September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill is a music video of 94 minutes recorded in 1994 for Rhombus Media, ZDF (Germany), CBC (Canada) and RTP (Portugal).[1] It was produced and directed by Larry Weinstein, and written by Weinstein and David Mortin. The film was conceived as a follow-up to the album Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill whose producer Hal Willner served as the music supervisor in this project.[2] The film was nominated for the 1995 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Cultural Program;[3] it won five Gemini Awards in 1997. An album was released in 1997.[4]
Larry Weinstein was inspired to film September Songs after he heard Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill. The producer of Lost in the Stars Hal Willner was engaged to supervise the recording.[4] The backdrop of the performance consists of an abandoned warehouse in Toronto where musicians perform a series of songs by Kurt Weill. Between songs, parts of Weill's biography are narrated.
Two artists reprised their performances from Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill: Lou Reed recorded a second version of "September Song", and Charlie Haden re-recorded "Speak Low" with new arrangement by Fred Hersch and archived voice of Kurt Weill singing the song added. Betty Carter was originally slated to appear in the first album, but scheduling issues precluded her inclusion. Here she performed "Lonely House", a song which she also added to her album I'm Yours, You're Mine. Elvis Costello and Brodsky Quartet were asked to record "Lost in the Stars" as Willner had seen them performing the song as an encore while on tour.[4]
The original video recording was released in 1994 and was shown as part of Great Performances on PBS.[6] An album was released in 1997;[5] many of the performances in the album were recorded live in Toronto, but some were recorded elsewhere. Although Teresa Stratas performed the two songs in the film, "Youkali Tango" and "Surabaya Johnny" were licensed for inclusion in this album from her own albums but with a little accordion added to "Youkali Tango". Also included in the album are two historical performances: a 1955 recording of Weill's wife Lotte Lenya singing "Pirate Jenny", and a 1930 recording of Bertolt Brecht reciting "Mack the Knife". However, no single could be released from the album due to licensing issues.[4]
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The order of songs is taken from the Sony Classical CD. The order in the film is different and there are more songs in the film: Kathy Dalton sings "Aggie's Sewing Machine" ("Aggie's Song") from Johnny Johnson,[7]Stan Ridgway sings the "Cannon Song" from The Three Penny Opera with Tom and Bruce Fowler and a choreography by Janice Hladki,[8] Ghettoriginal Dance Company performs "Mandalay-B-Boy-Parlay" inspired by the "Mandalay Song" from Happy End.[9] The film also features the Esprit Orchestra playing the "Nocturne" and "Weill Variations" (by Alex Pauk) from Weill's incidental music for the play Konjunktur by Léo Lania and the instrumental "Song of the Goddess" from Johnny Johnson played by the MGM Studio Orchestra.
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September Songs The Music of Kurt Weill is a music video of 94 minutes recorded in 1994 for Rhombus Media ZDF Germany CBC Canada and RTP Portugal 1 It was produced and directed by Larry Weinstein and written by Weinstein and David Mortin The film was conceived as a follow up to the album Lost in the Stars The Music of Kurt Weill whose producer Hal Willner served as the music supervisor in this project 2 The film was nominated for the 1995 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Cultural Program 3 it won five Gemini Awards in 1997 An album was released in 1997 4 September Songs The Music of Kurt WeillDirected byLarry WeinsteinWritten byLarry Weinstein David MortinProduced byLarry WeinsteinCinematographyHorst ZeidlerEdited byDavid NewMusic byKurt WeillDistributed bySheena MacDonald Rhombus InternationalRelease date1994Running time1 hour 25 minutesCountriesCanada Germany PortugalLanguagesEnglish German French Contents 1 Background 2 Track list 3 References 4 External linksBackground editLarry Weinstein was inspired to film September Songs after he heard Lost in the Stars The Music of Kurt Weill The producer of Lost in the Stars Hal Willner was engaged to supervise the recording 4 The backdrop of the performance consists of an abandoned warehouse in Toronto where musicians perform a series of songs by Kurt Weill Between songs parts of Weill s biography are narrated The cast of consists of the Brodsky Quartet William S Burroughs Betty Carter Nick Cave and Spanish Fly Elvis Costello Kathy Dalton Bob Dorough Charlie Haden PJ Harvey David Johansen Lou Reed Mary Margaret