Opera in three acts Libretto by Adelheid Welte after the Brothers Grimm
Music by Engelbert Humperdinck (sung in German) records (1953)
The tender intimacy of performance and recording are something to marvel at - one never thinks of the studio - and the opera could not have been better cast. The two Elisabeths sound always like the delightful children they are supposed to be and avoid all suspicion of archness. Karajan is in affectionate accord with the score throughout. (ALEX ROBERTSON, Gramophone)
CHOIRS OF LOUGHTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AND BANCROFT'S SCHOOL PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA/HERBERT VON KARAJAN