Berlin im Licht Song (1928)

Arrangement for voice and jazz band or orchestra by Otto Lindemann (1928).
Text by Kurt Weill.

Performance Information

English title: Berlin Lit Up
Orchestra: Jazz Orchestra Version: 2 alto sax, 1 ten. sax; 0.2.2.0; banjo, piano, perc; vln, bass.
Full Orchestra: 1.1.2.2 alto sax.1 tenor sax.0; 0.2.2.0; banjo, piano, harmonium, perc; vln, vln obbligato, cello, bass.
Duration: 4 minutes
Published Editions: UE 8862 (voice and piano)
Performance Materials: USA, UK, BREV: EAMC
All other territories: UE
First performance: October 16, 1928, Berlin, Krolloper, Paul Graetz, vocalist

Guide to orchestration, territory abbreviations, and publishers' symbols.

Recordings

Largo CD 5114	Rosemary Hardy, soprano, Ensemble Modern, HK Gruber, cond.
Nonesuch D-79019	Teresa Stratas, soprano, Richard Woitach, piano
Harmonia Mundi CD HMC 901420	Brigitte Fassbaender, mezzo-soprano, Cord Garben, piano

Also see Berlin im Licht, version for military band, and The Unknown Kurt Weill.