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Radio 3 Live in Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2011: Episode 1: Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri

Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri

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Episode 1: Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri

Edinburgh International Festival 2011

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra under Roger Norrington in Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri.

Roger Norrington conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Edinburgh Festival Chorus in Schumann's oratorio Das Paradies und die Peri, at the 2011 Edinburgh Festival.

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2011

Soprano Susan Gritton sings the part of the Peri, a fairy-like creature born of a fallen angel who attempts three times to be accepted into Paradise. Swiss mezzo soprano Marie-Claude Chappuis sings the supporting role of the Angel and cameo roles are taken by a starry line-up including baritone Florian Boesch as the Man. Sir Roger Norrington leads the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in a vibrato-free performance of this Oratorio and is joined by the Edinburgh Festival Chorus trained by their Artistic Director Christopher Bell. Recorded at the Usher Hall, 12 August 2011.

Schumann Das Paradies und die Peri 

Maximilian Schmitt ..... Narrator
Susan Gritton (soprano) ..... Peri
Florian Boesch (baritone) ..... Man
Lydia Teuscher (soprano) ..... Maiden
Marie-Claude Chappuis (mezzo) ..... Angel
Benjamin Hulett (tenor) ..... Young Man
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor).

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