Kurt Weill & Maxwell Anderson: Lost in the Stars

Name: Kurt Weill & Maxwell Anderson: Lost in the Stars
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1 Lost In The Stars, Act 1: 1. The Hills Of Ixopo 04:20
Gregory Hopkins, Concert Chorale of New York
2 Lost In The Stars, Act 1: 2. Thousands Of Miles 03:26
Arthur Woodley
3 Lost In The Stars, Act 1: 3. Train To Johannesburg 03:30
Gregory Hopkins, Concert Chorale of New York
4 Lost In The Stars, Act 1: 4. Little Tin God 01:32
Reginald Pindell
5 Lost In The Stars, Act 1: 5. The Search 05:25
Gregory Hopkins, Concert Chorale of New York
6 Lost In The Stars, Act 1: 6. Intro - Little Gray House 01:02
Orchestra of St. Luke's
7 Lost In The Stars, Act 1: 7. Little Gray House 04:54
Arthur Woodley
8 Lost In The Stars, Act 1: 8. Who'll Buy 03:07
Carol Woods
9 Lost In The Stars, Act 1: 9. Trouble Man 03:50
Cynthia Clarey
10 Lost In The Stars, Act 1: 10. Murder In Parkwold 01:28
Concert Chorale of New York
11 Lost In The Stars, Act 1: 11. Fear 03:01
Concert Chorale of New York
12 Lost In The Stars, Act 1: 12. Lost In The Stars 03:27
Arthur Woodley

13 Lost In The Stars, Act 2: 1. , Entr'Acte 03:29
Orchestra of St. Luke's
14 Lost In The Stars, Act 2: 2. The Wild Justice 04:11
Gregory Hopkins, Concert Chorale of New York
15 Lost In The Stars, Act 2: 3. Soliliquy - O Tixo, Tixo, Help Me! 05:15
Arthur Woodley
16 Lost In The Stars, Act 2: 4. Stay Well 05:08
Cynthia Clarey
17 Lost In The Stars, Act 2: 5. The Wild Justice (Reprise) 00:37
Concert Chorale of New York
18 Lost In The Stars, Act 2: 6. Cry, The Beloved Country 05:56
Gregory Hopkins
19 Lost In The Stars, Act 2: 7. Big Mole 02:10
Jamal Howard
20 Lost In The Stars, Act 2: 8. A Bird of Passage 02:47
Reginald Pindell, Concert Chorale of New York
21 Lost In The Stars, Act 2: 9. Four O'Clock 02:13
Gregory Hopkins
22 Lost In The Stars, Act 2: 10. Finale 00:58
Gregory Hopkins, Arthur Woodley, Concert Chorale of New York

Orchestra of St. Luke's
Julius Rudel, conductor

Lost in the Stars is Weill’s last completed work. It was based on the novel, Cry the Beloved Country by the South African writer, Alan Paton (1903-1988) and represents a very speedy adaptation, since Paton’s book was only published in 1948. Yet by the following year Weill and his librettist, Maxwell Anderson (1888-1959), had written the musical, which opened on Broadway in October 1949, where the original production ran for 273 performances.

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Julius Rudel conducted a production of Lost in the Stars for the New York City Opera in 1959, part of the breakthrough seasons featuring American operas that helped to alter the musical establishment's perception of American opera in general and Weill's contribution to it in particular....Rudel comments in the booklet that he found the recording sessions ''somewhat akin to a religious experience'' and this certainly communicates itself, especially in the choral sequence ''Cry the beloved country'' which frames the death-cell confrontation between father and son. Without much recorded dialogue, the condescending sugariness of the Anderson contribution is reduced and Weill's experimentation with the choruses as well as his usual high quota of great melodies make this one of the finest modern recordings of his work....This is a major addition to the catalogue and essential to any collection of Weill's work—or of twentieth-century opera.

Gramophone Magazine

11/29/2024

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Bass Vocals – Arthur Woodley, Richard Vogt
Choir – The Concert Chorale Of New York
Conductor – Julius Rudel
Libretto By – Maxwell Anderson
Orchestra – Orchestra Of St. Luke's
Soprano Vocals – Carol Woods, Cynthia Clarey
Tenor Vocals – Gregory Hopkins, Reginald Pindell
Vocals – Jamal Howard

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