Helen Donath, Janet Perry, Alexander Malta, Nikolaus Hillebrand, Paul Hansen, Claes H. Ahnsjo, Raimund Grumbach, Ferry Gruber, Bavarian Radio Choir, Munich Radio Orchestra, Alois Fink, Kurt Eichhorn - Hans Pfitzner: Das Christ-Elflein

Catalogue No: C230082
Barcode: 4011790437026
£12.38
Re-release of sold-out C437992. 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.
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Attribute nameAttribute value
TitleHans Pfitzner: Das Christ-Elflein
Format GroupCD
FormatCD
Primary GenreClassical
LabelORFEO
ArtistHelen Donath, Janet Perry, Alexander Malta, Nikolaus Hillebrand, Paul Hansen, Claes H. Ahnsjo, Raimund Grumbach, Ferry Gruber, Bavarian Radio Choir, Munich Radio Orchestra, Alois Fink, Kurt Eichhorn