Schebera, an authority on the culture of the Weimar Republic and German American composer Kurt Weill, here presents an updated version of his biography first published in German. New material on the composer continues to surface, and some of this material is incorporated here. Emphasizing musical aspects rather than Weill's personal life, Schebera hopes this work will aid in what he sees as an ongoing reevaluation of Weill's career and will broaden appreciation for Weill as much more than just the composer of "Mack the Knife." Schebera makes wonderful use of archival illustrations: concert programs, advertisements, photos, even a few record labels from the Twenties and Thirties. This is a scholarly work, but the appealing subject, complete with the drama of Nazi persecution and flight from prewar Germany, makes it a good choice for most music collections. Smaller collections may be content with Ronald Taylor's Kurt Weill: Composer in a Divided World (Northeastern Univ. Pr., 1992), another fine biography of Weill.‘James E. Ross, Seattle P.L.
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