Kurt Weill
1900 - 1950
Germany / United States of America
Kurt Julian [Kurt] Weill (02/03/1900 - 03/04/1950), a German composer, born in Desau, American citizen from 1943. He was a pupil of Humperdinck, Busoni and Jarnach in Berlin.
Das Berliner Requiem
Period: | Expressionism |
Composed in: | 1928 |
Musical form: | cantata |
Text/libretto: | Bertold Brecht |
Duration: | 18'14'' |
Label(s): | BIS- CD-733 |
| HMC 901422 |
| DG - 4594422 (2CD) |
| Glossa GCDSA 922207 |
Das Berliner Requiem contains:
01. Grosser Dankchoral (2'55)
02. Ballade vom Ertrunkenen Madchen (2'25)
03. Epitaph - Marterl: 'Hier Ruht Die Jungfrau' (1'40)
04. Erster Bericht Uber Den Unbekannten Soldaten Unter Dem Triumphbogen... (4'09)
05. Zweiter Bericht Uber Den Unbekannten Soldaten Unter Dem Triumphbogen... (5'24)
06. Grosser Dankchoral (3'04)
Source: | booklet of cd Glossa GCDSA 922207 |
♫ 01. Grosser Dankchoral
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♫ 02. Ballade vom Ertrunkenen Madchen
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♫ 03. Epitaph - Marterl: 'Hier Ruht Die Jungfrau'
© Glossa GCDSA 922207
♫ 04. Erster Bericht Uber Den Unbekannten Soldaten Unter Dem Triumphbogen...
© Glossa GCDSA 922207
♫ 05. Zweiter Bericht Uber Den Unbekannten Soldaten Unter Dem Triumphbogen...
© Glossa GCDSA 922207
♫ 06. Grosser Dankchoral
© Glossa GCDSA 922207
The radio cantata Das Berliner Requiem (The Berlin Requiem) was written for wind ensemble, guitar, banjo, percussion, sung either by three soloists or two soloists (tenor and bass) and male chorus. Lyrics by Bertold Brecht (1898 - 1956).
Source: | www.econcertband.com/band/weill.html |
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B. Brecht
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