the stage such as Streisand and Minelli, both Yanks have their strength, but they can't or don't try to achieve the same depth of feeling behind the European `Weltschmertz' you hear from Lemper and her forerunners. The closest may be Minelli's performance as Sally Bowles in `Cabaret', but even there, she can't seem to hide her American innocence.

Of the three albums, the first of the three, `Ute Lemper Sings Kurt Weill' may be the best introduction, as it includes two of Weill's best English songs, `I'm a Stranger Here Myself' and `Speak Low'. The third, `Ute Lemper Sings Kurt Weill Vol. 2' has two of Weill's most famous German songs outside of `Die Dreigroschenoper', `Bilbao-Song' and `Surabaya-Johnny'.

If you encounter this review and have never heard Ute Lemper, I strongly urge you to try one of these albums. If the German and French turns you off, try Lemper's recent album, `Punishing Kiss'.

Very highly recommended.

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Kurt Weill: Die Sieben Todsünden; Mahagonny Songspiel Manufacturer: Capriccio ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005YBFL Release Date: 1995-04-16

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Kurt Weill: Die Sieben Todsünden; Mahagonny Songspiel Manufacturer: Capriccio ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001WVS Release Date: 2002-11-25

Tracks:

1. Prologue: Andante Sostenuto - Doris Bierett
2. Sloth - Paresse: Allegro Vivace - Dieter Ellenbeck/Karl Markus/Carlos Feller/Malcolm Smith
3. Pride: Orgueil: Allegretto, Quais Andantino - Schneller Walzer - Doris Bierett/Dieter Ellenbeck/Karl Markus/Carlos Feller/Malcolm Smith
4. Anger: Molto Agitato - Doris Bierett/Dieter Ellenbeck/Karl Markus/Carlos Feller/Malcolm Smith
5. Gourmandise: Largo - Dieter Ellenbeck/Karl Markus/Carlos Feller/Malcolm Smith
6. Lust: Moderato - Doris Bierett/Dieter Ellenbeck/Karl Markus/Carlos Feller/Malcolm Smith
7. Avarice: Allegro Giusto - Dieter Ellenbeck/Karl Markus/Carlos Feller/Malcolm Smith
8. Envy: Allegro Non Troppo - Alla Marcia, Un Poco Tenuto - Doris Bierett
9. Epilogue: Andante Sostenuto - Doris Bierett
10. Part One: Prologue No.1: Allegro Non Troppo - Walter Raffeiner/Horst Hiestermann/Peter Nikolaus Kante/Hans Franzen
11. Part One: Prologue No 2: Moderato - Trudeliese Schmidt/Gabriele Ramm
12. Part Two: Life In Mahagonny: No. 3a: Vivace (Orch) - Walter Raffeiner/Horst Hiestermann/Peter Nikolaus Kante/Hans Franzen
13. Part Two: Life In Mahagonny: No. 4a: Vivace Assai (Orch): No. 4: Moderato Assai - Trudeliese Schmidt/Gabriele Ramm/Walter Raffeiner/Horst Hiestermann...
14. Part Two: Life In Mahagonny: No. 5: Sostenuto: Choral (Orch) - Trudeliese Schmidt/Gabriele Ramm/Walter Raffeiner/Horst Hiestermann...
15. Part Three: Finale: Revolution A Magagonny: No. 6: Largo - Trudeliese Schmidt/Gabriele Ramm/Walter Raffeiner/Horst Hiestermann...

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