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HUMPERDINCK: Hansel und Gretel (Schwarzkopf, Karajan) (1953)
With a libretto originally composed for a children’s Christmas celebration for use by the composer’s own fireside, Humperdinck’s first opera, Hänsel und Gretel, remains a huge and popular success.This is due in no small measure to its combination of enchanting German folk-tunes, both traditional and newly invented, and sumptuous Wagnerian orchestration. Here re-issued to mark the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth, this 1953 recording has acquired classic status, not only for the peerless contributions of Elisabeth Grümmer and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, but for Karajan’s faultless and imaginative handling of the score, a work he had never previously conducted.
Tracklist
Wette, Adelheid - Lyricist
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Grümmer, Elisabeth (soprano)
Ilosvay, Maria von (contralto)
Metternich, Josef (baritone)
Felbermayer, Anny (soprano)
Schürhoff, Else (contralto)
Loughton High School for Girls Choir (Choir)
Bancroft's School Choir (Choir)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Grümmer, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Grümmer, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Grümmer, Elisabeth (soprano)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Ilosvay, Maria von (contralto)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Metternich, Josef (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Ilosvay, Maria von (contralto)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Grümmer, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Grümmer, Elisabeth (soprano)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Grümmer, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Grümmer, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Grümmer, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Grümmer, Elisabeth (soprano)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Grümmer, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Grümmer, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Grümmer, Elisabeth (soprano)
Metternich, Josef (baritone)
Loughton High School for Girls Choir (Choir)
Bancroft's School Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Ilosvay, Maria von (contralto)
Metternich, Josef (baritone)
Loughton High School for Girls Choir (Choir)
Bancroft's School Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Ferraris, Ines Maria (soprano)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Albergoni, Angelo (Conductor)
Ferraris, Ines Maria (soprano)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Albergoni, Angelo (Conductor)
Ferraris, Ines Maria (soprano)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Albergoni, Angelo (Conductor)
Studio soprano (soprano)
Berlin State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller, Hanns Udo (Conductor)
Studio soprano (soprano)
Berlin State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Müller, Hanns Udo (Conductor)
Lush, Ernest (piano)
Lush, Ernest (piano)
Lush, Ernest (piano)
Lush, Ernest (piano)
Weissmann, Frieder (Conductor)
Weissmann, Frieder (Conductor)
Jung, Helen (mezzo-soprano)
Berlin State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Weissmann, Frieder (Conductor)
Jung, Helen (mezzo-soprano)
Berlin State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Weissmann, Frieder (Conductor)





























