Kurt Weill: A Life in Pictures and Documents

KurtWeillcoversthecomposer'sentirelife,fromhisGerman-JewishheritageandearlypoliticalexperiencestohislegendaryrelationshipwithLotteLenyaandhislate-lifeexperimentswiththe"conceptmusical."Nosignificantevent-orsong-isleftout.Farnethbringstogethertextandphotosfrompublicandprivatearchivesinfivedifferentcountriestoassemblethisbiographicaldocument.With900photographs,includingstills,musicalscores,playbills,thecomposer'snotesandotheroriginalartwork,KurtWeillisanadditiontoanytheaterormusiclover'scollection.