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Kurt Weill, Gerard Schwarz, New York Chamber Symphony
Stratas Sings Weill
Genres: Pop, Classical

Track Listings (15) - Disc #1
1. One Touch of Venus: I'm A Stranger Here Myself
2. Ausfstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny: Havanna - Lied
3. Happy End: Surabaya-Johnny
4. One Touch of Venus: Foolish Heart
5. Der Silbersee: Ich bin eine arme Verwandre (Fennimore's Song)
6. Lady In The Dark: One Life To Live
7. Marie Galante: J'attends un navire
8. Happy End: Das Lied von der harten Nuss
9. Street Scene: Lonely House
10. Marie Galante: Le Roi d'Aquitaine
11. Ausfstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny: Denn wie man sich bettet
12. Marie Galante: Le Train du ciel
13. Die Dreigroschenoper: Das Lied von der Untulanglichkeit menschlichen Strebens
14. Knickerbocker Holiday: It Never Was You
15. Happy End: Der kleine Leutnant des lieben Gotten

CD Details

All Artists: Kurt Weill, Gerard Schwarz, New York Chamber Symphony, Teresa Stratas
Title: Stratas Sings Weill
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Nonesuch
Release Date: 6/25/1991
Genres: Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 075597913125

Synopsis

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Revealing an affinity for Weill, Teresa Stratas fulfills her promise to Lotte Lenya on her deathbed to "carry on the torch for Kurt Weill's music." Stratas's glorious soprano has never sounded better as she applies her operatic expertise to deliciously caress this music without losing any of the underlying subtext. Lacking the grittiness of other interpreters, she captures the emotional angles by letting her beautiful voice express the tortured heart beneath it; where others shout at you, Stratas sings at you. She casually bounces off the cheerier selections from One Touch of Venus and Happy End, letting Gerard Schwarz's brilliantly conducted orchestra display their wit. Program notes include a fascinating interview with Stratas. --Barbara Eisner Bayer

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CD Reviews

The One

George Grella | Brooklyn | 05/31/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Stratas is the Weill singer, and everyone else is an also-ran. Ute Lemper is just a poser, and while Lenya was an important figure for Weill and she has her charms, but Weill wanted trained, operatic voices to sing his music, but not in the style of Verdi or Mozart. Here, Stratas delivers the composer's wish. Her voice is beautiful and cultivated in the best way, but it is her manner that is so important; straightforward, sincere, artless. From the opening "I'm a Stranger Here Myself" her affinity for this music is fully apparent. The selections span Weill's career and are delivered in many English, French and German, and regardless of the language, Stratas communicates completely. The orchestra plays the original orchestrations, and the sound is simply wonderful, nostalgic and modern all at once. This is where all Weill listeners and lovers should start."

Her voice is every color of dream

Kenneth Wolman | Sea Bright, New Jersey United States | 12/02/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I don't care who knows it--I've been in love with Teresa Stratas since I was a senior in high school and saw her as Mimi in La Boheme one Friday night in 1961. That obsession preceded and outlasted my marriage:-). I lost a lot of years away from opera, then discovered that Stratas' recorded output is shamefully small. A difficult performer, probably, renowned for some unendearing quirks. But. What's there is gold. I have heard recordings I should not of her as Suor Angelica, Butterfly, and Melisande. I have seen her famous Zefirelli Boheme and Traviata. And Amahl. But the Weill material...it's unbelievable. When Lenya "ordained" her as her successor after seeing a performance of Mahagonny, the old lady knew what she was doing. Stratas has the perfect temperament for Weill's music. The voice coos, snarls, belts, and weeps. My favorite of all Weill songs, "Surabaya Johnny," is a mini-drama of love, hate, rage and despair. The only person who comes close to her in that song is the late Cathy Berberian.

Yes, get this. Get "The Unknown Kurt Weill." Lobby the Met to release her broadcasts, esp. The Bartered Bride. She was absolutely magnetic and the field isn't quite gone yet."

Amazing

Jonathan Dorsch | San Francisco, CA USA | 06/28/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Until I heard this and the Unknown Weill, I was a "stranger myself here,' as Stratas sings in the first selection. I simply did not appreciate nor understand the immediacy and importance of Weill to our musical heritage. Stratas simply transcends and reveals this music so intuitively that it is amazing."