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Humperdinck: More than a Myth - Chamber Music & Songs by Engelbert Humperdinck / Various
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Humperdinck: More than a Myth - Chamber Music & Songs by Engelbert Humperdinck / Various

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Composer
HUMPERDINCK, ENGELBERT
Artist
Krah, Lauke, Unger, Pertz, Probst, Fingerle-Pfeffer, Schwartz, Berger, Borchev, Berger
Format
CD
Label
Haenssler Classic
Released
Aug 20, 2021
Catalog #
HC21022
UPC
881488210224

About

Engelbert Humperdinck (1854–1921) was a student at the Conservatory in Cologne from the spring of 1872; it was at this time that he got to know the Siegburg district judge and arbitrator Johannes Degen (1826–1902), an excellent singer and violinist, who gave regular chamber concerts in Siegburg at which he played in his own string quartet. Humperdinck, whose talent he had astutely spotted, was the pianist and composer he had been looking for. For his part, the young music student saw his admission to Degen’s chamber-music circle as an opportunity for regular performance; in return, he wrote whatever Degen requested. Humperdinck’s tally of 13 chamber compositions represents a relatively small part of his oeuvre (beside his six operas and about 80 Lieder, along with stage music and choral works). Brief album-leaves for violin or cello and piano contrast with works for the major Classical genres of string quartet, piano quintet, piano trio, sonata and sonatina – most of which were never finished and sometimes survive only in the form of short sketches. His finished pieces include two major works, an early piano quintet (1875) and a late string quartet (1920); the other completed movements include some tailored to Degen’s domestic music-making.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major: Menuet: Allegro 06:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major: Menuet: Allegro
    Duration
    06:54
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Performer
    Ursula Fingerle-Pfeffer, Thomas Probst, Daniel Schwartz, Clara Berger, Elenora Pertz
  2. 2 Das zerbrochene Ringlein (In einem kuhlen Grunde) 02:39
    Track
    2
    Title
    Das zerbrochene Ringlein (In einem kuhlen Grunde)
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Performer
    Nikolay Borchev, Elenora Pertz
  3. 3 Salonstück in A Minor 01:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    Salonstück in A Minor
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Performer
    Clara Berger, Elenora Pertz
  4. 4 Die Wasserrose (arr. T. Probst for voice and chamber ensemble) 01:49
    Track
    4
    Title
    Die Wasserrose (arr. T. Probst for voice and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Performer
    Nikolay Borchev, Thomas Probst, Susanne Unger, Daniel Schwartz, Clara Berger, Elenora Pertz
  5. 5 Tristan und Isolde, Act I: Prelude (arr. E. Humperdinck for chamber ensemble) 06:33
    Track
    5
    Title
    Tristan und Isolde, Act I: Prelude (arr. E. Humperdinck for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    06:33
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Thomas Probst, Ursula Fingerle-Pfeffer, Daniel Schwartz, Clara Berger, Jörg Ulrich Krah, Karsten Lauke, Elenora Pertz
  6. 6 Ballade (arr. T. Probst for voice and chamber ensemble) 02:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    Ballade (arr. T. Probst for voice and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Performer
    Nikolay Borchev, Thomas Probst, Susanne Unger, Daniel Schwartz, Clara Berger, Elenora Pertz
  7. 7 String Quartet Movement in E Minor 11:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    String Quartet Movement in E Minor
    Duration
    11:48
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Performer
    Thomas Probst, Ursula Fingerle-Pfeffer, Daniel Schwartz, Clara Berger
  8. 8 I. Andante con moto 03:23
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Andante con moto
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Performer
    Thomas Probst, Elenora Pertz
  9. 9 II. Allegro 07:00
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    07:00
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Performer
    Thomas Probst, Elenora Pertz
  10. 10 Lied vom Glück 02:02
    Track
    10
    Title
    Lied vom Glück
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Performer
    Nikolay Borchev, Elenora Pertz
  11. 11 Cradle Song (Wiegenlied) 02:43
    Track
    11
    Title
    Cradle Song (Wiegenlied)
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Performer
    Nikolay Borchev, Thomas Probst, Susanne Unger, Daniel Schwartz, Clara Berger, Karsten Lauke, Elenora Pertz
  12. 12 Albumblatt for Violin and Piano in F Major 01:38
    Track
    12
    Title
    Albumblatt for Violin and Piano in F Major
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Performer
    Thomas Probst, Elenora Pertz
  13. 13 Die wunderschöne Zeit (arr. T. Probst for voice and chamber ensemble) 03:28
    Track
    13
    Title
    Die wunderschöne Zeit (arr. T. Probst for voice and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Performer
    Nikolay Borchev, Thomas Probst, Susanne Unger, Daniel Schwartz, Clara Berger, Elenora Pertz
  14. 14 Albumblatt for Piano in C Major (arr. F. Hermann for violin and piano) 02:15
    Track
    14
    Title
    Albumblatt for Piano in C Major (arr. F. Hermann for violin and piano)
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Performer
    Thomas Probst, Elenora Pertz
  15. 15 Notturno in G Major (version for violin and string quartet) 04:23
    Track
    15
    Title
    Notturno in G Major (version for violin and string quartet)
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Performer
    Thomas Probst, Susanne Unger, Ursula Fingerle-Pfeffer, Daniel Schwartz, Clara Berger
  16. 16 An die Nachtigall 01:41
    Track
    16
    Title
    An die Nachtigall
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Performer
    Nikolay Borchev, Elenora Pertz
  17. 17 Altdeutsches Weihnachtslied 00:51
    Track
    17
    Title
    Altdeutsches Weihnachtslied
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    Performer
    Nikolay Borchev, Thomas Probst, Susanne Unger, Daniel Schwartz, Clara Berger, Karsten Lauke