Franz Salmhofer – Heiteres Herbarium • Carl Loewe – Drei Balladen • Sergej Prokofjew – Das häßliche junge Entlein (Audio CD)

UPC: 782124914424

Overview

This Berlin Classics reissue unites three 19th– and 20th‑century song cycles in a single recital by tenor Eberhard Büchner and pianist Norman Shetler. Franz Salmhofer’s Heiteres Herbarium, settings of Karl Heinrich Waggerl’s whimsical herb poems, opens the program. Carl Loewe’s three narrative ballads—Die Heinzelmännchen, Der verliebte Maikäfer, and Tom der Reimer—follow, blending storytelling with Romantic lyricism. The recital concludes with Prokofiev’s dramatic song‑cycle Das häßliche junge Entlein, Andersen’s fairy tale transposed into poignant music. Digitally remastered for vivid clarity, this 58‑minute program highlights Büchner’s expressive range and Shetler’s sensitive accompaniment.

Product Features

• Format: CD, Album (Reissue, Remastered, Stereo)
• Label & Catalogue: Berlin Classics – 0091442BC (LC 6203)
• Country of Release: Europe
• Release Year: 1997
• Genre: Classical / Vocal Recital
• Total Playing Time: 58:07
• Remastering: artephon Musikproduktion GmbH, Berlin
• Liner Notes: Wolfgang Lempfrid
• Engineer: Eberhard Hinz

Track Listing

Heiteres Herbarium (Franz Salmhofer; poems by Karl H. Waggerl) – 25:05

1. Krokus – 0:49
2. Taubnessel – 1:17
3. Tausendguldenkraut – 0:25
4. Läusekraut – 0:53
5. Hungerblümchen – 1:07
6. Vergißmeinnicht – 1:22
7. Schlüsselblume – 1:33
8. Kamille – 1:22
9. Scharbockskraut – 1:19
10. Nießwurz – 0:49
11. Noli Me Tangere – 0:46
12. Löwenzahn – 1:00
13. Klappertopf – 0:19
14. Königskerze – 1:37
15. Distel – 1:00
16. Natterkopf – 0:38
17. Steinbrech – 1:18
18. Roßkastanie – 0:49
19. Schierling – 0:49
20. Rittersporn – 0:58
21. Zittergras – 0:53
22. Seidelbast – 1:04
23. Stengelloser Enzian – 0:53
24. Brief des Dichters an seine Leser – 1:55

Drei Balladen (Carl Loewe) – 20:25

1. Die Heinzelmännchen, Op. 85 (A. Kopisch) – 8:58
2. Der verliebte Maikäfer, Op. 64 No. 1 (R. Reinick) – 5:47
3. Tom der Reimer, Op. 155a (T. Fontane) – 5:40

Das häßliche junge Entlein (Sergej Prokofjew; after H.C. Andersen) – 12:18

1. Das häßliche junge Entlein, Op. 18 – 12:18

Publishers and Artists

• Tenor: Eberhard Büchner
• Piano: Norman Shetler
• Composers: Franz Salmhofer (1900–1975), Carl Loewe (1791–1869), Sergej Prokofjew (1891–1953)
• Text Authors: Karl Heinrich Waggerl; A. Kopisch; Robert Reinick; Theodor Fontane; Hans Christian Andersen
• Remastering Production: artephon Musikproduktion GmbH, Berlin

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