Customer Reviews

Supply & Demand

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I must admit I didn't even know Dagmar Krause before buying this CD. As I collect Brecht songs, I orderd "Supply and Demand" and I was more than stunned by Dagmar Krause's performance... Her voice left me gasping, I can listen to this CD again and again. Her voice is perfect for the Brecht lyrics. A must-have!

Dagmar puts passion back into these songs...this deserves the damn re-release after being out of print for so long....Dagmar is queen!

This is a 20th century classic, artistry that everyone should listen to and appreciate. Dagmar's haunting yet seductive vocal quality, captures the soul of what I feel the songwriters wanted convey to us, personally and without interpetation. 'Supply and Demand' is like having Weill and Brecht coming by for a visit, then taking you into their world.
So buy it and know you will be a better person in doing so.

Of the contemporary singers of Weill's music -- there are many and great ones, too -- Dagmar Krause posesses a voice closest to Lotte Lenya in quality. I suspect it is an acquired taste for some, but an instant favorite for others. On this recording, she mixes the popular, well-known songs with a host of lesser-known songs that are also deserving of attention. As a whole, this is a valuable disc!