"Eduard Künneke was a rather successful composer and conductor during the first half of the 20th century ... His oeuvre encompasses among other things four operas, 12 operettas besides Herz über Bord, a couple of Broadway musicals and about a dozen film scores ... And it is a colourful score, where he employs piano, saxophone, accordion, banjo and muted trumpets and trombones besides the traditional instruments. There is a flavour of German Schlagers with jazzy elements ... It is easy-listened and entertaining music with lots of high-spirits ... The four main characters are well-suited to their roles, the two sopranos vocally excellent ... Wayne Marshall keeps up tempos but can't quite avoid some pompousness in a couple of places where the music seems over-sized for such a slight story. Operetta lovers with a taste for some interesting byways shouldn't miss this charming and entertaining work"