Der Ruepp

This remastering comes from the original analogue tapes and has been transferred at high resolution digital quality to capture the very best sound from the tapes. In consultation with the original engineer Chris Parker, we have slightly adjusted the balance of the Trio (in Act 3) to reflect the quality of sound that was desired but not achieved at the time of recording. This recording was originally made as a mono recording by Douglas Larter, with a stereo test version engineered by Chris Parker. It is this stereo test version which has been used for this remastering. Despite the early experimental nature of this new ‘stereo’ technology, this recording is captured in astonishingly vivid sound and is a testament to the experience, understanding and skill of both the musicians and engineers of the time.’ Simon Gibson, Remastering Engineer at Abbey Road Studios.

Terry Goodkind zieht die Hörer in seinen Bann und lässt sie nicht wieder los! Eine phänomenale Saga von unendlichem Einfallsreichtum! Wer viel Fantasy hört und liest, dem kommt mit der Zeit so Einiges ins Haus. Denjenigen ist zu sagen, dass sie sich vielleicht daran gewöhnen müssen, mit Allerweltsnamen für die einzelenen Charaktere konfrontiert zu werden und das es gleich ohne große Vorgeschichte zur Sache geht. Genau darin liegt aber auch der sagenhafte Vorteil der Fantasy von Terry Goodkind. Der Zuhörer steht dem Helden in nichts nach, wenn es darum geht, die Entwicklung der Geschehnisse zu verfolgen oder die Länder und Bräuche des Epos zu erkunden…

At the fire department, the coffee gets cold – known to many as the (East) German children's book classic by the author Hannes Hüttner and the illustrator Gerhard Lahr from 1969 - is darn funny: the firefighters just want to recover from their strenuous work with a good cup of coffee, the phone is ringing again and calling for the next operation. The coffee stops untouched and Wachtmeister Meier, Löschmeister Wasserhose and the rest of the troops rush to Grandma Eierschecke in Kaffeestraße 13, where an open oven door has just set the apartment on fire. Fortunately, nothing happened to anyone. As a thank you Grandma Eierschecke puts the after all not charred cake in the bag. But who thinks that this can be eaten comfortably for the next coffee break, of course, was wrong!

Hamburg marked an important year in its history in 1762. The city’s large St. Michael’s Church had been destroyed by fire in 1760, and two years later the magnificent new Baroque structure (as yet without a tower) was dedicated. This event was celebrated as an official state ceremony, and of course Georg Philipp Telemann, the city’s music director, who by then was eighty-one years old, had to supply the music for it.

Das Ensemble Hofkapelle München unter der Leitung von Experte Rüdiger Lotter präsentiert die erste exzellente und historisch fundierte Einspielung der Oper "Der Stein der Weisen oder: die Zauberinsel". Die Oper gilt als Vorläufer von W.A. Mozarts gefeiertem Meisterwerk "Die Zauberflöte", mit einem Libretto von Emanuel Schikaneder, der später auch das Libretto für "Die Zauberflöte" schreiben sollte. Diese Oper ist nicht von einem, sondern von gleich vier Komponisten geschrieben worden, darunter Mozart.

The Ensemble Hofkapelle München under the direction of expert Rüdiger Lotter presents the first excellent and historically informed recording of the opera "Der Stein der Weisen oder: die Zauberinsel". The opera is regarded as the forerunner of W. A. Mozart's celebrated masterpiece "The Magic Flute", with a libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, who would later also write the libretto for "The Magic Flute".

Das Ensemble Hofkapelle München unter der Leitung von Experte Rüdiger Lotter präsentiert die erste exzellente und historisch fundierte Einspielung der Oper "Der Stein der Weisen oder: die Zauberinsel". Die Oper gilt als Vorläufer von W.A. Mozarts gefeiertem Meisterwerk "Die Zauberflöte", mit einem Libretto von Emanuel Schikaneder, der später auch das Libretto für "Die Zauberflöte" schreiben sollte. Diese Oper ist nicht von einem, sondern von gleich vier Komponisten geschrieben worden, darunter Mozart.

The Ensemble Hofkapelle München under the direction of expert Rüdiger Lotter presents the first excellent and historically informed recording of the opera "Der Stein der Weisen oder: die Zauberinsel". The opera is regarded as the forerunner of W. A. Mozart's celebrated masterpiece "The Magic Flute", with a libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, who would later also write the libretto for "The Magic Flute".

Maurice Maeterlinck completed his play The Blue Bird ("L’Oiseau bleu") in 1908. Several of his previous works had proved popular as operatic subjects (Pelléas et Mélisande and Ariane et Barbe-Bleue) so it's no wonder that composers jumped at the opportunity to set his latest creation to music.French composer Albert Wolff based an opera on the story, which premiered at the New York Met but subsequently fell into oblivion. Prior to that, in 1912, Max Reinhardt adapted it as a Christmas play and staged a production in Berlin, inviting no less a person than Engelbert Humperdinck to write the incidental music for it. The music was never published, but Steffen Tast eventually located the score and salvaged it for us all to enjoy. A sweet story and newly discovered music by Humperdinck that's sweeter still? Truly a recipe for a fairy-tale ending!