Engelbert Humperdinck
(1854 - 1921)
KÖNIGSKINDER
Oper in drei Akten (1910)
Zwei Ausschnitte aus dem 3. Akt ("Meine grauen Täublein" & "Wohin bist du gegangen")
Spielmann: Christian Gerhaher
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Ingo Metzmacher
Live-Mitschnitt aus der Berliner Philharmonie - 15.12.2008
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Wonderful music and performance! Only musical snobs can value the pathological contortions of Stravinskij, Strauss (Richard), Schoenberg or Schreker - not to mention the contrived pompousness of Wagner - higher than this. On a par with Gounod and Massenet, the pinnacle of musical poetry forever!
chrisz78 1 month ago
Zauberhaft...Gerhaher ist ein großartiger Liedsänger!! Bravoo!!
sisifus100 8 months ago
magnificent opera .....what a shame its not performed more often, particularly at the Metropolitan where it had a successful première in 1910.
papoocanada 1 year ago
WUNDERSCHÖN! DANKE!
GregOpera 2 years ago