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Marc Blitzstein
p, 1905-1964 US, Philadelphia
Composer of Soundtrack and Classical
A.k.a. Marcus Samuel Blitzstein
American composer (born March 2, 1905, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - died January 22, 1964, Fort-de-France, Martinique). Known for writing "Mack The Knife". He was blacklisted in Hollywood before being murdered in Martinique in 1964.
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Mack the Knife on The Greatest Jazz-Hits by Various Artists The Ballad Of Mack The Knife - From "The Threepenny Opera" on The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein, Kurt Weill & Various Artists Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) (arr. M. Blitzstein): Act I: Pirate Jenny (Jenny) on Weill: The Threepenny Opera by Marc Blitzstein, Kurt Weill & Samuel Matlowsky Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) (arr. M. Blitzstein): Act II: Ballad of Dependency (Mrs. Peachum) on Weill: The Threepenny Opera by Marc Blitzstein, Kurt Weill & Samuel Matlowsky Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) (arr. M. Blitzstein): Act I: Army Song (Macheath, Brown, 4 Gangsters) on Weill: The Threepenny Opera by Marc Blitzstein, Kurt Weill & Samuel Matlowsky Tango-Ballad - The Threepenny Opera/1954 Original Broadway Cast/Remastered on The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein, Kurt Weill & Various Artists Overture "The Threepenny Opera" - 1954 Original Broadway Cast on The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein, Kurt Weill & Various Artists Morning Anthem - The Threepenny Opera/1954 Original Broadway Cast/Remastered on The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein, Kurt Weill & Various Artists Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) (arr. M. Blitzstein): Act II: Ballad of the Easy Life (Macheath) on Weill: The Threepenny Opera by Marc Blitzstein, Kurt Weill & Samuel Matlowsky Barbara Song - The Threepenny Opera/1954 Original Broadway Cast/Remastered on The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein, Kurt Weill & Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Airbone Symphony | Marc Blitzstein - The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein | 2010 | Album |
| First Life: The Rare Early Works | Marc Blitzstein / Del Sol String Quartet / Sarah Cahill | 2009 | Album |
| American Masters 2 | Walter Piston, Marc Blitzstein, Edward Burlingame Hill, Orson Welles, The Choral Art Society, Leonard Bernstein, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra | 2000 | Album |
| The Cradle Will Rock | Marc Blitzstein | 1999 | Album |
| The Cradle Will Rock (Original Cast) | Marc Blitzstein | 1999 | Album |
| The Cradle Will Rock | Marc Blitzstein - Patti LuPone | 1999 | Album |
| American Composers At The Piano | Marc Blitzstein, Henry Cowell, Norman Dello Joio, Lukas Foss, Leo Smit | 1996 | Album |
| Leonard Bernstein The Early Years III | Leonard Bernstein, Marc Blitzstein | 1994 | Album |
| Regina | Marc Blitzstein - John Mauceri Conducting The Scottish Opera Orchestra And Scottish Opera Chorus, Katherine Ciesinski, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Sheri Greenawald | 1992 | Album |
| 3 American One-Act Operas | William Schuman, Samuel Barber, Marc Blitzstein, Gregg Smith Singers | 1991 | Album |
| Keys To The City/Piano Concerto | The Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra, Tobias Picker, Marc Blitzstein, Lukas Foss | 1988 | Album |
| American Piano Music | Aaron Copland • Marc Blitzstein • Roy Harris • Samuel Barber • William Schuman • Phillip Ramey • Paul Bowles - Bennett Lerner | 1986 | Album |
| The Cradle Will Rock | Marc Blitzstein | 1985 | Album |
| The Cradle Will Rock – Original 1985 Cast Recording | Marc Blitzstein | 1985 | Album |
| No For An Answer (Original Cast) | Marc Blitzstein | 1982 | Album |
| No For An Answer / Juno | Marc Blitzstein, Carol Channing | 1977 | Album |
| The Cradle Will Rock – Original Cast Recording | Marc Blitzstein | 1964 | Album |
| Regina | Marc Blitzstein, Brenda Lewis, Elisabeth Carron, Carol Brice, Joshua Hecht, New York City Opera Orchestra, New York City Opera Chorus, Samuel Krachmalnick | 1958 | Album |
| Marc Blitzstein | Marc Blitzstein | 1956 | Album |
| Excerpts From The Threepenny Opera (No. 2) (Die Dreigroschenoper) | Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein | 1956 | Single |
| Marc Blitzstein Presents " The Cradle Will Rock", "No For An Answer, "Regina" | Marc Blitzstein | 1956 | Album |
| The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper) | Kurt Weill, Marc Blitzstein | 1954 | Album |
| No For An Answer | Marc Blitzstein | 1951 | Album |
| Juno | Marc Blitzstein, Shirley Booth, Melvyn Douglas | Album | |
| Songs Of The Theater -Marc Blitzstein | Marc Blitzstein, Muriel Smith | Album |
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