Peterchens Mondfahrt, a musical fairy tale based on one of the most popular children's books for many generations, premiered in the Advent season of 1912.
A hundred years later, a stack of handwritten and barely legible sheets with pieces of the original music was found in an attic in Berlin. Over many hours of detailed work, the two-hour stage play was reconstructed in a 70-minute concert version.
MDR Klassik now presents the first recording of this version with MDR Children's Choir and MDR Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Ulrich Kaiser, recorded in October 2013 -