克特．懷爾：從柏林到百老匯 Weill: From Berlin to Broadway

克特．懷爾出身柏林音樂院，曾師事漢伯汀克和布梭尼。他原本被視為布拉姆斯浪漫傳統的承續者，後來跟馬克斯主義劇作家布瑞赫特合作，推出嘲諷當時德式和美式生活的新型歌劇，一時蔚為風潮。譬如《三便士歌劇》就將英國原作裡的國王、王后、上帝，用流氓、色情業者和下層社會角色來代替。納粹掌權之後，懷爾被逐出柏林，移居美國。他轉而寫作百老匯音樂劇，曲風由嘲弄與表現主義改變為更娛樂、更美國口味。不過也有學者認為，從柏林到百老匯，懷爾的本質其實並未改變，變的是周遭環境色彩和不同的聽眾。中央城市銅管五重奏以費城著名城中地區為名，創立於1985年，團員分別來自波士頓交響樂團、克里夫蘭管弦樂團和舊金山交響樂團。本片選錄懷爾《三便士歌劇》組曲、《歐洲時期歌曲集》和《美國時期歌曲集》，均改編成銅管五重奏演出。懷舊與浪漫的感覺，非常扣人心弦。

1. Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) Suite (arr. for brass quintet): Overture    
2. Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) Suite (arr. for brass quintet): Moritat von Mackie Messer (Ballad of Mac the Knife)    
3. Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) Suite (arr. for brass quintet): Act I: Kanonen-Song (Cannon Song)    
4. Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) Suite (arr. for brass quintet): Act II: Zuhalter-Ballade (Ballad of Immoral Earnings)    
5. Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) Suite (arr. for brass quintet): Act II: Finale: Zweites Dreigroschen (Second Threepenny Finale)    
6. Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) Suite (arr. for brass quintet): Act III: Salomon-Song (Solomon Song)    
7. Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) Suite (arr. for brass quintet): Act III: Ruf aus der Gruft (Call from the Grave)    
8. Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) Suite (arr. for brass quintet): Act III: Grabschrift (Epitaph)    
9. Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) Suite (arr. for brass quintet): Act III: Finale: Drittes Dreigroschen (Third Threepenny Finale)    
10. Happy End (arr. for brass quintet): Happy End: Act III: Surabaya Johnny (arr. for brass quintet)    
11. Mahagonny (arr. for brass quintet): Mahoganny Part I: Alabama-Song (arr. for brass quintet)    
12. Je ne t'aime pas (arr. for brass quintet)    
13. Mahagonny (arr. for brass quintet): Mahagonny Part II: Denn wie man sich bettet, so liegt man (arr. for brass quintet)    
14. One Touch of Venus (arr. for brass quintet): One Touch of Venus: Speak Low (arr. for brass quintet)    
15. Lost in the Stars (arr. for brass quintet)    
16. Lady in the Dark (arr. for brass quintet): Lady in the Dark Part I: My Ship (arr. for brass quintet)    
17. Lady in the Dark (arr. for brass quintet): Lady in the Dark Part II: One Life to Live (arr. for brass quintet)