Weill, Kurt - Mahagonny Ein Songspiel

Catalogue No: KWE1003
a scenic cantata

Arrangementscenic cantata
Product FormatSheet Music
Edition TypeScore & Critical Commentary
ComposerWeill, Kurt
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ISMN9790600024872 (M600024872)
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There is no dialogue or character development. The songs, considered in order, tell a skeletal story similar to that of the opera Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny. As renowned Weill scholar David Drew writes, "The fleshpots of Mahagonny attract many visitors, but prove disappointing and expensive; God orders the inhabitants to hell, but they revolt, claiming they are there already" (Kurt Weill: A Handbook (U. of California Press, 1987), p. 171).

Contents

  1. I. Mahagonny-Song: ("Auf nach Mahagonny")Alabama-Song ("Oh, show us the way to the next whisky-bar")II. Mahagonny-Song ("Wer in Mahagonny blieb")Benares-Song ("There is no whisky in this town")III. Mahagonny-Song ("An einem grauen Vormittag")Finale ("Aber dieses ganze Mahagonny")
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KWE1003