Research Catalog

Title

Mack the Knife [sound recording].

Author

Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950.

Publication

New York : CBS, p1989.

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Additional Authors

• Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
• Blitzstein, Marc.
• Seltzer, Dov.
• Julia, Raul.
• Harris, Richard, 1930-2002.
• Daltrey, Roger.
• Walters, Julie.
• Robertson, Rachel.
• Nighy, Bill, 1949-
• Donovan, Erin.
• Woodnut, John.
• Migenes-Johnson, Julia.

Description

1 sound disc (64 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform Title

• Dreigroschenoper. Selections
• Mack the knife (Motion picture)

Alternative Title

Dreigroschenoper.

Subjects

• Motion picture music
• Operas

Note

• Original soundtrack recording from the film based on the opera by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht ; English lyrics by Marc Blitzstein
• Compact disc.
• Program notes (7 p. : ports.) inserted.

Performer (note)

• Raul Julia (MacHeath) ; Richard Harris (Mr. Peachum) ; Julia Migenes (Jenny) ; Roger Daltrey (Street Singer) ; Julie Walters (Mrs. Peachum) ; Rachel Robertson (Polly) ; Bill Nighy (Tiger Brown) ; Erin Donovan (Lucy) ; John Woodnut (Reverend Kimball) ; with supporting cast.

Contents

Mack the Knife (4:48) -- Peachum's morning chorale : morning anthem (0:44) -- I prefer duet (1:44) -- Wedding song (1:03) -- Army song (2:37) -- Love song (2:09) -- The perpendicular song : Barbara song (3:32) -- Sexual dependency (1:55) -- The uncertainty of human condition : first threepenny finale : the world is mean (3:39) -- Polly's song (3:28) -- Pirate Jenny (4:59) -- Memories tango ballad : tango ballad (5:19) -- Ballad of pleasant living : ballad of the easy life (2:07) -- Jealousy duet (2:40) -- Ballad about what keeps a man alive : second threepenny finale : how to survive -- Mack the Knife overture/chase / music: K. Weill ; sequence arranged by Dov Seltzer based on the original (3:32) -- You'd better use your head (2:51) -- Call from the grave (0:54) -- Solomon song (3:09) -- Death message (2:13) -- The riding messenger : third threepenny finale : the mounted messenger (4:18) -- Mack the Knife reprise (0:54).

Call Number

*LDC 2687 (F)

OCLC

• 21881615
• NYPG92-R645

Author

Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950.

Title

Mack the Knife [sound recording].

Imprint

New York : CBS, p1989.

Cast

Raul Julia (MacHeath) ; Richard Harris (Mr. Peachum) ; Julia Migenes (Jenny) ; Roger Daltrey (Street Singer) ; Julie Walters (Mrs. Peachum) ; Rachel Robertson (Polly) ; Bill Nighy (Tiger Brown) ; Erin Donovan (Lucy) ; John Woodnut (Reverend Kimball) ; with supporting cast.

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Added Author

Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.

Blitzstein, Marc.

Seltzer, Dov. Arranger

Julia, Raul. Performer

Harris, Richard, 1930-2002. Performer

Daltrey, Roger. Performer

Walters, Julie. Performer

Robertson, Rachel. Performer

Nighy, Bill, 1949- Performer

Donovan, Erin. Performer

Woodnut, John. Performer

Migenes-Johnson, Julia. Performer

Added Title

Mack the knife (Motion picture)

Publisher No.

MK 45630 CBS

Research Call Number

*LDC 2687 (F) Program notes on file.