
Marianne Faithfull - The Seven Deadly Sins (Kurt Weill)
In 1933 Kurt Weill asked Bertolt Brecht to work with him on the The Seven Deadly Sins. Thestory of Anna, who is sent on a journey through seven US cities to get money for a house by dancing. Her family imagine a house in Louisiana, that should be ready when Anna returns after seven years. Anna’s personality is torn by the demands of making a living and by her human needs (the “deadly sins” ). The first Anna, a singer, is rational and will stop at nothing to reach her goals. The second Anna, the dancer, gives in to her needs and threatens the family’s dream. In spite the conflict she succeeds by controlling desires.
Weill’s score emphasized Anna’s frailty and psychological conflicts.
Weill composed his music in seven movements corresponding to the seven cities Anna’s journey and the “deadly sins”.
Weill considered the Seven Deadly Sins to be his best production to date but it found little success in any of its early performances.
It was not until Lotte Lenya’s recording in 1956 that it became popular. Weill’s music had been significantly adjusted for Lenya, and transposed to a fourth below its original pitch. This version has been performed by jazz and cabaret singers many times.
With her unique interpretation, Marianne has Taken the original version but sings Anna’s part transposed down a full octave.
This album combines Marianne Faithfull´s recordings of "The Seven Deadly Sins" live on June 5th, 1997 at Konzerthaus, Vienna with her live recordings of some other Kurt Weill songs like "Alabama Song" and "Pirate Jenny" on February 9th, 1998 at Grosser Sendesaal, Radiokulturhaus Vienna. Both recordings were done with the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra coducted by Dennis Russell Davies.
Track Listings @192kps
1. Prologue
2. Sloth
3. Pride
4. Anger
5. Gluttony
6. Lust
7. Covetousness
8. Envy
9. Epilogue
10. Alabama Song
11. Ballad Of Sexual Dependency
12. Bilbao Song
13. Pirate Jenny
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