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Table of Contents:

• Hänsel und Gretel. Suse, liebe Suse ; Brüderchen, komm tanz mit mir ; Abends will ich schlafen gehn / Engelbert Humperdinck
• Mignon. C'est moi, j'ai tout brisé / Ambroise Thomas
• Chérubin. Qui parle dans la nuit confuse? ; Il est pris! ; Entr'acte-Cherubin!/Un moment ; Vive amour qui rêve, embrasse et fuit ; Par pitié! Ne pars pas! ; Nina!/Chérubin! / Jules Massenet.

Contributors:

Von Stade, Frederica , singer

Cotrubas, Ileana , singer

Pritchard, John, 1921-1989 , conductor

McCarthy, John, 1919-2009 , conductor

Almeida, Antonio de, 1928-1997 , condcutor

Anderson, June, 1952- , singer

Upshaw, Dawn , singer

Garetti, Hélène , singer

Balleys, Brigitte , singer

Sénéchal, Michel , singer

Ahnsjö, Claes-Håkan, 1942- , singer

Ivaldi, Jean-Marc , singer

Trempont, Michel , singer

Arapian, Armand , singer

Ramey, Samuel , singer

Mehrpohl, Udo , conductor

Steinberg, Pinchas, 1945- , conductor

Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921

Thomas, Ambroise, 1811-1896

Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912

Gürzenich-Orchester (Cologne, Germany) , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Kölner Oper > Chor , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

Ambrosian Opera Chorus , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

Philharmonia Orchestra , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Bayerische Staatsoper München > Chor , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

Münchner Rundfunkorchester , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Languages:

French
German
English

Language Notes:

1st work sung in German, 2nd and 3rd works sung in French.

Included Works:

Hänsel und Gretel [by Humperdinck, E.] (Selections)

Mignon [by Thomas, A.] > C'est moi, j'ai tout brisé

Chérubin [by Massenet, J.] (Selections)

Hänsel und Gretel

Mignon

Chérubin

Related Series:

Complete Columbia recital albums; CD 17

Subjects:

Operas — Excerpts

Genres:

Operas

Excerpts

Performers:

In the 1st work : Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano ; Ileana Cotrubas, soprano ; Children's Chorus of the Cologne Opera ; Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne ; John Pritchard, conductor. In the 2nd work : Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano ; Ambroise Opera Chorus ; John McCarthy, chorus master ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Antonio de Almeida, conductor. In the 3rd work : June Anderson, Dawn Upshaw, Hélène Garetti, sopranos ; Frederica von Stade, Brigitte Balleys, mezzo-sopranos ; Michel Sénéchal, Claes H. Ahnsjö, tenors ; Jean-Marc Ivaldi, Michel Trempont, Armand Arapian, baritones ; Samuel Ramey, bass ; Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera ; Udo Mehrpohl, chorus master ; Munich Radio Orchestra ; Pinchas Steinberg, conductor.

Performance Medium:

2 performers and 2 ensembles: solo soprano voice; solo mezzo-soprano voice; children's chorus; orchestra
1 performer and 2 ensembles: solo mezzo-soprano voice; mixed chorus; orchestra
11 performers and 2 ensembles: solo soprano voice (3); solo mezzo-soprano voice (2); solo tenor voice (2); solo baritone voice (3); solo bass voice; mixed chorus; orchestra

General Notes:

Program notes by Jürgen Kesting in English, German, and French on boxed set booklet (51 pages : color illustrations).
Title from disc label.
Issued as part of the boxed set, Frederica Von Stade, the complete Columbia recital albums.
(1st work) recorded 1978 June 1 Erholungshaus, Leverkusen.
(2nd work) recorded 1977 June 20 All Saints' Church, Tooting Graveney, London.
(3rd work) recorded 1991 April 8-16 Studio 1, Bavarian Radio, Munich.
Originally released 1978-1992.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc (1:02:15) ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 163,633 v.17

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 888751834125
Publisher Number, Sony Classical: 88875183412
Publisher Number, Sony Classical: 88875183412-17

OCLC Numbers:

1004750049