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Kurt Julian Weill 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 wrote his best-known work, The Threepenny Opera, which includes 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 fled Nazi Germany in 1933, arriving in the United States two years later. Settling in New York, he made a substantial contribution to American musical theater through works such as Lady in the Dark and Street Scene.
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Tango Ballad
The Threepenny Opera (Original Off Broadway Cast Recording)
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Wie lange noch?
Weill, K.: Songs (Lenya, Weill) (1928-1944)
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American Song Suite : Weill: American Song Suite: I. September Song (Version for Violin and Chamber Orchestra)
Weill: American Song Suite: I. September Song (Version for Violin and Chamber Orchestra)
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Die Dreigroschenoper : Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper - Liebeslied
Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper
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Die Dreigroschenoper : Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper - Barbarasong
Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper
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Die Dreigroschenoper : Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper - Zuhälterballade
Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper
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Die Dreigroschenoper : Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper - Eifersuchtsduett
Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper
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Die Dreigroschenoper : Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper - Lied von der Unzulänglichkeit menschlischen Strebens
Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper
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Die Dreigroschenoper : Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper - Ballade vom angenehmen Leben
Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper
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Die Dreigroschenoper : Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper - Salomonsong
Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper
