Klarinet Archive - Posting 000203.txt from 2005/09

From: "efarmer" <efarmer@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Re: Los Angeles Choir/Weill
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 01:39:20 -0400

Have you heard Ute Lemper do it? How does that compare to Ms. Lenya? Ute's
version is very dark, but then it is a song about a murder, no? I heard Ute
sing it in English live once, but I haven't found it on disk yet in English.
But I really liked it.
Edward

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From: Ormondtoby Montoya [mailto:or3mondtoby@-----.net]
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 12:27 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] Re: Los Angeles Choir/Weill

Margaret Thornhill wrote:

> As for comparing versions of Mack the Knife, Lotte Lenya was Weill's
> wife, so she has the original goods. Her German versions are best.
> There's a long stylistic leap between her and Bobby Darin, imo.

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