- Audio CD (Mar 17 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Original recording remastered, Cast Recording
- Label: Decca Broadway
- ASIN: B00004X09T
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #58,432 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Prologue (spoken) | |||
| 2. Overture | |||
| 3. The Ballad of Mack the Knife | |||
| 4. Morning Anthem | |||
| 5. Instead-Of-Song | |||
| 6. Army Song | |||
| 7. Wedding Song | |||
| 8. Love Song | |||
| 9. Ballad of Dependency | |||
| 10. The World Is Mean | |||
| 11. Melodrama and Polly's Song | |||
| 12. Pirate Jenny | |||
| 13. Tango-Ballad | |||
| 14. Ballad of the Easy Life | |||
| 15. Barbara Song | |||
| 16. Jealousy Duet | |||
| 17. How to Survive | |||
| 18. Useless Song | |||
| 19. Solomon Song | |||
| 20. Call from the Grave | |||
See all 23 tracks on this disc
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Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
Lotte Lenya and Bea Arthur in Kurt Weill's masterpiece!
Nov 11 2003
Format:Audio CD
THE THREEPENNY OPERA is indeed Weill and Brecht's masterpiece. The darkly humorous, anarchic and gritty musical has influenced many works throughout the ensuing decades (a recent example being URINETOWN). The now-legendary 1954 off-Broadway revival at the Theatre de Lys is still agruably the greatest production of THREEPENNY, which featured new lyrics translated by Marc Blitzstein (JUNO).
Decca Broadway's reissue of the cast album is average, though. Several dropouts and surface hiss are slightly off-putting to the ear.
Lotte Lenya plays the role of the streetwalker Jenny Diver, and her rendition of "Pirate Jenny" is one of the two major highlights from the set. The other highlight is Bea Arthur's portrayal of Lucy Brown; her reading of "Barbara Song" is full of grit and she belts it in grand style.
Jo Sullivan (who would later marry Frank Loesser) gives a sparkling performance as Polly Peachum, joining Bea Arthur for the caustic "Jealousy Duet". Scott Merrill adds his silvery voice to the menacing "Mack the Knife". The cast also features Charlotte Rae and Martin Wolfson.
Also included is a rare recording of Lotte Lenya singing "Mack the Knife", accompanied by Marc Blitzstein at the piano.
Take it for what it is, not what you (or I) expect to be.
Dec 13 2002
Format:Audio CD
Okay, I bought it suspecting different things than I got. I read the reviews, I listened to my mother who saw it back in the 50's with Lotte Lenya, and I know the background of the music, authors, style, etc. The words are very toned down due to censorship (according to CD liner) and and some of the songs have been clipped. Some I barely rcognized. However, it is still extremely enjoyable. The background "orchestra" has a good tinny sound which goes well with the music. Lots of fun listening to well known actors and actresses behaving as social misfits. Easy to listen to; worth the few bucks it cost. Wish there was more of Lenya...
Very good despite watered-down lyrics
April 9 2002
Format:Audio CD
This is an excellent recording, marred only by the fact that the record company forced Blitzstein to censor a number of the lyrics, including some of the best and brightest ones. If you've seen a stage production of this play, you may be disappointed by the toning-down of the lyrics on this.
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Brilliant- and like nothing else you've heard
What a find! To hear the original 1954 cast of this show is such a treat. To hear actresses like Charlotte Rae and Bea Arthur, now best known for mediocre 1970s and 80s sitcoms,... Read more
Published on Dec 20 2001 by Michael J Edelman
AWESOME!!
This is AWESOME!!I originally just listened to it, because my favorite actress, Charlotte Rae, is in it, but now I'm really hooked.I listen to it all the time!
Published on Nov 17 2001 by E. Ingram
Threepenny Opera at Laast
Finally the original New York cast recording has been made available on CD! All I can say is that this is one of the greatest theatrical works that I have ever been exposed to,... Read more
Published on Dec 17 2000
Finally!
At last, the groundbreaking 1954 off-broadway cast recording is available. Bea Arthur and Lotte Lenya give stand-out performances. Read more
Published on Aug 29 2000
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