Conductor(s): Tast, Steffen
Label: Capriccio
Genre: Opera
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: C5543
Barcode: 845221055435
Release Date: 12/2025

HUMPERDINCK, E.: Mirakel (Das) (The Miracle) [Pantomime] (Klussmann, Micheler, Berlin Radio Chorus, Berlin Radio Symphony, Tast)

Karl Gustav Vollmoeller’s pantomime Das Mirakel is arguably his most important stage work, and the score Engelbert Humperdinck provided as accompaniment impresses with its rich, romantic sound and large-scale choral scenes. Nonetheless, the work has remained an unjustly neglected part of Humperdinck’s output. Premiered in London in 1911, it was none other than the great Max Reinhardt who adapted Das Mirakel for film in 1912, staging numerous performances with hundreds of actors, singers and dancers before it eventually reached the Salzburg Festival in 1925. This thoroughly Romantic masterpiece can now be enjoyed in its first complete recording.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Humperdinck, Engelbert
Vollmoeller, Karl Gustav - Lyricist
Micheler, Josette (mezzo-soprano)
Berlin Radio Chorus (Choir)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
Berlin Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gymnasiums Children's Choir (Choir)
Klussmann, Sophie (soprano)
1 Act I: Arrival of the Procession: Ave Maria (Alto, Chorus) 04:03
Micheler, Josette (mezzo-soprano)
Berlin Radio Chorus (Choir)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
2 Act I: Departure of the Procession: Maria zu lieben (Chorus) 02:38
Berlin Radio Chorus (Choir)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
3 Act I: Dance of Megildis: Alles neu Macht der Mai (Childern's Choir) 03:09
Berlin Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gymnasiums Children's Choir (Choir)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
4 Act I: Megildis in Conflict: O Maria, Jungfrau rein (Soprano, Alto, Chorus) 04:11
Klussmann, Sophie (soprano)
Micheler, Josette (mezzo-soprano)
Berlin Radio Chorus (Choir)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
5 Act I: The Knight is knocking 02:31
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
6 Act I: Megildis Inner Struggle 01:39
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
7 Act I: Megildis challenges the Mother of God 01:15
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
8 Act I: Entry and Courtship by the Knight 01:40
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
9 Act I: The Virgin's Sign 01:09
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
10 Act I: Prayer and Flight 02:05
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
11 Act I: Transformation of the Virgin Statue - The Miracle 02:10
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
12 Act I: Entrance of the Nuns and Ave Maria: Ave Maria (Alto, Chorus) 03:50
Micheler, Josette (mezzo-soprano)
Berlin Radio Chorus (Choir)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
13 Act I: Finale: Großer Gott, wir loben dich (Chorus) 04:06
Berlin Radio Chorus (Choir)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
14 Interlude: Entrance and Waltz of the Minstrel 02:23
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
15 Interlude: Megildis' Dance - Death of the Knight 02:07
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
16 Interlude: Abduction of Megildis 02:42
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
17 Interlude: The Minstrel's Melody of Death for the Knight 00:29
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
18 Interlude: Banquet at the Count's - Arrival of the King's Son 02:37
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
19 Interlude: Masquerade at the Royal Court 02:31
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
20 Interlude: Megildis' Torch Dance and Fire 03:06
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
21 Interlude: The Minstrel's Melody of Death for the Court 00:32
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
22 Interlude: Megildis and the Minstrel in the Thieves' Cave 01:28
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
23 Interlude: Soldiers' March and Recollection 02:46
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
24 Interlude: Procession of Death and Megildis' Homecoming: Herbei, o ihr Gläub'gen (Children's Choir) 04:41
Berlin Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gymnasiums Children's Choir (Choir)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
Disc 2
1 Act II: Christmas Eve in the Convent: Vom Himmel hoch (Soprano, Alto) 02:55
Klussmann, Sophie (soprano)
Micheler, Josette (mezzo-soprano)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
2 Act II: Children Outside the Church: Es ist ein Reis entsprungen (Children's Choir) 02:40
Berlin Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gymnasiums Children's Choir (Choir)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
3 Act II: The Light: Lob, Ehr' sei Gott im höchsten Thron (Chorus) 01:21
Berlin Radio Chorus (Choir)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
4 Act II: Christmas Carols: Lob, Ehr' sei Gott dem Vater (Children's Choir) 01:44
Berlin Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gymnasiums Children's Choir (Choir)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
5 Act II: Holy Night Falls 03:11
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
6 Act II: Re-transformation - Knocking - Snowstorm 02:23
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
7 Act II: Megildis Staggers into the Church 01:59
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
8 Act II: Megildis Remembers 02:01
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
9 Act II: Where is the Child? 01:03
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
10 Act II: The Child is Dead 01:49
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
11 Act II: Transformation of the Child 01:34
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
12 Act II: The Miracle of the Bells 01:05
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)
13 Act II: Finale: Salve! Salve Regina (Soprano, Chorus) 04:58
Klussmann, Sophie (soprano)
Berlin Radio Chorus (Choir)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) (Orchestra)
Tast, Steffen (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:28:31