Suite from Die Dreigroschenoper arranged for wind orchestra by Weill.
List of Movements
Performance Information
Recordings
1) Overture
2) Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
3) Anstatt-dass Song
4) Die Ballade vom angenehmen Leben
5) Pollys Lied
6) Tango-Ballade
7) Kanonen-Song
8) Dreigroschen-Finale
English title: Little Threepenny Music
Orchestra: 2 fl (picc.), 2 cl, alto sax, ten. sax (sop. sax), 2 bn; 2 tpt, tbn, tuba; timp, perc, banjo, guitar (or harp), accordion, piano.
Duration: 22 minutes
Published Editions: full score, Universal Edition, UE 9712 NJ
Performance Materials: USA, UK, BREV: EAMC
All other territories: UE
First performance: February 7, 1929, Berlin, Preussisches Staatskapelle, Otto Klemperer, cond.
Guide to orchestration, territory abbreviations, and publishers' symbols.
| Pearl CD GEMM CDS 9189 | Berlin State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, cond. [excerpts] |
| IMG Artsists (EMI) CD 7243 5 75465 2 2 | Berlin State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, cond. [excerpts] |
| Angel S 35927 CD reissue: EMI Classics CDM 7 64142 2; EMI 50999 4 04401 2 5 |
The Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, cond. |
| Fratelli Fabbri Editori LP mm-1063 | Nürnberg Symphony, H. Gmuer, cond. |
| Amt für Wirtschafts- und Verkehrs förderung der Stadt Essen LP TST 77 956 |
Städtisches Orchester Essen, Gustav König, cond. |
| RCA LSC-3121 CD reissue: RCA 88985395032 |
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf, cond. (reissued as part of 12-CD set, John Browning: The Complete RCA Album Collection) |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra CD CSO CD 90-09 |
Chicago Symphony, Erich Leinsdorf, cond. |
| DGG 423 255-2 CD reissue: DG 423 255-2 289 459 442-2 |
The London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, cond. |
| Vox Box CDX 5043 |
Westchester Symphony Orchestra, Siegfried Landau, cond. |
| CBC CD SM 5010 |
Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Raffi Armenian, cond. |
| CBS CD MK 44529 Reissue: Sony SBK91129. |
London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. |
| Nonesuch H-71281 CD reissue: CD 9-71281-2 |
The Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Arthur Weisberg, cond. |
| Newport Classic CD NCD 60098 |
Amor Artis Orchestra, Johannes Somary, cond. |
| Koch International Classics CD 3-7081-2 H1 |
The Atlantic Sinfonietta, Andrew Schenck, cond. |
| Reference Recordings CD RR-29 |
Chicago Pro Musica |
| MusicMasters CD MMD-60164A |
Orchestra of St. Luke's, Julius Rudel, cond. |
| Ondine CD ODE 771 2 |
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, Max Pommer, cond. |
| Obligat Classics CD ob.01.228 |
Rundfunkorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Peter Stangel, cond. |
| Ohio University 220 D2 |
Ohio University Wind Ensemble, John A. Climer, cond. |
| Orfeo CD C 539 001 A |
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Gerd Müller-Lorenz, cond. |
| Decca CD 289 470 502-2 |
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble [arranged for brass quintet] |
| Gasparo CD GSCD-357 |
Meadows Wind Ensemble, Jack Delaney, cond. |
| Obrasso Records CD CD 868 |
Swiss Brass Consort [arr. for brass ensemble by David Purser] |
| SonArte CD SP 19 |
Embrassy [arr. for brass ensemble by David Purser] |
| Aliud CD ACD HN 021-2 |
Dreigroschen Orchester, Peter Kleine Schaars, cond. |
| Channel Classics CD CCS 25109 |
Ebony Band, Werner Herbers, cond. |
| Classic Clips CD CLCL 904 |
Pindakaas Saxophone Quartet [arranged] |
| Decca CD 481 2693 |
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Giuseppe Grazioli, cond. |
| Vlaams Radio Orkest VROK 2000/1 |
Live recording by Vlaams Radio Orkest, Jan Latham-König, cond. [includes movements 2, 4, and 6 only] |
| Ensemble Modern Medien CD EMCD-040 |
Ensemble Modern, HK Gruber, cond. |
| Channel Classics CD CCS 42019 |
Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Major Arjan Tien, cond. |