Kurt Weill
Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German-born American composer active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht. With Brecht, he developed productions such as his best-known work, The Threepenny Opera, which included the ballad "Mack the Knife". Weill held the ideal of writing music that served a socially useful purpose, Gebrauchsmusik. He also wrote several works for the concert hall and a number of works on Jewish themes. He became a United States citizen on August 27, 1943. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 2, 1900 (Dessau), Died April 3, 1950 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 35 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-03886 | 10-in. | 1/5/1937 | To love you and to lose you | Howard Barrie ; Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | PBS-055268 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | Jenny | Sara Horn ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | PBS-055272 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | This is new | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-058895 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | This is new | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-058897 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | Jenny | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BS-060461 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | My ship | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Arthur Wright | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-060615 | 10-in. | 2/4/1941 | My ship | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Betty Bradley | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-060679 | 10-in. | 2/23/1941 | This is new | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-060680 | 10-in. | 2/23/1941 | One life to live | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-060681 | 10-in. | 2/23/1941 | The princess of pure delight | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-060682 | 10-in. | 2/23/1941 | My ship | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-060683 | 10-in. | 2/23/1941 | Jenny | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-060684 | 10-in. | 2/23/1941 | Glamour music | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D5VB-0749 | 10-in. | 5/8/1945 | All at once | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | D5VB-1045 | 10-in. | 4/5/1945 | September song | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D6VB-2646 | 10-in. | 8/12/1946 | September song | Dardanelle Trio | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-0439 | 10-in. | 1/28/1947 | Moon-faced and starry-eyed | Murray Arnold ; Freddy Martin Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-0440 | 10-in. | 1/28/1947 | What good would the moon be? | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Stuart Wade | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-0544 | 10-in. | 5/15/1947 | September song | Delta Rhythm Boys | Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-1201 | 10-in. | 6/25/1947 | September song | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Your Sunday Serenade Sweetheart | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-2872 | 10-in. | 12/21/1947 | Here I'll stay | Don Cornell ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-2873 | 10-in. | 12/21/1947 | Green-up time | Kaydets ; Laura Leslie ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Female vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band | composer | |
Decca | 76238 | 4/25/1950 | Down in the valley (Story with songs), part 1 | Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson | composer | |||
Decca | 76239 | 4/25/1950 | Down in the valley (Story with songs), part 2 | Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson | composer | |||
Decca | 76240 | 4/25/1950 | Down in the valley (Story with songs), part 3 | Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Weill, Kurt," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101959.
Weill, Kurt. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101959.
"Weill, Kurt." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50022735
Wikidata: Kurt Weill - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q55004
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/76501825
MusicBrainz: Kurt Weill - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0e738f68-783c-4a6a-80ae-4f7500861060
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