Staatstheater Braunschweig - Hansel Und Gretel ExcerptsIf there is such a thing as a classic Christmas opera, then it is Hansel and Gretel. Like hardly anyone else, Humperdinck succeeded here in combining folk melodies with the technical sophistication of mature compositional art. Even before the opera, he published a shorter version as a fairy tale play, which, like an essence of the opera, exposes it's essential design principles. The opera's libretto was written by Humperdinck's sister, Adelheid Wette,

Atlantic Records noticed a video for their 12 Days Of Christmas and signed the group immediately

and blows in like the breeze

King - Karl King's Greatest Hits

2018 holiday release from the acclaimed soul artist

For about 150 years it was believed that Schubert composed his Ninth Symphony in 1828

Until the Queen's plans for the spectacular gem known as the Rose of Linden are thrown by a rogues' gallery of circus performers stealing the jewel first

" you know you're in for a hot time

in the 19th century

and concert stages from Maine to California

When released in the United States the following year

Fashioned as a tribute to his parents

The sound of this fortepiano from the period around 1820 captivates the listener with it's special color in the various registers and it's elegant purity while already discreetly looking into the future with it's somewhat greater volume