Kurt Weill (1900-1950)
Last updated: 30.11.25
According to the Internet source given below, Kurt Julian Weill was a German 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. He also wrote several works for the concert hall.
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Kurt Weill | Biography by wikipedia.org. | |
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Kurt Weill Foundation | The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music | |
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DAHR: Kurt Weill | List of 47 historic recordings from 1931 to 1950. |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Chante des canons (1933) | K. Weill | Marianne Oswald | Columbia: WL4117 |
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Complainte de Mackie (1931) | K. Weill | Marie-Louise Damien | Columbia: WL3184 |
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Down in the Valley - Part 1 (1950) | K. Weill | William McGraw Kenneth Smith |
Victor: E0RC-0082 |
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Down in the Valley - Part 2 (1950) | K. Weill | Marion Bell William McGraw Kenneth Smith |
Victor: E0RC-0083 |
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Down in the Valley - Part 3 (1950) | K. Weill | Marion Bell William McGraw |
Victor: E0RC-0084 |
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Down in the Valley - Part 4 (1950) | K. Weill | Marion Bell | Victor: E0RC-0085 |
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Down in the Valley - Part 5 (1950) | K. Weill | Marion Bell Ray Jacquemot Kenneth Smith |
Victor: E0RC-0086 |
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Down in the Valley - Part 6 concluded (1950) | K. Weill | Marion Bell William McGraw Kenneth Smith |
Victor: E0RC-0087 |
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Glamour Music (1941) | K. Weill | Gertrude Lawrence | Victor: BS-060684 |
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Jenny (1941) | K. Weill | Mary Ann Mercer | Victor: BS-058897 |
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La fiancé du Pirate (1932) | K. Weill | Lys Gauty | Columbia: WL3680 |
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My Ship (1941) | K. Weill | Betty Bradley | Victor: BS-060615 |
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Surabaya-Johnny (1933) | K. Weill | Marianne Oswald | Columbia: WL4120 |
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This Is New (1941) | K. Weill | Mary Ann Mercer | Victor: BS-058895 |
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To Love You and to Lose You (1937) | K. Weill | Howard Barrie | Victor: BS-03886 |
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You Have to Do What You Have to Do (1945) | K. Weill | Thomas L. Thomas | Victor: D5RC-0913 |
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⇑You're Far Too Near Me (1945) | K. Weill | Dorothy Kirsten Thomas L. Thomas |
Victor: D5RC-0911 |
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Various Artists | Die Dreigroschenoper |        |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Das Lied der Seeräuber-Jenny (1928) | K. Weill (w&m) | Score, Voice | Michael Bednarek | |
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Mack the Knife (1928) | K. Weill (music) Mark Blitzstein (words) Bert Brecht (words) Bobby Darin (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer |  |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 83 works by Kurt Weill (1900-1950).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Das Lied der Seeräuber-Jenny (w&m) | 1928 | Hildegard Knef (perf.) |  |
| Mack the Knife | 1928 | Mark Blitzstein (words) Bert Brecht (words) Louis Armstrong (perf.) Bobby Darin (perf.) |
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| Polly's Song | 1928 | Ute Lempe (perf.) | |
| Bilbao Song, The | 1929 | Bert Brecht (words) Johnny Mercer (words) Andy Williams (perf.) |
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| Song of the Brown Islands | 1929 | Lion Feuchtwanger (words) | |
| Complainte de Mackie | 1931 | André Mauprey (words) Marie-Louise Damien (perf.) |
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| La fiancé du Pirate | 1932 | André Mauprey (words) Lys Gauty (perf.) |
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| Chante des canons | 1933 | Marianne Oswald (perf.) | |
| Surabaya-Johnny | 1933 | Marianne Oswald (perf.) | |
| Two Hearts | 1935 | Desmond Carter (words) | |
| Mon Ami, My Friend | 1936 | Paul Green (words) | |
| ⇑ Oh the Rio Grande | 1936 | Paul Green (words) | |
| Oh, Heart of Love | 1936 | Paul Green (words) | |
| To Love You and to Lose You | 1937 | Edward Heyman (words) Howard Barrie (perf.) |
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| Genius of Kurt Weill | 1938 | |
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| It Never Was You | 1938 | Maxwell Anderson (words) | |
| Knickerbocker Holiday | 1938 | Maxwell Anderson (words) | |
| Knickerbocker Holiday - Vocal Gems | 1938 | Maxwell Anderson (words) | |
| Knickerbocker Holiday Volume II | 1938 | Maxwell Anderson (words) | |
| September Song | 1938 | Maxwell Anderson (words) Walter Huston (perf.) |
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| There's Nowhere to Go But Up | 1938 | Maxwell Anderson (words) | |
| Will You Remember Me? | 1938 | Maxwell Anderson (words) | |
| Mile After Mile | 1939 | Charles Alan (words) Buddy Bernier (words) |
