Kurt Julian Weill (* 2. März 1900 in Dessau; † 3. April 1950 in New York City, New York) war ein deutscher Komponist, der aus einer jüdischen Familie stammte, 1933 nach der Machtübernahme durch den Nationalsozialismus auswanderte und, nachdem er 1935 in die Vereinigten Staaten emigriert war, deren Staatsbürgerschaft annahm. Er bezeichnete sich danach als amerikanischen Komponisten.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_WeillKurt Weill - Die Dreigroschenoper
https://youtu.be/TF_jtz0kP9sDie Dreigroschenoper (G.W.Papst 1931)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUgkrlL8GkEDie Dreigroschenoper
Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German 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. He also wrote several works for the concert hall. He became a United States citizen on August 27, 1943.
Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) 1927
René Kollo, Mario Adorf, Helga Dernesch, Ute Lemper, Milva, Wolfgang Reichmann, Susanne Tremper, Rolf Boysen & RIAS Sinfonietta Berlin conducted by John Mauceri (1990)
https://youtu.be/dvCSuWN4eZcThreepenny Opera 1954, (Complete) Lotte Lenya, Bea Arthur, Scott Merrill
Theater de Lys New York, off Broadway.
https://youtu.be/UnnkS74kGx4Kurt Weill - Symphonie Nr. 1 (1921)
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Antony Beaumont
https://youtu.be/Goy5xtOhrycKurt Weill Symphony N° 2 (1933)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCy0bfDwyt4Kurt Weill / Berthold Brecht - Die sieben Todsünden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ7tK-EErHo