More Than a Myth: Chamber Music & Songs by Engelbert Humperdinck Various Artist - Engelbert Humperdinck

• Engelbert Humperdinck (1854 - 1921):
• 1 Humperdinck: Menuett in E-Flat Major, EHWV 18 06:54
• 2 Humperdinck: Das zerbrochene Ringlein, EHWV 43 02:39
• 3 Humperdinck: Salonstück in A Minor, EHWV 65 01:24
• 4 Humperdinck: Die Wasserrose, EHWV 58 01:49
• 5 Humperdinck: Vorspiel zu "Tristan und Isolde“, EHWV 192 (After Wagner's WWV 90) 06:33
• 6 Humperdinck: Ballade in A Major, EHWV 36 (Arr. T. Probst for Chamber Ensemble) 02:45
• 7 Humperdinck: Quartettsatz in E Minor, EHWV 22 11:48
• 8 Humperdinck: Violin Sonata in A Major, EHWV 29: I. Andante con moto 03:23
• 9 Humperdinck: Violin Sonata in A Major, EHWV 29: II. Allegro 07:00
• 10 Humperdinck: Das Lied vom Glück, EHWV 51 02:02
• 11 Humperdinck: Wiegenlied, EHWV 115 02:43
• 12 Humperdinck: Albumblatt in F Major, EHWV 147 01:38
• 13 Humperdinck: Die wunderschöne Zeit, EHWV 27 (Arr. T. Probst for Chamber Ensemble) 03:28
• 14 Humperdinck: Albumblatt in C Major, EHWV 99 (Arr. F. Hermann for Violin & Piano) 02:15
• 15 Humperdinck: Notturno in G Major, EHWV 63 04:23
• 16 Humperdinck: An die NachtigallI, EHWV 163 01:41
• 17 Humperdinck: Altdeutsches Minnelied, EHWV 161 00:51
• Total Runtime 01:03:16

Info for More Than a Myth: Chamber Music & Songs by Engelbert Humperdinck

"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, an excel lent singer and violinist, who gave regular chamber concerts in Siegburg at which he played in his own string quartet. Humperdinck, whose talent he had astute I y 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. His finished pieces include two major works, an early piano quintet ( 1875) and a late string quartet ( 1920). Humperdinck, who always saw himself as a composer of vocal and stage music, wrote songs at an early age that already displayed his remarkable talent for attractive melodies. One of Humperdinck's most popular songs during his lifetime is his Wiegenlied (1900), a ""lullaby"" that found the universal acceptance of a folk-song. The round of chamber music, songs for piano and Lieder in chamber settings comes full circle in Die wunderschöne Zeit."

Nikolay Borchev, baritone
Eleonora Pertz, piano
Thomas Probst, violin
Ursula Fingerle-Pfeffer, violin
Susanne Unger, violin
Daniel Schwartz, viola
Clara Berger, cello
Jörg Ulrich Krah, cello
Karsten Lauke, double bass

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