Es war einmal... Grimms Märchen in der Musik Once upon a time - Grimm's Fairy Tales in music

Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel Edda Moser, Hermann Prey, Ilse Gramatzky, Brigitte Lindner, Eugen Hug Gürzenich-Orchester Köln & Kölner Kinderchor, Heinz Wallberg Kölner Kinderchor Hänsel und Gretel - suite arr. Kempe Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe Dornroschen: Suite Bamberger Symphoniker, Karl Anton Rickenbacher

Massenet: Cendrillon: Valse des Princesses Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham Offenbach: Bluebeard Overture City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Louis Frémaux Or depuis la rose nouvel (from Barbe-Bleu) Barbara Hendricks, Gino Quilico Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon, Lawrence Foster

Orff: Die Kluge Prologue & epilogue spoken by Orff (in German) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Marcel Cordes, Gottlob Frick, Benno Kusche & Hermann Prey Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch Der Mond Narration spoken in German Hans Hotter, Albrecht Peter, Paul Kuen, Peter Lagger & Helmut Graml Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus & Kinderchor, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87 London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

Rossini: La Cenerentola Overture Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Gianluigi Gelmetti Nacqui all'affanno, al pianto...Non più mesta (from La Cenerentola) Frederica von Stade, Martina Fortuna, Mimi Lerner, Craig Estep, Jan Opalach, Henry Runey Concert Chorale of New York & Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Roger Norrington

Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

In celebration of the 200th Anniversary in January 2013 EMI Classics will release a box-set with the music relating to Grimms’ fairy tales. The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are a part of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register for the preservation of cultural documents.

Brand New /sealed 9CD Box