Kurt Weill
A Life in Pictures and Documents
Description:... The legendary iconoclast Kurt Weill has become a figure central to the cultural life of the twentieth century. An artist known for his relentless exploration of the boundary between "high" and "low" art, Weill left behind a treasury of classical music and unforgettable songs such as "Mack the Knife" and "Alabama Song." Working with Bertolt Brecht and others, he used musicals such as The Threepenny Opera to address the most serious of social and political issues. In a lavish style suitable to the subject, Kurt Weill's life is explored in-depth in both text and more than 900 photographs, many in full-color, from archives in five different countries, to form this essential addition to any theater or music lover's collection.
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