Kurt Weill

Martha Wainwright Prepares Third Album 11/19/2009

Breaking: Dead Man’s Bones 10/14/2009

Music Review: Jazzy Variations on Kurt Weill’s Themes 08/31/2009

CIRCLE GAME 08/18/2009

WHAT IS THAT FLICK? 08/18/2009

The son of a cantor, Kurt Weill was born in Dessau into a family that took in operatic performances as a main form of entertainment. When Weill was in his teens the director of the Dessau Hoftheater, Albert Bing, encouraged him in the study of music. Weill briefly studied composition with Engelbert Humperdinck and was already working professionally as a conductor when he attended composer ...more