by Richard Strauss
An operatic poem in one act (1901), libretto by ERNST VON WOLZOGEN (sung in German)
A tale of midsummer-night goings-on in medieval Munich where the all-important bonfires are temporarily extinguished by Kunrad's magic, until rekindled by the love of a maiden.
TOLZ BOYS' CHOIR chorus-master
GERHARD SCHMIDT-GADEN RIAS CHAMBER CHOIR chorus-master
UWE GRONOSTAY BERLINRADIO SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA, conducted by ERICH LEINSDORF
(EBU recording)