Prayer (Hänsel and Gretel)

~ Recording by Lesley Garrett, Britten Sinfonia, Ivor Bolton

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.16Prayer (Hänsel and Gretel)3:03Lesley GarrettSoprano in WhiteLesley GarrettAlbum
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)BMGKD 0004
1.17Prayer (Hänsel and Gretel)3:03Engelbert HumperdinckA Soprano InspiredLesley GarrettAlbum
  • US1998-03-24
Conifer Classics75605 51331 2

Relationships

soprano vocals:Lesley Garrett (soprano)
orchestra:Britten Sinfonia
conductor:Ivor Bolton (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:Hänsel und Gretel: Akt II, 2. Szene. “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Hänsel, Gretel) (Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer, Nachtgebet / Evening Prayer / Prière du soir)

Hänsel und Gretel: Akt II, 2. Szene. “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Hänsel, Gretel) (Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer, Nachtgebet / Evening Prayer / Prière du soir)

composer:Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer) (from 1891 until 1892)
librettist:Adelheid Wette (German lyricist)
later translated versions:Hansel and Gretel: Act II. "Where each child lays down its head" (Gretel, Hansel) (children's prayer)
part of:Hänsel und Gretel (original german lyrics) (number)
is the basis for:Evening Prayer (english setting of "Abends, will ich schlafen gehn" (Abendsegen) from "Hänsel und Gretel")
arrangements:Abendsegen (Hansel & Gretel) (arr 2 Trebles and String Quartet)
Angel Scene from Hänsel und Gretel (for organ, Lemare)
Hänsel und Gretel: “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Evening Prayer, Nachtgebet) (catch-all for arrangements)
夕べの祈り〜オペラ「ヘンゼルとグレーテル」より