O Hara The Persuasions Stan Ridgway Ralph Schuckett Ellen Shipley Teresa Stratas the Brodsky Quartet the Y Chamber Symphony It also features the voices of Lotte Lenya Bertolt Brecht and Weill 5 Two artists reprised their performances from Lost in the Stars The Music of Kurt Weill Lou Reed recorded a second version of September Song and Charlie Haden re recorded Speak Low with new arrangement by Fred Hersch and archived voice of Kurt Weill singing the song added Betty Carter was originally slated to appear in the first album but scheduling issues precluded her inclusion Here she performed Lonely House a song which she also added to her album I m Yours You re Mine Elvis Costello and Brodsky Quartet were asked to record Lost in the Stars as Willner had seen them performing the song as an encore while on tour 4 The original video recording was released in 1994 and was shown as part of Great Performances on PBS 6 An album was released in 1997 5 many of the performances in the album were recorded live in Toronto but some were recorded elsewhere Although Teresa Stratas performed the two songs in the film Youkali Tango and Surabaya Johnny were licensed for inclusion in this album from her own albums but with a little accordion added to Youkali Tango Also included in the album are two historical performances a 1955 recording of Weill s wife Lotte Lenya singing Pirate Jenny and a 1930 recording of Bertolt Brecht reciting Mack the Knife However no single could be released from the album due to licensing issues 4 Track list editThe order of songs is taken from the Sony Classical CD The order in the film is different and there are more songs in the film Kathy Dalton sings Aggie s Sewing Machine Aggie s Song from Johnny Johnson 7 Stan Ridgway sings the Cannon Song from The Three Penny Opera with Tom and Bruce Fowler and a choreography by Janice Hladki 8 Ghettoriginal Dance Company performs Mandalay B Boy Parlay inspired by the Mandalay Song from Happy End 9 The film also features the Esprit Orchestra playing the Nocturne and Weill Variations by Alex Pauk from Weill s incidental music for the play Konjunktur by Leo Lania and the instrumental Song of the Goddess from Johnny Johnson played by the MGM Studio Orchestra All music is composed by Kurt WeillNo TitleLyricsPerformer s Length1 Mack the Knife from The Threepenny Opera Bertolt Brecht Marc BlitzsteinNick Cave Spanish Fly4 532 Ballad of the Soldier s Wife Bertolt Brecht Eric SaltzmanPJ Harvey4 263 Alabama Song from Mahagonny Songspiel Bertolt BrechtDavid Johansen Ellen Shipley Ralph Schuckett Bob Dorough4 324 Youkali Tango from Marie Galante fr Roger Fernay fr Teresa Stratas voice Joseph Macerollo accordion choreography Ginette Laurin dancers Vertigo6 395 Lost in the Stars from Lost in the Stars Maxwell AndersonElvis Costello Brodsky Quartet3 566 Pirate Jenny from The Threepenny Opera Bertolt BrechtLotte Lenya4 047 Speak Low from One Touch of Venus Ogden NashCharlie Haden double bass Kurt Weill voice 5 318 Oh Heavenly Salvation Bertolt Brecht Arnold WeinsteinThe Persuasions3 369 Lonely House from Street Scene Langston HughesBetty Carter7 3210 Surabaya Johnny from Happy End Bertolt BrechtTeresa Stratas Gerard Schwarz Y Chamber Symphony5 5811 Furchte dich nicht from Happy End Bertold Brecht Michael FeingoldMary Margaret O Hara4 2512 September Song from Knickerbocker Holiday Maxwell AndersonLou Reed7 5113 Mack the Knife from The Threepenny Opera Bertolt BrechtBertolt Brecht2 4814 What Keeps Mankind Alive from The Threepenny Opera Bertolt Brecht John Willett Ralph ManheimWilliam S Burroughs Anthony Coleman amp Selfhaters Orchestra2 46References edit September Songs The Music of Kurt Weill OCLC 34333016 A Primal Tribute to Iggy Pop by Mark Jenkins The Washington Post 24 September 1997 Emmy nomination a b c d Bambarger Bradley August 23 1997 Sony Classical Tribute Taps into the Legacy of Kurt Weill Billboard pp 9 103 a b September Songs The Music of Kurt Weill at Discogs September Songs The Music of Kurt Weill 1994 at IMDb nbsp Kathy Dalton sings Aggie s Sewing Machine on YouTube Stan Ridgway sings the Cannon Song on YouTube Ghettoriginal Dance Company performs Mandalay B Boy Parlay on YouTubeExternal links editSeptember Songs The Music of Kurt Weill at IMDb nbsp September Songs The Music of Kurt Weill at AllMusic September Songs The Music of Kurt Weill at Discogs September Songs The Music of Kurt Weill cast and crew fandango com Review by Dennis Harvey Variety 7 August 1995 Review by Stephanie Zacharek salon com 15 September 1997 Review by Parry Gettelman Orlando Sentinel 19 September 1997 Review Time Out September Songs The Music of Kurt Weill French Canadian version on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title September Songs The Music of Kurt Weill amp oldid 1182487662, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
