{"product_id":"9780879517212","title":"Kurt Weill: A Life in Pictures and Documents","description":"The first lavishly illustrated document of Kurt Weill's extraordinary life and musical career ever published, marking the centenary of his birth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA musical iconoclast, the legendary Kurt Weill has become a figure central to the cultural life of the twentieth century, an artist known for his relentless mitigation of the tension between \"high\" and \"low\" art. He left behind a treasury of classical music and unforgettable songs like \"Mack the Knife\" and \"Alabama Song\" and, working with Bertolt Brecht and others, musicals like \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e to address the most serious of social and political issues. Now, David Farneth, Director of the Weill-Lenya Research Center and editor of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eLenya: The Legend\u003c\/i\u003e;has created an utterly unique and engaging document of Weill\"s life and accomplishments through photos and the composer's own words. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a lavish style suitable to its topic, \u003ci\u003eWeill\u003c\/i\u003e covers the composer's entire life, from his German-Jewish heritage and early political experiences, to  his legendary relationship with Lotte Lenya and his late-life experiments with the \"concept musical.\" There is not an event--or a song--untouched. Farneth brings together text and photos from public and private archives in five different countries to assemble the most extraordinary of biographical documents. \u003ci\u003eWeill\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential addition to any music lover's collection.  ","brand":"The Overlook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019066294512,"sku":"9780879517212","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780879517212_p0.jpg?v=1763847723","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780879517212","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}