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| Girl of the Moment | 1941 | Ira Gershwin (words) | |
| Glamour Music | 1941 | Ira Gershwin (words) Gertrude Lawrence (perf.) |
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| Jenny | 1941 | Ira Gershwin (words) Gertrude Lawrence (perf.) Mary Ann Mercer (perf.) |
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| My Ship | 1941 | Ira Gershwin (words) Betty Bradley (perf.) Gertrude Lawrence (perf.) |
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| One Life to Live | 1941 | Ira Gershwin (words) Gertrude Lawrence (perf.) |
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| Princess of Pure Delight, The | 1941 | Ira Gershwin (words) | |
| This Is New | 1941 | Ira Gershwin (words) Gertrude Lawrence (perf.) Mary Ann Mercer (perf.) |
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| Tschaikowsky | 1941 | Ira Gershwin (words) | |
| ⇑ Song of the Free, The | 1942 | Archibald Macleish (words) | |
| Foolish Heart | 1943 | Ogden Nash (words) | |
| Speak Low | 1943 | Ogden Nash (words) Kenny Baker (perf.) John Boles (perf.) Teddy Hart (perf.) Paula Laurence (perf.) Mary Martin (perf.) |
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| That's Him | 1943 | Ogden Nash (words) | |
| Trouble With Women, The | 1943 | Ogden Nash (words) Kenny Baker (perf.) John Boles (perf.) Teddy Hart (perf.) Paula Laurence (perf.) Mary Martin (perf.) |
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| Westwind | 1943 | Ogden Nash (words) Kenny Baker (perf.) John Boles (perf.) Teddy Hart (perf.) Paula Laurence (perf.) Mary Martin (perf.) |
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| If Love Remains | 1944 | Ira Gershwin (words) | |
| All at Once | 1945 | Ira Gershwin (words) June Haver (perf.) Joan Leslie (perf.) Fred MacMurray (perf.) |
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| How Wonderfully Fortunate | 1945 | Ira Gershwin (words) |
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| Life, Love and Laughter | 1945 | Ira Gershwin (words) | |
| Sing Me Not a Ballad | 1945 | Ira Gershwin (words) | |
| You Have to Do What You Have to Do | 1945 | Ira Gershwin (words) Thomas L. Thomas (perf.) |
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| You're Far Too Near Me | 1945 | Ira Gershwin (words) Dorothy Kirsten (perf.) Thomas L. Thomas (perf.) |
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| Lonely House | 1946 | Langston Hugh (words) | |
| Nina, the Pinta, the Santa Maria, The | 1946 | Ira Gershwin (words) | Pub. |
| What Good Would the Moon Be? | 1946 | Pub. | |
| Boy Like You, A | 1947 | Langston Hughes (words) | Pub. |
| Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed | 1947 | Langston Hughes (words) | Pub. |
| We'll Go Away Together | 1947 | Langston Hughes (words) | Pub. |
| Economics | 1948 | Alan Jay Lerner (words) | |
| ⇑ Green-Up Time | 1948 | Alan Jay Lerner (words) | |
| Here I'll Stay | 1948 | Alan Jay Lerner (words) | Pub. |
| Is It Him or Is It Me | 1948 | Alan Jay Lerner (words) | |
| Locker Room | 1948 | Alan Jay Lerner (words) | |
| Love Song | 1948 | Alan Jay Lerner (words) | |
| Mr. Right | 1948 | Alan Jay Lerner (words) | |
| My Heart Is Showing | 1948 | Ann Ronell (words) | |
| My Week | 1948 | Ann Ronell (words) | |
| Susan's Dream | 1948 | Alan Jay Lerner (words) |
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| This Is the Life | 1948 | Alan Jay Lerner (words) | |
| Big Mole | 1949 | Maxwell Anderson (words) Andy Williams (perf.) |
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| Little Gray House, The | 1949 | Maxwell Anderson (words) | |
| Lost in the Stars | 1949 | Maxwell Anderson (words) | |
| Stay Well | 1949 | Maxwell Anderson (words) | |
| Thousands of Miles | 1949 | Maxwell Anderson (words) | |
| Trouble Man | 1949 | Maxwell Anderson (words) | |
| Who'll Buy? | 1949 | Maxwell Anderson (words) | |
| Down in the Valley - Part 1 | 1950 | Arnold Sundgaard (words) William McGraw (perf.) Kenneth Smith (perf.) |
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| Down in the Valley - Part 2 | 1950 | Arnold Sundgaard (words) Marion Bell (perf.) William McGraw (perf.) Kenneth Smith (perf.) |
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| Down in the Valley - Part 3 | 1950 | Arnold Sundgaard (words) Marion Bell (perf.) William McGraw (perf.) |
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| ⇑ Down in the Valley - Part 4 | 1950 | Arnold Sundgaard (words) Marion Bell (perf.) |
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| Down in the Valley - Part 5 | 1950 | Arnold Sundgaard (words) Marion Bell (perf.) Ray Jacquemot (perf.) Kenneth Smith (perf.) |
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| Down in the Valley - Part 6 concluded | 1950 | Arnold Sundgaard (words) Marion Bell (perf.) William McGraw (perf.) Kenneth Smith (perf.) |
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| Apple Jack | 1952 | Maxwell Anderson (words) | |
| Catfish Song, The | 1952 | Maxwell Anderson (words) | |
| Come In, Mornin' | 1952 | Maxwell Anderson (words) | |
| River Chanty | 1952 | Maxwell Anderson (words) | |
| This Time Next Year | 1952 | Maxwell Anderson (words) | |
| Song of the Rhineland | 1953 | Ira Gershwin (words) |
| Composer | Title | Performer |
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K. Weill | Polly's Song (1:39) | Ute Lempe |
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K. Weill | Seeraüberin Jenny (3:49) | Hildegard Knef |