Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny = the rise and fall of the city of Mahagonny / Kurt Weill ; Text, Bertolt Brecht.

Author/creator Weill, Kurt composer.
Format Audio (CD)
Publication[Frechen] : Capriccio, [1988]
Copyright Date℗1988
Description2 audio discs (approximately 141 min.) ; 4 3/4 in
Subjects
Operas.

Other author/creatorBrecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956, librettist.
Other author/creatorSilja, Anja, performer.
Other author/creatorSchlemm, Anny, performer.
Other author/creatorNeumann, Wolfgang, 1945- performer.
Other author/creatorLehrberger, Thomas, performer.
Other author/creatorMayer, Frederic, 1931-2013, performer.
Other author/creatorHirte, Klaus, performer.
Other author/creatorWolfrum, Paul, performer.
Other author/creatorFranzen, Hans, performer.
Other author/creatorLatham-Koenig, Jan, 1953- conductor.
Other author/creatorPro Musica Köln, performer.
Other author/creatorKölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, performer.
Variant title Rise and fall of the city of Mahagonny
Variant title Mahagonny
Physical medium4 3/4 in.
Contents Disc 1. Akt 1 = Act 1. "Halloh, wir müssen weiter" = "Hey, we gotta keep going!" (Begbick, Fatty, Moses) (7:49) -- Alabama-Song: Oh show us the way to the next whisky bar (Jenny, 6 Mädchen = girls) (5:06) -- "Wir wohnen in den Städten" = "We live in giant cities" (Fatty, Moses, Männerchor = male chorus) (5:06) -- "Auf nach Mahagonny" = "Off to Mahagonny!" (Jim, Jakob/Jack, Bill, Joe) (2:08) -- "Wenn man an einen fremden Strand kommt" = "When you're a stranger in the city" (Begbick, Jenny, Jim, Jakob/Jack, Bill, Joe, 6 Mädchen = girls) (8:11) -- "Ich habe gelernt, wenn ich einen Mann kennenlerne" = "I've lernt in my trade when you meet a man for the first time" (Jenny, Jim) (1:55) -- "Fatty und Moses!" = "Fatty and Moses!" (Begbick, Fatty, Moses) (5:14) -- "Jimmy, warum läufst du denn fort?" = "Jimmy, why are you running away?" (Jim, Jakob/Jack, Bill, Joe) (6:58) -- "Das ist die ewige Kunst" = "That's what I call 'Eternal Art'" (Begbick, Fatty, Moses, Jenny, Jim, Jakob/Jack, Bill, Joe, 6 Mädchen = girls, Männerchor = male chorus) (7:04) -- "O furchtbares Ereignis" = "How frightful! A disaster!" (Begbick, Fatty, Moses, Jenny, 6 Mädchen = girls, Männerchor = male chorus) (3:12) -- "Halter euch aufrecht!" = "Stand bravely, Brothers" (Begbick, Fatty, Moses, Jenny, Jim, Jakob/Jack, Bill, Joe, Männerchor = male chorus) (11:46) -- Akt 2 = Act 2. "Hurrikan bewegt sich mit 120 Stundenmeilen auf Atsena zu" = "Hurricane approaching Atsena at 120 miles per hour" (Chor = Chorus) (5:37).
Contents Disc 2. "Erstens, wergesst nicht, kommt das Fressen" = "First, don't forget to stuff your faces" (Jim, Jakob/Jack, Männerchor = male chorus) (5:06) -- "Zweitens kommt der Liebesakt!" = "Second comes the loving match!" (Begbick, Moses, Männerchor = male chorus) (7:07) -- "Wir, meine Herren, veranstalten hier ein grosses Preisboxen" = "This is the place, gents! The match of the week!" (Fatty, Moses, Jim, Bill, Joe, Chor = Chorus) (7:32) -- "Freunde, ich lade euch ein" = "Bottoms up friends! have one on me!" ; "Meine Herren, meine Mutter prägte auf mich einst ein schlimmes Wort" = "Gents, when I was young, my mother painted my future completely black" (Begbick, Fatty, Moses, Jenny, Jim, Bill, Chor = Chorus) (13:18) -- Akt 3 = Act 3. "Wenn der Himmel hell wird" = "When the sun turns brighter" (Jim) (6:01) -- "Haben alle Zuschauer Billette?" = "Ev'ryone step up and buy your tickets!" (Begbick, Fatty, Moses, Jenny, Jim, Bill, Tobby, Männerchor = male chorus) (10:49) -- "There is no money in this land!" (3:11) -- "Grüsse! Siehst du nich, dass du gegrüsst wirst?" = "Say hello! Can't you see they're saying hello to you?" (Moses, Jenny, Jim, Bill, Chor = Chorus) (4:53) -- "An einem grauen Vormittag" = "One morning when the sky was gray" (Begbick, Fatty, Moses, Jenny, Bill, Tobby, Chor = Chorus) (13:09).
General noteOpera.
General noteCompact discs.
General noteChronology in English and German by Josef Heinzelmann and libretto with English translation (113 pages : illustrations) included.
Performer Anja Silja, soprano ; Anny Schlemm, mezzo-soprano ; Wolfgang Neumann, Thomas Lehrberger, Frederic Mayer, tenors ; Klaus Hirte, Paul Wolfrum, baritones ; Hans Franzen, bass ; Pro Musica Vokalensemble ; Kölner Rundfunkorchester ; Jan Latham-König, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded June 1985, Saal 1, Funkhaus des WDR, Cologne.
LCCN 88753021
Standard identifier# 4006408101604
Publisher number10 160/61 Capriccio
Publisher number10 160--10 161 Capriccio

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