Hans Pfitzner: Das Christ-Elflein
Helen Donath (The Elf), Janet Perry (The Christ-Child), Alexander Malta (The Ancient Fir), Nikolaus Hillebrand (Knecht Rupert), Paul Hansen (Mr von Gumpach), Claes H. Ahnsjo (Freder), Raimund Grumbach (Franz), Ferry Gruber (Jochen), Bavarian Radio Choir, Munich Radio Orchestra, Kurt Eichhorn
The choral singing in the capable hands of the Bavarian Radio Chorus, and the playing of the Munich Radio Orchestra, are expertly delivered and sympathetically recorded by the broadcast engineers....
Hans Pfitzner: Das Christ-Elflein
Helen Donath (The Elf), Janet Perry (The Christ-Child), Alexander Malta (The Ancient Fir), Nikolaus Hillebrand (Knecht Rupert), Paul Hansen (Mr von Gumpach), Claes H. Ahnsjo (Freder), Raimund Grumbach (Franz), Ferry Gruber (Jochen), Bavarian Radio Choir, Munich Radio Orchestra, Kurt Eichhorn
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The choral singing in the capable hands of the Bavarian Radio Chorus, and the playing of the Munich Radio Orchestra, are expertly delivered and sympathetically recorded by the broadcast engineers....
About
To many contemporaries it might seem incomprehensible that Pfitzner had his poetic and musical masterpiece Palestrina followed by this slight fairy-tale opera, whose libretto could scarcely satisfy higher artistic demands. Pfitzner was captivated by the cosy sphere, reminiscent of old picture-books, of this typically German Christmas fable (in which also appear folklore figures like Knecht Ruprecht). The present recording is a production by the Bavarian Radio in which the original texts that Pfitzner placed between the individual numbers are replaced by a text by German journalist and literary writer Alois Fink. Sung and spoken in German language, the booklet contains a synopsis in English."
Contents and tracklist
- Helen Donath, Janet Perry, Alexander Malta, Nikolaus Hillebrand, Paul Hansen, Claes-Hakan Ahnsjö, Raimund Grumbach, Ferry Gruber
- Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Kurt Peter Eichhorn
- Helen Donath, Janet Perry, Alexander Malta, Nikolaus Hillebrand, Paul Hansen, Claes-Hakan Ahnsjö, Raimund Grumbach, Ferry Gruber
- Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Kurt Peter Eichhorn
Awards and reviews
January 2023
The choral singing in the capable hands of the Bavarian Radio Chorus, and the playing of the Munich Radio Orchestra, are expertly delivered and sympathetically recorded by the broadcast engineers. Kurt Eichorn...brings exactly the right lightness of touch to proceedings without over-emotionally egging of the Christmas pudding.
