The Kurt Weill Album | Deutsche Grammophon 4865670

The Kurt Weill Album

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Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Cat No: 4865670

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 2nd August 2024

Contents

Artists

Katharine Mehrling (singer-actress)
Konzerthausorchester Berlin

Conductor

Joana Mallwitz

Works

Weill, Kurt

Die sieben Todsunden (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Symphony no.1 'Berliner Symphonie'
Symphony no.2 'Fantaisie symphonique'

Artists

Katharine Mehrling (singer-actress)
Konzerthausorchester Berlin

Conductor

Joana Mallwitz

About

With her Faustian ability to fathom the meaning behind every note on the page, Joana Mallwitz’s desire to establish a meaningful dialogue with her orchestra, and her determination to weave the finest individual performances into a seamless musical whole, she has earned a reputation as a truly exceptional conductor. Deutsche Grammophon is delighted to release her first album for the yellow label – The Kurt Weill Album. Mallwitz, the first woman ever to head a Berlin orchestra, combines Kurt Weill’s two symphonies, which the conductor calls “fantastic, exciting music firmly rooted in Berlin”. Also she has recorded Weill’s and Bertolt Brecht’s mordantly satirical Seven Deadly Sins, with singer-actress Katharine Mehrling and the Konzerthausorchester Berlin.

Reviews

Joana Mallwitz’s first recording for the yellow label is something of a triumph. The programme is generous and will hopefully entrench the Weill symphonies more firmly in the repertoire. ... Placed between the two abstract pieces, Die sieben Todsünden (‘The Seven Deadly Sins’) is brought off with comparable deftness and élan. ... This Weill collection, polished but never slick, merits the very strongest recommendation.  David Gutman (Recording of the Month)
Gramophone September 2024
Gramophone Editor's Choice Gramophone Award Winner

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