Das Paradies und Die Peri. dichtung aus Lalla Rookh von Th. Moore fur Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester. Op. 50 [Partitur]

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. [1845]. First edition. Engraved. [PN] 6262. As issued, text on four lithograph pages bound in, music on pages 3 - 248. Nicely bound in modern boards with half linen and the original green printed front wrapper affixed to front board. Scattered light foxing, overall very fine. Hofmann p. 114; McCorkle, p. 224.


The cantata for soloists, chorus, and orchestra was completed in 1843, and first published in full score here as Op. 50 in 1845. The text is a German translation (by Schumann and his friend Emil Flechsig) of a tale from Thomas Moore's 1817 "LallaRookh." While Schumann does not use the word "oratorio" or "cantata" on the title page, in private correspondence, he refers to Peri as "an oratorio, but not for the prayer hall." (Letter to Eduard Kruger, 3 June 1843, in Schumann, Briefe, p. 228) (5028)

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