Die Dreigroschenoper: Berlin 1930 [Cast Recording]
Track Listings
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1. Ouvertüre und Moritat Von Mackie Messer
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2. Seeräuberjenny
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3. Kanonensong
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4. Liebeslied
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5. Barbara Song
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6. Erstes Dreigroschen-Finale
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7. Abschied
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8. Zuhälterbassatle
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9. Ballade Von Angenehmen Leben
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10. Eifersuchtsduett - Lotte Lenya, Theo Mackeben & his Jazz Orchestra
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11. Zweites Dreigroschen-Finale - Lotte Lenya, Theo Mackeben & his Jazz Orchestra
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12. Lied Von Der Unzulänglichkeit des Menschlichen Strebens
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13. Moritat und Schlusschoral - Marlene Dietrich
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14. Wie Man Sich Bettet - Curt Bois
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15. Alabama Song - Marlene Dietrich
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16. Nachtgespenst
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17. Peter - Lotte Lenya, Theo Mackeben & his Jazz Orchestra
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18. Guck Doch Nicht Immer Nach Dem Tangogeiger Hin
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19. Jonny
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20. Vom Seemann Kuttel Daddeldu
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Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Performed in 1930 by the cast and orchestra of the 1928 Berlin premiere (except for Willi Trenk-Trebitsch, the Mackie of the 1929 Prague premiere), this extraordinary recording must be the last word in genuine, unvarnished "authenticity." Even the remastered sound is amazingly good and life-like. The half-spoken, half-sung delivery captures the biting sarcasm of Brecht's text as well as the abrasive bitterness and sinuous lyricism of Weill's melodies, underlined by the punchy, swinging rhythms and indigenously jazzy sound of the orchestra. The result is an uncanny evocation of a historical period and its atmosphere. One can smell the smoky nightclub air, see the garish colors, and feel the unbridled sensuousness. This "abridged" version offers 13 familiar numbers, with most strophic repeats omitted, but includes alternate versions of several songs--four in French, two sung by Brecht himself. There are also two songs from Mahagonny, a long "scene" by Wilhelm Grosz, and two songs each by Rudolf Nelson and Friedrich Hollaender (who wrote the music for the film "The Blue Angel), two of them sung by Marlene Dietrich with her inimitable lascivious sensuality. --Edith Eisler
Die Dreigroschenoper: Berlin 1930, Music, Wilhelm Grosz, Friedrich Hollaender, Rudolf Nelson, Kurt Weill, Theo Mackeben, Lewis Ruth Band, Lotte Lenya & The Three Admirals, Peter Kreuder & his Orchestra, Theo Mackeben & His Orchestra, Theo Mackeben and His Ultraphon Jazz Orchestra, Rudolf Nelson, Albert Prejean, Bertolt Brecht, Carola Neher, Curt Bois, Erich Ponto, Erika Helmke, Jacques Henley, Kurt Gerron, Lotte Lenya, Margo Lion, Marlene Dietrich, Willi Trenk-Trebitsch, 20th/21st Century Music for Voice and Keyboard, Classical, Classical Music, German/Austrian 20th/21st Century Opera, Opera, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio, Opera/Operetta, Solo Voice(s) and Orchestra, Vocal
Average customer rating:
- Wonderful original recording, plenty extras.
- This one is really fine.
