Humperdinck: Hänsel & Gretel
Elisabeth Grümmer (Hänsel), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Gretel), Else Schürhoff (Witch), Maria von Ilosvay (Mother), Josef Metternich (Father), Anny Felbermayer (Sandman, Dew Fairy)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
it's remarkably good for its age and the GROC remastering used here brings out more detail than earlier incarnations. The performance is adorable - above all from Karajan...there is so much...
Humperdinck: Hänsel & Gretel
Elisabeth Grümmer (Hänsel), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Gretel), Else Schürhoff (Witch), Maria von Ilosvay (Mother), Josef Metternich (Father), Anny Felbermayer (Sandman, Dew Fairy)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
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it's remarkably good for its age and the GROC remastering used here brings out more detail than earlier incarnations. The performance is adorable - above all from Karajan...there is so much...
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Contents and tracklist
- Elisabeth Grümmer (soprano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Maria Von Ilosvay (soprano), Josef Metternich (baritone), Anny Felbermayer (soprano), Else Schürhoff (mezzo-soprano)
- Philharmonia Orchestra, Bancroft's School Choir, Loughton High School for Girls' Choir
- Herbert von Karajan
- Recorded: 1953-06-30
- Recording Venue: 27,29,30 June 1953 / Kingsway Hall, London
Hänsel und Gretel, Act 1: "Ral la la la, ral la la la, Heissa Mutter, ich bin da!" (Vater)
Track length2:26
Hänsel und Gretel (1999 - Remaster), Act II, Scene 2: Der kleine Sandman bin ich,st! - Lied des Sandmanns (Sandmann / Hänsel / Gretel)
Track length3:21
Hänsel und Gretel (1999 - Remaster), Act III, Scene 4: Erlöst, befreit, für alle Zeit! (Kinder / Gretel / Hänsel / Vater)
Track length4:14
Awards and reviews
January 2011
it's remarkably good for its age and the GROC remastering used here brings out more detail than earlier incarnations. The performance is adorable - above all from Karajan...there is so much charm that I, for one, can't resist.
2011 edition
this was an instance where everything in the recording went right...There is much to delight here; the smaller parts are beautifully done and Else Schurhoff's Witch is memorable.
