Concert
Simon Rattle conducts Schumann’s “Paradise and the Peri”
Simon Halsey talks about Schumann’s “Paradise and the Peri”
In February 2009, Sir Simon Rattle, an ensemble of soloists and the Rundfunkchor Berlin performed Schumann’s unjustly rarely performed oratorio Paradise and the Peri. Simon Halsey, chief conductor of the choir, presents this introduction to the work.
© 2009 Berlin Phil Media GmbH
Related concert
Our recommendations
- Simon Halsey on Schubert, Mahler, Debussy and Claudio Abbado
- Simon Halsey talking about Haydn’s “The Seasons”
- Peter Sellars in conversation with Simon Halsey
- Nikolaj Znaider in conversation with Amihai Grosz
- Yannick Nézet-Séguin on Ravel’s “Daphnis et Chloé”
- Baiba Skride and Andris Nelsons in conversation with Stanley Dodds