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Die Dreigroschenoper: Berlin 1930
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- The Threepenny Opera (1954 New York Cast) (Blitzstein Adaptation)
- The Collector's The Threepenny Opera
- Lotte Lenya sings Kurt Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins & Berlin Theatre Songs
- Weill: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
- The Threepenny Opera
ASIN: B00005Y34P
Release Date: 2003-02-18 |
Tracks:
- Ouvertd Moritat Von Mackie Messer
- Seererjenny
- Kanonensong [Cannon Song]
- Liebeslied
- Barbara Song
- Erstes Dreigroschen-Finale
- Abschied
- Zuherbassatle
- Ballade Von Angenehmen Leben
- Eifersuchtsduett - Lotte Lenya, Theo Mackeben & his Jazz Orchestra
- Zweites Dreigroschen-Finale - Lotte Lenya, Theo Mackeben & his Jazz Orchestra
- Lied Von Der Unzullichkeit des Menschlichen Strebens
- Moritat und Schlusschoral - Marlene Dietrich
- Wie Man Sich Bettet - Curt Bois
- Alabama Song - Marlene Dietrich
- Nachtgespenst
- Peter - Lotte Lenya, Theo Mackeben & his Jazz Orchestra
- Guck Doch Nicht Immer Nach Dem Tangogeiger Hin
- Jonny
- Vom Seemann Kuttel Daddeldu
- Chant des Canons
- Chant d'Amour
- Tangoballade
- Ballade de la Vie Agrle
- Die Seererjenny
- Barbara Song
- Die Moritat Von Mackie-Messer
- Lied Von Der Unzullichkeit des Menschlichen Strebens
- Alabama Song [Alternate Take]
Amazon.com
Performed in 1930 by the cast and orchestra of the 1928 Berlin premiere (except for Willi Trenk-Trebitsch, the Mackie of the 1929 Prague premiere), this extraordinary recording must be the last word in genuine, unvarnished "authenticity." Even the remastered sound is amazingly good and life-like. The half-spoken, half-sung delivery captures the biting sarcasm of Brecht's text as well as the abrasive bitterness and sinuous lyricism of Weill's melodies, underlined by the punchy, swinging rhythms and indigenously jazzy sound of the orchestra. The result is an uncanny evocation of a historical period and its atmosphere. One can smell the smoky nightclub air, see the garish colors, and feel the unbridled sensuousness. This "abridged" version offers 13 familiar numbers, with most strophic repeats omitted, but includes alternate versions of several songs--four in French, two sung by Brecht himself. There are also two songs from Mahagonny, a long "scene" by Wilhelm Grosz, and two songs each by Rudolf Nelson and Friedrich Hollaender (who wrote the music for the film "The Blue Angel), two of them sung by Marlene Dietrich with her inimitable lascivious sensuality. --Edith Eisler
Customer Reviews:
Wonderful original recording, plenty extras. .......2006-09-11
In quick summary:
- If you're at all familiar with the Dreigroschenoper and all its incarnations, be sure to buy this album. It's the closest you could get to an 'original'.
- If you're completely new to the Threepenny story, I would recommend starting with the 1999 Nina Hagen concert version instead. It's got all the songs left out here, better recording quality, and a more modern approach to the music.
This is not a complete collection of original cast Dreigroschen songs. Rather, it's a selection of the best tracks from the play, often censored and cut short (in all the usual ways), and filled up with seemingly random extras in the genre.
The performers are all quite brilliant, and it's refreshing to hear a 3P without all the screaming and biting from recent versions. Though the songs are by no means slow, they're much more relaxed, more saccharine I would say, than what they've later evolved into. I love both type interpretations, but I often prefer this one.
One very nice bonus is the inclusion of a handful Threepenny songs in French. Otherwise pretty hard to come by. Also, the famous final lines of the movie version (Moritat reprise) are present, which I've only seen in one other recording (the 1981, also led by Miss Lotte Lenya). All in all, an essential CD for Brecht/Weill fans.
This one is really fine. .......2006-03-03
I've been a three-penny freak ever since I was a hanger-on at a Stanford production 40 years ago directed by a Brecht associate from Berlin. It's wonderful to get the authentic original cast records. I really like the added Berlin Chansons, too. "Don't Goggle at that Tango Dancer, Keep Your Eyes on the Guy You Came with!" Or Marlene Dietrich, with "Jonny, When it's Your Birthday, I'll Be Your Guest for a Night."
Average customer rating:
- It's Carola Neher - not Lotte Lenya
- I Love Threepenny.
