Kurt Weill - Symphony No.2

[@vnmasashi]

The last close-up of the face is freaking me out.

[@hannureittu4310]

Great to have with the score! Thank you!

[@MichaelBaker-q4l]

Love the works of Mr. Weill; this , but mainly chamber . MDB. 9PM CST

[@paulprocopolis]

I really enjoyed it! It's full of character and manages to remain genuinely symphonic whilst also drawing on Weill's cabaret style. Maybe the slow movement is a bit too long for its own good, but it's a most attractive work overall. I can't understand why the critics gave it such a panning after its first performance.

[@philzmusic8098]

It was probably too conservative for their taste in that period.

[@aramkhachaturian8043]

from when I played this piece in orchestra it went about a quarter times faster

[@michaelfischer5800]

@@aramkhachaturian8043 This Largho here is really a Largho - most conductors make it faster

[@michaelfischer5800]

Years after his not very meaningfull first symphony here this interesting second by a highly intelligent composer with clear musical structures, which the score shows. Like early Beethoven in small orchestra instrumentation (2-2-2...), Weill achieves a lot of effect and unfolds his own spectrum between the Modern, Late Romanticism and his typical Klassenkampf-military sound. Beautifull solos! - Dramatically written in 1933 between his fatherland in Berlin and finished in exile Paris. He died with just 50 years in LA. after writing musicals and film scores for making a living there. The second symphony is his last work for orchestra. Wonder what style he would have developed, if there were more time for him..

[@stevebartley8902]

Completely captures the time yet a beautiful warning.

[@robertcohn8858]

It's not "Mack the Knife", but I like it! It's kind of edgy and exciting. Thank you.

[@coreylapinas1000]

It's much better than that Cabaret crap

[@forlandm]

If you prefer Weill's "Threepenny Opera" style, try his "The Seven Deadly Sins".

[@yuehchopin]

danke für die schöne Sendung

[@mellocello4u]

A delightful symphony, I look forward to playing at this summer at a music festival in Michigan.

[@NothingFunnyAboutTheseCarpets]

2:34 sounds like the chords from the chorus of “too young to die” by jamiroquai