Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German-born American 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 wrote his best-known work, The Threepenny Opera, which includes the ballad "Mack the Knife". Weill held the ideal of writing music that served a socially useful purpose, Gebrauchsmusik. He also wrote several works for the concert hall and a number of works on Jewish themes. He fled Nazi Germany in 1933, arriving in the United States two years later. Settling in New York, he made a substantial contribution to American musical theater through works such as Lady in the Dark and Street Scene.
1 Bertolt Brecht– Die Moritat Von Mackie Messer (The Ballad Of Mack The Knife) 2:45
2 Lotte Lenya– Bilbao Song 3:05
3 Bertolt Brecht– Die Ballade Von Der Unzulänglichkeit (The Ballad Of The Futility Of All Human Endeavour) 2:48
4 Lotte Lenya– Alabama Song 2:55
5 Lotte Lenya– Surabaya Johnny 3:06
6 Lotte Lenya– Wie Man Sich Bettet (As You Make Your Bed) 3:05
7 Walter Huston– September Song 4:44
8 Gertrude Lawrence– My Ship 2:56
9 Danny Kaye – Tchaikovsky (And Other Russians) 3:18
10 Gertrude Lawrence– The Saga Of Jenny 3:14
11 Lotte Lenya– Lost In The Stars 3:01
12 Lotte Lenya– Lover Man (Trouble Man) 2:50
13 Kurt Weill– Speak Low (I) 2:04
14 Mary Martin & Kenny Baker – Speak Low (II) 3:17
15 Jascha Heifetz & Emanuel Bay– Moderato Assai From The Threepenny Opera 2:16
16 Johnny Mercer– Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed 3:05
17 Buddy Clark – Here I'll Stay 3:15
18 Greta Keller– Green-Up Time 2:41
19 Lotte Lenya– Pirate Jenny 4:04
20 Louis Armstrong & His All Stars*– Mack The Knife (A Theme From The Threepenny Opera) 3:24
