Arrangement for voice and jazz band or orchestra by Otto Lindemann (1928).
Text by Kurt Weill.
Performance Information
Recordings
English title: Berlin Lit Up
Orchestra: Jazz Orchestra Version: 2 alto sax, 1 ten. sax; 0.2.2.0; banjo, piano, perc; vln, bass.
Full Orchestra: 1.1.2.2 alto sax.1 tenor sax.0; 0.2.2.0; banjo, piano, harmonium, perc; vln, vln obbligato, cello, bass.
Duration: 4 minutes
Published Editions: UE 8862 (voice and piano)
Performance Materials: USA, UK, BREV: EAMC
All other territories: UE
First performance: October 16, 1928, Berlin, Krolloper, Paul Graetz, vocalist
Guide to orchestration, territory abbreviations, and publishers' symbols.
| Largo CD 5114 | Rosemary Hardy, soprano, Ensemble Modern, HK Gruber, cond. |
| Nonesuch D-79019 | Teresa Stratas, soprano, Richard Woitach, piano |
| Harmonia Mundi CD HMC 901420 | Brigitte Fassbaender, mezzo-soprano, Cord Garben, piano |
Also see Berlin im Licht-Song, version for military band, and The Unknown Kurt Weill.