Engelbert Humperdinck (-)
Information about the composer Engelbert Humperdinck and his operas.
Operas:
Hänsel und Gretel (Hansel and Gretel)
Recommended recordings on CD
Karajan/Grümmer/Schwarzkopf (Naxos Historical 8.110897-98)
Originally released on LP by EMI and available as Hänsel und Gretel (c. Karajan), this recording is famous for Elisabeth Grümmer's beautiful portrayal of Hänsel.
Bancroft School Boys' Choir, Loughton High School for Girls' Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Herbert von Karajan, 1953.
Cast: Elisabeth Grümmer (Hänsel), Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Gretel), Maria von Ilosvay (Gertrud), Josef Metternich (Peter), Anny Felbermayer (Sandman).
Naxos Historical 8.110897-98 (mono)
Karajan/Grümmer/Schwarzkopf (EMI 567 061-2)
The classic Karajan recording.
Bancroft School Boys' Choir, Loughton Girls School Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Herbert von Karajan, 1953.
Cast: Elisabeth Grümmer (Hänsel), Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Gretel), Maria von Ilosvay (Gertrud), Josef Metternich (Peter), Else Schürhoff (Sandman).
EMI 567 061-2 (mono)