Eddy in London [Import]

1. Te Voici

2. Bluejean Bop

3. Kansas City

4. Comment Vas-Tu Mentir?

5. Belle Honey

6. Ready Teddy

7. Jolie Miss Molly

8. Sentimentale

9. C'est Le Soir

10. L'oncle John

11. Peggy Sue

12. Jolie Melodie

13. Ma Maitresse D'ecole (Bonus Track)

14. Tu N'as Rien De Tout Ca (Bonus Track)

15. Rien Non Rien (Bonus Track)

Eddy in London,Eddy Mitchell,Universal/Polygram,World Music

Average customer rating: An Operatic Treasure Finally! The Classic Sadler's Wells Opera Remastered

Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel Manufacturer: Class. for Pleas. Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Humperdinck, Engelbert | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel Hansel and Gretel Vocal Score Humperdinck - Hansel und Gretel / Edita Gruberova, Brigitte Fassbaender, Hermann Prey, Helga Dernesch, Sena Jurinac, Georg Solti, Vienna Philhamonic (1981) ASIN: B00009KHY1 Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Susie, Little Susie
3. That's Right! Now If You Leave Off Complaining
4. Brother, Come And Dance With Me
5. Hello!...Heavens!
6. Off! Off To The Woods!
7. Tra La La La, Tra La La La
8. Ha Ha! Who's Sing-Sing-Singing?
9. But Say Now Where Are The Children?
10. My Children Astray In The Haunted Wood
11. An Old Witch Within That Wood Doth Dwell
12. The Witch's Ride
13. There Stands A Little Man
14. Hurrah! My Strawberry Basket Is Nearly Brim-Full!
15. Gretel, I Cannot Find The Way
16. The Sandman, Children Call Me
17. When At Night I Go To Sleep
18. Dream Pantomime

Tracks:

1. Prelude
2. I'm Up With Early Dawning
3. Where Am I?
4. Be Still!
5. Nibble, Nibble Mousekin
6. I Am Rosina Daintymouth
7. Halt!...Hocus-Pocus
8. Now, Gretel, Be Obedient
9. So Hop, Hop, Hop
10. Up, Awake, My Mankin
11. Hurrah! Now See The Witch Is Dead
12. At Last We're Free!
13. Ah! Here They Are At Last!
14. Siegfried Idyll - Sinfonia Of London

Customer Reviews:

An Operatic Treasure.......2006-01-07

There are some splendid recordings of this opera in the original German, especially the one conducted by Kurt Eichhorn, but this one is treasurable in its own right. Conductor Mario Bernardi shares with Eichhorn the true measure of how the score should go. They both lead this delightful work better than any of the more famous maestros who lead it in other recordings. Originating in a 1963 production by the Sadler's Wells Opera, it is sung in English. This is a strong plus for me, since I learned from Boris Goldovsky to approach opera as drama, not as a concert, and audience appreciation of opera as drama starts with understanding the text as its sung, not from following a printed translation. The Constance Bache translation used here is sometimes criticized as old fashioned, but I think it's far more agreeable than one using contemporary colloquialisms or slang would be. It can even be heard as "distancing" the proceedings slightly, which is appropriate for a fairytale. (It's worth noting that, in his oft-quoted description of opera as "exotic and irrational," Dr. Johnson was not referring to opera as a whole, but to opera sung in Italian to English-speaking audiences in London; those who quote him seldom make that clear.)
The Sadler's Wells cast is very fine. As Hansel and Gretel, Patricia Kern and Margaret Neville are lively and involved in the drama, and they don't make the mistake of adopting any of the vocal mannerisms sometimes used by others in these roles to try to sound like children. (It never works because the music wasn't composed for children to sing.) Rita Hunter and Raimund Herincx as the young parents show the solid qualities of singing and interpretation that earned them international admiration later in their careers.
The Witch offers the widest range of possibilities for interpretation. She can begin harmlessly and turn terrifying abruptly. She can begin by insinuating herself slyly with the children and slowly turn menacing. She can start out as a doddering grandma and slip into nastiness once the children are where she wants them. There is even a tradition in Europe to cast a tenor singing falsetto, which can work on stage; Nathaniel Merrill followed the tradition successfully in his production at the Metropolitan years ago.
In this recording Ann Howard takes a straightforward approach. She manages the change from elderly innocence into a monster nicely with vocal coloration and attention to the words. She delivers some effective cackles and threatening whispers, but young listeners probably wouldn't find her very frightening. (The only truly scary Witch I've heard is Marjana Lipovsek in the recording led by Jeffrey Tate.)
This recording got a national endorsement of sorts years ago when live Met broadcasts could not start on schedule because of a strike. The sponsor went ahead with the broadcast series using commercial recordings, including the original LP release of this one.
Wagner's "Siegfried Idyll" conducted by Sir Colin Davis fills out the second disc. The choice is not as odd as it might at first seem. Humperdinck was strongly influenced by Wagner (he worked at Bayreuth), and Wagner's piece was written as a serenade to his wife on the birth of their son, Siegfried. The performance is nothing special, but it's a nice added sweetmeat.

Finally! The Classic Sadler's Wells Opera Remastered.......2003-11-20

This recording is THE DEFINITIVE version of Engelbert Humperdinck's Opera Hansel and Gretel. Sung in English Recorded by EMI in 1964, and released in the US as a Capitol Records Classical Recording. I owned Two copies one in Mono and One In Stereo, and with fondness I recall how as a youngster I was drawn into the world of Grand Opera through this recording. This performance not only musically but theatrically captures the dynamics of the music/subject matter.
The performers don't merely sing their performance but act with such depth that you close your eyes and are swept away to that place that good theatre, and opera takes us to. I get the sense when listening that these artists loved what they did. The libretto is a translation that is very BRITISH, and you don't hear in more modern versions. I find Constance Bach's adaptation charming, and when listening to any other version be it in Enlgish, or in German I hear the Constance Bach libretto.
EMI's reissue was inevitable, but only through contiually checking periodically over the 20 years since digital recording and remastering came to consumers, did I find out that these were available... and all sources except for amazon marketplace couldn't guarantee a copy. The job that was done remastering is very impressive. I have over the years used my cassette copy, and with de-hiss processors made a recording that was listenable...(my lp's were destroyed in a flood), but nothing could prepare me for the richness especially in the bass and it also reduced the harshness of the upper winds. Some analog anomolies still exist on this recording, but to say the least I am quite pleased. This is a must listen to to anyone into opera.

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Tracks:

1. Te Voici
2. Bluejean Bop
3. Kansas City
4. Comment Vas-Tu Mentir?
5. Belle Honey
6. Ready Teddy
7. Jolie Miss Molly
8. Sentimentale
9. C'est Le Soir
10. L'oncle John
11. Peggy Sue
12. Jolie Melodie
13. Ma Maitresse D'ecole (Bonus Track)
14. Tu N'as Rien De Tout Ca (Bonus Track)
15. Rien Non Rien (Bonus Track)

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