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In this concert, recorded live at the beginning of 2015, Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra – which is, here, reduced to an almost chamber-esque size; far removed from that usually required for a Mahler performance – performed a rendition of Schumann’s oratorio ‘Le Paradis et la Péri’, an 1843 work that has rarely been given public airings. It is, at least, rarely recorded. The piece requires both an orchestra (and soloists) with a strong dose of modesty: no effect sleeves are necessary, no harmonic or melodic Orientalism, despite the Persian origin of the subject matter. There is also to be no virtuoso vocalizing, nothing but a subtle and soft playing style, the vocal and choral performance lasting an hour and a half. Amongst the soloists who share dozens of roles, including regulars of the Rattlian sphere, are Bernarda Fink, Mark Padmore – whose assumption of the role of poet-bard narrator as romantic evangelist is superb – Kate Royal too… The choir, which is given a prominent place, is lavish here, coming courtesy of the London Symphony Chorus. Rattle knows how to highlight the beauties of the partition; he does not go with the heaviness that we usually characterize as Germanic, but rather approaches it, rightly, as an orchestral song. © SM/Qobuz
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Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bernarda Fink, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sally Matthews, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mark Padmore, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernarda Fink, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sally Matthews, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Andrew Staples, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Kate Royal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Padmore, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernarda Fink, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Florian Boesch, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Chorus, Ensemble, MainArtist - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Andrew Staples, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Conductor, MainArtist - Mark Padmore, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Chorus, Ensemble, MainArtist - Florian Boesch, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Chorus, Ensemble, MainArtist - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Conductor, MainArtist - Kate Royal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Padmore, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sally Matthews, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Chorus, Ensemble, MainArtist - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Conductor, MainArtist - Mark Padmore, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernarda Fink, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Chorus, Ensemble, MainArtist - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Conductor, MainArtist - Mark Padmore, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sally Matthews, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Chorus, Ensemble, MainArtist - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mark Padmore, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sally Matthews, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Andrew Staples, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Kate Royal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Padmore, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernarda Fink, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Florian Boesch, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Andrew Staples, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bernarda Fink, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Andrew Staples, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mark Padmore, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernarda Fink, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Kate Royal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Padmore, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Conductor, MainArtist - Sally Matthews, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Chorus, Ensemble, MainArtist - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
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Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Chorus, Ensemble, MainArtist - Soloists from Guildhall School (Quartet), MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mark Padmore, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernarda Fink, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sally Matthews, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Florian Boesch, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mark Padmore, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Florian Boesch, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Soloists from Guildhall School (Quartet), MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mark Padmore, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernarda Fink, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sally Matthews, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Florian Boesch, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Andrew Staples, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Conductor, MainArtist - Kate Royal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernarda Fink, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Chorus, Ensemble, MainArtist - Florian Boesch, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Conductor, MainArtist - Mark Padmore, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sally Matthews, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Chorus, Ensemble, MainArtist - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Robert Schumann, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Conductor, MainArtist - Sally Matthews, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Chorus, Ensemble, MainArtist - Public Domain UK, MusicPublisher
London Symphony Orchestra Ltd London Symphony Orchestra Ltd
Album review
In this concert, recorded live at the beginning of 2015, Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra – which is, here, reduced to an almost chamber-esque size; far removed from that usually required for a Mahler performance – performed a rendition of Schumann’s oratorio ‘Le Paradis et la Péri’, an 1843 work that has rarely been given public airings. It is, at least, rarely recorded. The piece requires both an orchestra (and soloists) with a strong dose of modesty: no effect sleeves are necessary, no harmonic or melodic Orientalism, despite the Persian origin of the subject matter. There is also to be no virtuoso vocalizing, nothing but a subtle and soft playing style, the vocal and choral performance lasting an hour and a half. Amongst the soloists who share dozens of roles, including regulars of the Rattlian sphere, are Bernarda Fink, Mark Padmore – whose assumption of the role of poet-bard narrator as romantic evangelist is superb – Kate Royal too… The choir, which is given a prominent place, is lavish here, coming courtesy of the London Symphony Chorus. Rattle knows how to highlight the beauties of the partition; he does not go with the heaviness that we usually characterize as Germanic, but rather approaches it, rightly, as an orchestral song. © SM/Qobuz
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 01:27:50
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: London Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey Sir Simon Rattle
- Composer: Robert Schumann
- Label: LSO Live
- Genre: Classical
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