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Kurt Weill: The Seven Deadly Sins

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Composer
Kurt Weill
Artist
Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Wallis Giunta, Jennifer France, Katarina Andreasson, Benjamin Herzl
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Jan 30, 2026
Catalog #
BIS-2779
UPC
7318599927794

About

Following his acclaimed recording of Kurt Weill's symphonies 1 and 2 and excerpts from The Silver Lake (BIS-2579), HK Gruber and his congenial partner, the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, present three more works by the famous musical theatre composer, this time featuring sopranos Wallis Giunta and Jennifer France and violinists Katerina Andresson and Benjamin Herzl. This release opens with the ballet-chante satire The Seven Deadly Sins, a scathing critique of capitalist society that highlights the perpetual struggle between money and morality. Anna, a young girl, is sent away from her family with the mission of bringing back enough money to build a house on the Mississippi. The cantata The New Orpheus, which blends the very different styles of aria and song, tells the sad story of the singer who sets out to conquer the dreary walls of modern cities to save Eurydice, and with her, all of humanity. Finally, the Concerto for Violin and Wind Orchestra, a central work from Weill's early creative period, displays a theatricality that heralds the stage works to come. An exciting programme showcasing Weill's inimitable language of mixing the sophisticated and the popular, the melodic and the dissonant, the complex and the streetwise.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 Prologue 03:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prologue
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Wallis Giunta
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    HK Gruber
  2. 2 No. 1. Sloth 03:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 1. Sloth
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Mats Carlsson, Love Tronner, Lars Johansson Brissman, Andreas Olsson
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    HK Gruber
  3. 3 No. 2. Pride 04:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2. Pride
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Wallis Giunta, Mats Carlsson, Love Tronner, Lars Johansson Brissman, Andreas Olsson
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    HK Gruber
  4. 4 No. 3. Anger 04:34
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 3. Anger
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Wallis Giunta, Mats Carlsson, Love Tronner, Lars Johansson Brissman, Andreas Olsson
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    HK Gruber
  5. 5 No. 4. Gluttony 03:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 4. Gluttony
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Mats Carlsson, Love Tronner, Lars Johansson Brissman, Andreas Olsson
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    HK Gruber
  6. 6 No. 5. Lust 05:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 5. Lust
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Wallis Giunta, Mats Carlsson, Love Tronner, Lars Johansson Brissman, Andreas Olsson
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    HK Gruber
  7. 7 No. 6. Covetousness 03:10
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 6. Covetousness
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Mats Carlsson, Love Tronner, Lars Johansson Brissman, Andreas Olsson
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    HK Gruber
  8. 8 No. 7. Envy 04:59
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 7. Envy
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Wallis Giunta, Mats Carlsson, Love Tronner, Lars Johansson Brissman, Andreas Olsson
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    HK Gruber
  9. 9 Epilogue 01:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    Epilogue
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Wallis Giunta
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    HK Gruber
  10. 10 Part I: Moderato un poco largo - Molto deciso - Andantino grazioso 09:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    Part I: Moderato un poco largo - Molto deciso - Andantino grazioso
    Duration
    09:01
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Jennifer France
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    HK Gruber
  11. 11 Part II: Cadenza - Variations - Allegro vivace - Più andante 07:48
    Track
    11
    Title
    Part II: Cadenza - Variations - Allegro vivace - Più andante
    Duration
    07:48
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Jennifer France, Katarina Andreasson
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    HK Gruber
  12. 12 I. Andante con moto 09:59
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Andante con moto
    Duration
    09:59
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Benjamin Herzl
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    HK Gruber
  13. 13 IIa. Notturno: Allegro un poco tenuto 03:28
    Track
    13
    Title
    IIa. Notturno: Allegro un poco tenuto
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Benjamin Herzl
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    HK Gruber
  14. 14 IIb. Cadenza: Moderato 03:16
    Track
    14
    Title
    IIb. Cadenza: Moderato
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Benjamin Herzl
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    HK Gruber
  15. 15 IIc. Serenata: Allegretto 03:24
    Track
    15
    Title
    IIc. Serenata: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Benjamin Herzl
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    HK Gruber
  16. 16 III. Allegro molto, un poco agitato 07:00
    Track
    16
    Title
    III. Allegro molto, un poco agitato
    Duration
    07:00
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Benjamin Herzl
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    HK Gruber