| | Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)
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| | | | Märchenspiel (fairy tale) in three acts | | | | | | Libretto by Adelheid Wette after a fairy-tale by the Brothers Grimm | | | | | | English translation by David Pountney | | | 2 | | 'Goosey goosey gander, the mouse in the straw' | 2:57 | | 3 | | 'Down with the dumps, out with the grumps' | 2:40 | | 4 | | 'Little brother dance with me' | 3:39 | | 6 | | 'My jug all in bits' | 1:40 | | 7 | | 'Ral-la-la-la, ral-la-la-la, light the fire' | 6:27 | | 8 | | 'But wait, say where are the children?' | 3:01 | | 9 | | 'But there's one, a crone, who lives alone' | 2:35 | | 10 | | Prelude to Act II: The Witches' Ride | 4:17 | | 11 | | 'A dwarf stood in the forest' | 2:53 | | 13 | | 'Gretel, I think we've lost the way' | 4:18 | | 14 | | 'I am the little sandman' | 2:39 | | 15 | | 'Where each child lays down its head' | 3:24 | | 2 | | 'When dew drops on the daisy' | 1:40 | | 3 | | 'I slept here? On a pine-tree bed!' | 5:22 | | 4 | | 'Keep still! No sound!' | 4:11 | | 5 | | 'Greedy little mousey, who's nibbling at my housey?' | 2:00 | | 6 | | 'Hansel, don't be so greedy' | 5:11 | | 7 | | 'Stop, Hocus pocus, witch's ground' | 1:17 | | 8 | | 'Now Gretel, you're the sensible one' | 5:23 | | 9 | | 'So hopp hopp hopp, galopp lopp lopp' | 1:32 | | 10 | | 'Now wake up, it's time to eat' | 3:51 | | 11 | | 'Hoorach! Now that the witch is dead' | 2:40 | | 12 | | 'The dead arise, but cannot see' | 4:05 | | | | | Gingerbread Children, Gretel, Hansel, Father | | | 13 | | 'Father! Mother!' | 2:16 | | | | | Gretel, Hansel, Mother, Father, Gingerbread Children | | | | Jennifer Larmore mezzo-soprano - Hansel |
| | Rebecca Evans soprano - Gretel |
| | Rosalind Plowright mezzo-soprano - Gertrude |
| | Robert Hayward baritone - Peter |
| | Jane Henschel mezzo-soprano - The Witch |
| | Sarah Tynan soprano - The Dew Fairy |
| | Diana Montague mezzo soprano - The Sandman |
| | New London Childrens Choir |
| | Jonathan Cooper (Assistant) |
| | Format: DDD
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