Reviews
Overview
The story of Kurt Weill 's relationship with the American popular theatre. During his years in exile on Broadway, the composer of Mack the Knife and The Alabama Song, who personified decadent Berlin, found a new life in New York, creating such standards as September Song and Speak Low. Director Barrie Gavin describes the film as "the history of an artist ... struggling to write music which could have real meaning for the society he had just joined." Weill is remembered by the conductor Maurice Abravanel and the actor Burgess Meredith and there are extracts from several of his works.
Cast
Other films by Barrie Gavin
Beethoven - Choral Fantasy and Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano
2003
Berlioz Rediscovered: Symphonie Fantastique & Messe Solennelle
2002
The Threepenny Opera
1995
Beethoven: Triple Concerto And Choral Fantasy
1995
Peter Grimes
1994
Kurt Weill: Street Scene
1993
Handel: Messiah the 250th Anniversary Performance
1992
Not Mozart: Bring Me the Head of Amadeus
1991
Carmen by Georges Bizet
1991
The Fire and the Rose
1990
Silvesterkonzert der Berliner Philharmoniker 1989 - Carmina Burana
1989
Das Mauerkonzert
1989
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