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A Schumann premiere at the BBC Proms, revived with loving care by Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO. 

Daniel Harding made a memorable debut with the Czech Philharmonic, aided by a superb chorus and cast of singers.

Stepping in for Sir Simon Rattle, Marc Minkowski's balanced, lyrical approach to Schumann's oratorio proves successful.

Berliner Philharmoniker’s interpretation of Das Paradies und die Peri reaches for the heavens. 

The text of Das Paradies und die Peri may be unadulterated Victorian sentimentality, but Schumann's music cannot fail to bewitch in an evening with outstanding singing from Bernarda Fink and Mark Padmore and Simon Rattle leading the LSO on top form.