Arrangement for violin and piano by Stefan Frenkel (1929).
Song List
Performance Information
Recordings
1) Lied von der Unzulänglichkeit menschlichen Strebens/Moritat vom Mackie Messer
2) Ruf aus der Gruft
3) Ballade vom angenehmen Leben
4) Pollys Lied
5) Zuhälterballade
6) Seeräuberjenny
7) Kanonensong
English title: Seven Pieces from the Dreigroschenoper
Duration: 10 minutes
Published Editions: Universal Edition, UE 9969, UE 9969-B (simplified)
First performance: (Probably) May 1930, Königsberg, Ostmarken-Rundfunk, radio broadcast, Stefan Frenkel, violin, Erich Seidler, piano
| Gallo CD-676 | Alexis Galpérine, violin, Jeff Cohen, piano |
| Avie CD AV 0009 | "Trails of Creativity," David Frühwirth, violin, Henri Sigfridsson, piano |
| Ondine CD ODE 1253-2 | Benjamin Schmid, violin, Lisa Smirnova, piano |
| Phil.harmonie CD 06029 | Kolja Blacher, violin, Özgür Aydin, piano (album titled "Blacher") |
| Viveza CD VIV70513 | Viveza (Gwen Thompson, violin, Robert Holliston, piano) Simplified arrangement further arranged; lacks "Seeräuberjenny." |
| MCA Classics CD MCAD-42212 | Jascha Heifetz, violin, Emanuel Bay, piano (includes only "Moritat von Mackie Messer") |
| Naxos CD 8.579202 | "Opera Fantasies for Violin," Livia Sohn, violin, Benjamin Loeb, piano (includes only "Moritat von Mackie Messer") |