The Seven Deadly Sins (album)
The Seven Deadly Sins is a studio recording of the Kurt Weill Opera of the same name by Marianne Faithfull, released in 1998.[1]
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| Released | September 15,1998 | |||
| Recorded | June 1997 | |||
| Genre | Classical, opera | |||
| Length | 50:43 | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
| Producer | Malgorzata Kragora | |||
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Background and recording
Marianne Faithfull had already performed The Seven Deadly Sins live at St Ann's in Brooklyn,[2] but it was only after working with Dennis Russell Davies on 20th Century Blues that the idea of recording the opera came to her. Dennis Russell Davies agreed to collaborate again with her, and the album was recorded in June 1997 at the Vienna Konzerthaus with Dennis Russell Davies conducting the Vienna Radio Symphony orchestra.[3]
The recording also includes other songs by Weill & Brecht like the "Alabama Song" and songs from The Threepenny Opera, which Marianne Faithfull also performed live in 1992 at the Dublin Gate Theater, playing the role of the prostitute Jenny and interpreting the famous Pirate Jenny song.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Kurt Weill except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prologue" | Weill, Bertolt Brecht | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Sloth" | 3:57 | |
| 3. | "Pride" | 4:50 | |
| 4. | "Anger" | 4:52 | |
| 5. | "Gluttony" | 3:32 | |
| 6. | "Lust" | 5:21 | |
| 7. | "Covetousness" | 3:02 | |
| 8. | "Envy" | 4:31 | |
| 9. | "Epilogue" | 1:30 | |
| 10. | "Alabama Song" | Weill, Brecht | 2:56 |
| 11. | "The Ballad of Sexual Dependency" | 2:38 | |
| 12. | "Bilbao Song" | Weill, Brecht, Johnny Mercer | 5:05 |
| 13. | "Pirate Jenny" | Weill, Brecht | 4:34 |
Personnel
- Marianne Faithfull – vocals
- Dennis Russell Davies – Conductor
- Recorded with the Vienna Radio Symphony orchestra
References
- "The Seven Deadly Sins | Marianne Faithfull". www.mariannefaithfull.org.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/13/arts/review-music-marianne-faithfull-sings-weill-s-seven-deadly-sins.html
- "Memories, Dreams & Reflections", Marianne Faithfull, Chapter: My Weimar Period (July 7, 2008), Harper Perennial
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/weill-the-seven-deadly-sins-and-other-songs-mw0001050366