Engelbert Humperdinck: Music for the Stage
Der Wallfahrt nach Kevlaar, Die wallfahrt nach Kevlaar, Lysistrata
Malmo Opera Orchestra, Dario Salvi
Some of the musical scenery is noticeably hand-shunted but Humperdinck is nothing if not sturdy...Incidental music to Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is professionally utilitarian and unobtrusive...Performances...
Engelbert Humperdinck: Music for the Stage
Der Wallfahrt nach Kevlaar, Die wallfahrt nach Kevlaar, Lysistrata
Malmo Opera Orchestra, Dario Salvi
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Some of the musical scenery is noticeably hand-shunted but Humperdinck is nothing if not sturdy...Incidental music to Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is professionally utilitarian and unobtrusive...Performances...
About
"Engelbert Humperdinck won a worldwide reputation through his application of Wagnerian techniques to folk music in Hänsel und Gretel. But he wrote far more widely for the stage than is acknowledged, and this selection focuses on long overlooked works that reveal Humperdinck’s flair for romance, comedy and innovation. These include music for one of the first full-colour silent films, the spectacular Das Wunder (1912); the passionate, ethereal small cantata Die Wallfahrt nach Kevlaar; the rich antique flavour of Lysistrata; as well as his dance-saturated and serenely beautiful incidental music for Der Kaufmann von Venedig."
Contents and tracklist
- Harrie Van Der Plas (tenor), Andrea Chudak (soprano), Ruxandra van der Plas-Voda (contralto)
- Malmö Opera, Malmö Opera Chorus
- Dario Salvi
- Robert Bennesh (organ)
- Malmö Opera
- Dario Salvi
- Andrea Chudak (soprano), Harrie Van Der Plas (tenor)
- Malmö Opera Chorus, Malmö Opera
- Dario Salvi
- Malmö Opera, Malmö Opera Chorus
- Dario Salvi
Awards and reviews
March 2021
Some of the musical scenery is noticeably hand-shunted but Humperdinck is nothing if not sturdy...Incidental music to Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is professionally utilitarian and unobtrusive...Performances from the Malmö Opera orchestra and chorus under Dario Salvi are as evocative as they need to be; tenor Harrie van der Plas is best of the soloists.
April 2021
It’s an important release for a composer many of whose works are still barely known. And a lot of the music is gratifyingly recognizable as being by Humperdinck: beautifully crafted and warmly melodic; conservative, perhaps, but never feeling stuffily or complacently so...The singing on the album is serviceable, but the Malmö Opera Orchestra under Dario Salvi plays affectionately and effectively.
