Schumann: Das Paradies Und Die Peri
) | Label: BRILLIANT Catalog: BRI95306 Format: CD HAJOSSYOVA SCHIML BUCHNER POLSTER KONIG VOGEL LORENZ NOSSEK LANG LEIPZIG RADIO CHOIR & SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HAUSBased on a fairy tale about the Peri of Persian Mythology, Schumann’s Das Paradies und die Peri is an innovative form of dramatic cantata for solo voice, choir, and orchestra. The piece is an oratorio in three parts, with text by Emil Flechsig and Schumann based on the story by Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh. This recording is from 1981. It features the Leipzig Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester conducted by Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, along with some of the greatest soloists including Magdalena Hajossyova and Marga Schiml.  Price: $17.98 |