- An Excellent Document
- Bone chilling excerpts from the original 1930 Berlin cast
- Disappointing - these are abbreviated versions of the songs
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Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera); Berlin 1930
Manufacturer: Teldec
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
All Works by Weill
| Weill, Kurt
| ( W )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Chamber Music
| Forms & Genres
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General Modern
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Vocal & Song
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Modern & 20th Century
| Historical Periods
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
German
| Languages
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Operettas
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
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- The Collector's The Threepenny Opera
- The Threepenny Opera (1954 New York Cast) (Blitzstein Adaptation)
- Threepenny Opera
- Lotte Lenya sings Kurt Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins & Berlin Theatre Songs
ASIN: B000000S88
Release Date: 1991-06-25 |
Tracks:
- Aus der Dreigroschenoper: Overture und Moritat von Mackie Messer
- Aus der Dreigroschenoper: Seerauberjenny
- Aus der Dreigroschenoper: Kanonensong
- Aus der Dreigroschenoper: Liebeslied
- Aus der Dreigroschenoper: Barbara Song
- Aus der Dreigroschenoper: Erstes Dreigroschen-finale
- Aus der Dreigroschenoper: Abschied
- Aus der Dreigroschenoper: Zuhalterballade
- Ballade vom angenehmen Leben
- Eifersuchtsduett
- Aus der Dreigroschenoper: Zweites Dreigroschen-Finale
- Aus der Dreigroschenoper: Leiben von der Unzulanglichkeit ds menschlichen Strebens
- Aus der Dreigroschenoper: Moritat und Schlusschoral
- Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny: Wie man sie bettet
- Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny: Alabama Song
- Das Nachtgespenst
- Peter
- Gluck doch nicht immer dem Tangogeiger hin
- Jonny
- Vom Seeman Kuttel Daddeldu
- L' Opera de quat' sous: Chant des Canons
- L' Opera de quat' sous: Chant d'amout
- L' Opera de quat' sous: Tangobaliade
- L' Opera de quat' sous: Ballade de la vie agreable
Customer Reviews:
It's Carola Neher - not Lotte Lenya.......2003-07-09
Just to clear something up, from hearing the samples on this site I'm almost positive that the female voice on this CD is Carola Neher (who played Polly in the original cast), not Lotte Lenya. In my opinion Neher was a much more pleasant singer than Lenya. Sad to say, she'd end up in a Stalinist Death Camp a few years later after fleeing from the Nazis to the USSR. The digital remastering seems to be nice, again judging from the samples (my grandmother had the original record and it was very noisy and not clear at all.) This is pretty much all that is left of pre-Third Reich German recordings, of course life recording during an actual performance was totally out of the question back than.
I Love Threepenny........2002-07-10
I've loved the "Three Penny Opera" since I was associated with a production in college. This is a fine CD of the original Berlin cast.
Also, there are some French versions, some sung by Brecht, and some other Berlin songs of the day by Kurt Gerron, Marlene Dietrich, et al.
An Excellent Document.......2001-05-18
The review the complains of the abbreviated versions of the songs that are included on this CD, and that some of the songs are missing, misses the point. The Barbara song, which is mentioned by name, was set up by the Moritatssaenger in a way which makes it clear that the song was also truncated on the original 78 release from 1930...
Listen to this for what it's worth: it's great documentary, and includes two Mahoganny songs, some songs by Hollaender, etc...(also, check out the 1999 release of the Threepenny Opera on BMG, with Nina Hagen as Frau Peachum...)
Bone chilling excerpts from the original 1930 Berlin cast.......2000-06-11
This CD features Lotte Lenya with Mackeben conducting the original German cast of 1930. It has excerpts of the show only, but it's a fascinating glimpse into the original feeling of Kurt Weill's best known work. Lenya is bright and coldly perky. The sound is strctly old fashioned mono.
Disappointing - these are abbreviated versions of the songs.......1999-10-19
As far as the record goes, the performances are wonderful. But -- there are many songs missing from the Three Penny Opera, and those that are included are sometimes presented in an abbreviated form. For instance, Barbara Song only has the last verse -- missing the wonderful wordplay and contrast with the earlier two verses.
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