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Humperdinck
Pictures from Hänsel und Grätel (arr Kaufmann)(fl,2ob,2cl,2fg,2cor,cb)(score,parts)

MR 2304
Price: 29,00 €
Not in stock. Delivery time 7-14 days.
Berliinin filharmoonikot tilasivat Philipp Matthias Kaufmannilta vuonna 2015 kamarikokoonpanosovituksen Humperdinckin Hannu ja Kerttu -oopperan teemoista. Puhallinyhtyeelle ja kontrabassolle sommiteltu potpuri on noin seitsemän minuutin mittainen. Kontranasson voi haluttaessa korvata kontrafagotilla

In 2015 Philipp Matthias Kaufmann was commissioned to write an arrangement for chamber ensemble with motifs of Humperdincks famous opera. While the instrumentation offered a variety of possibilities soundwise, with the required 7 minutes playing time it was a challenging task for him to confine the arrangement to just a few motifs. Kaufmann chose a dramaturgic coherence for his arrangement; a pocket-sized instrumental fairytale was the result.

Based on a version of the beautiful overture, the childrens songs of the cheerful siblings Hansel and Gretel are played. Then, their father comes home, half-drunk to bear his life in poverty. For the sake of brevity, this is directly followed by the rumbling Witchs Ride. The gruff lady is then carefully stowed away in her oven, which leads to the jubilant finale.

As an extract from a grand work, this arrangement does indeed have a charming impact, for Humperdincks ideas can stand this kind of abridgement quite easily.
Pictures from Hänsel und Grätel (arr Kaufmann)(fl,2ob,2cl,2fg,2cor,cb)(score,parts)