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Kurt Julian Weill

1900 - 1950

Germany / United States of America

K.J. Weill

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.

Source:

http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/weill.html

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
© Glossa GCDSA 922207

♫ 02. Ballade vom Ertrunkenen Madchen
© Glossa GCDSA 922207

♫ 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

B. Brecht
(text)

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