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THE 30s Choir Works

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Presented by Brian Wright. Schmidt The Book with Seven Seals
Peter Schreier (St John) Robert Hall (Voice of the Lord)
Sylvia Greenberg (soprano) Carolyn Watkinson (contralto)
Thomas Moser (tenor) Kurt Rydl (bass)
Vienna State Opera Chorus ORF Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lothar Zagrosek Schmidt set the biblical version of the apocalypse so that it would be " ...as relevant today as it was at its creation, 18 and a half centuries ago."
Brian Wright talks to writer and broadcaster Leo Black about Schmidt's oratorio, which was composed in the turbulent years leading up to the Second World War.
Producer Tim Thorne Discs

Contributors

Presented By:
Brian Wright.
Unknown:
Peter Schreier
Unknown:
Robert Hall
Soprano:
Sylvia Greenberg
Contralto:
Carolyn Watkinson
Tenor:
Thomas Moser
Bass:
Kurt Rydl
Conductor:
Lothar Zagrosek
Talks:
Brian Wright
Unknown:
Leo Black
Producer:
Tim Thorne
Source: Radio Times

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