Kurt Weill

Kurt Weill

Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) 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 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, Gebrauchsmusik. He also wrote several works for the concert hall and a number of works on Jewish themes. He became a United States citizen on August 27, 1943.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 2, 1900 (Dessau), Died April 3, 1950 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-03886	10-in.	1/5/1937	To love you and to lose you	Howard Barrie ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBS-055268	10-in.	2/3/1941	Jenny	Sara Horn ; Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBS-055272	10-in.	2/3/1941	This is new	Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-058895	10-in.	1/20/1941	This is new	Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-058897	10-in.	1/20/1941	Jenny	Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-060461	10-in.	2/3/1941	My ship	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Arthur Wright	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-060615	10-in.	2/4/1941	My ship	Bob Chester Orchestra ; Betty Bradley	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-060679	10-in.	2/23/1941	This is new	Gertrude Lawrence	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BS-060680	10-in.	2/23/1941	One life to live	Gertrude Lawrence	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-060681	10-in.	2/23/1941	The princess of pure delight	Gertrude Lawrence	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BS-060682	10-in.	2/23/1941	My ship	Gertrude Lawrence	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-060683	10-in.	2/23/1941	Jenny	Gertrude Lawrence	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-060684	10-in.	2/23/1941	Glamour music	Gertrude Lawrence	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D5VB-0749	10-in.	5/8/1945	All at once	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	D5VB-1045	10-in.	4/5/1945	September song	Artie Shaw Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D6VB-2646	10-in.	8/12/1946	September song	Dardanelle Trio	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	composer
Victor	D7VB-0439	10-in.	1/28/1947	Moon-faced and starry-eyed	Murray Arnold ; Freddy Martin Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	D7VB-0440	10-in.	1/28/1947	What good would the moon be?	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Stuart Wade	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	D7VB-0544	10-in.	5/15/1947	September song	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D7VB-1201	10-in.	6/25/1947	September song	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Your Sunday Serenade Sweetheart	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D7VB-2872	10-in.	12/21/1947	Here I'll stay	Don Cornell ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D7VB-2873	10-in.	12/21/1947	Green-up time	Kaydets ; Laura Leslie ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Female vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band	composer
Decca	76238		4/25/1950	Down in the valley (Story with songs), part 1	Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson		composer
Decca	76239		4/25/1950	Down in the valley (Story with songs), part 2	Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson		composer
Decca	76240		4/25/1950	Down in the valley (Story with songs), part 3	Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson		composer
Decca	76241		4/25/1950	Down in the valley (Story with songs), part 4	Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson		composer
Decca	76242		4/25/1950	Down in the valley (Story with songs), part 5	Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson		composer
Decca	76243		4/25/1950	Down in the valley (Story with songs), part 6	Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson		composer
Decca	76244		4/25/1950	Down in the valley (Story with songs), part 7	Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson		composer
Decca	76245		4/25/1950	Down in the valley (Story with songs), part 8	Alfred Drake ; Jane Wilson		composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL3184	10-in.	6/10/1931	Complainte de Mackie	Pierre Chagnon ; Damia	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL3680	10-in.	4/15/1932	La fiancé du Pirate	Pierre Chagnon ; Lys Gauty	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL3681	10-in.	4/15/1932	Chant de Barbara	Pierre Chagnon ; Lys Gauty	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL4117	10-in.	1/11/1933	Chante des canons	Pierre Chagnon ; Marianne Oswald	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL4120	10-in.	1/11/1933	Surabaya-Johnny	Pierre Chagnon ; Marianne Oswald	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Weill, Kurt," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101959.

Weill, Kurt. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101959.

"Weill, Kurt." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.