Irmin Schmidt - Gormenghast FLAC album

Tracklist

1	Steerpike's Song: Oxygen Tenor Vocals, Vocals [Rock Singer] – Stefan Vinzberg	7:01
2	Swelter's Aria: Be A Happy Carnivore! Tenor Vocals – Florian Simson	6:15
3	Fuchsia's Song: Rainbow Party Soprano Vocals – Claudia Visca	6:52
4	Duet Fuchsia & Steerpike: The Birds Are Leaving For The South Soprano Vocals – Claudia ViscaTenor Vocals, Vocals [Rock Singer] – Stefan Vinzberg	6:45
5	Overture	0:54
6	Fuchsia's Aria: Fall, Friendly Rain Soprano Vocals – Claudia Visca	5:48
7	Sepulchrave's Aria: Behold The Night! Baritone Vocals – Mark Morouse	9:44
8	Gertrude's Aria: Touch Soprano Vocals – Danielle Grima	9:23
9	The Twin's Duet: Triumph Soprano Vocals – Elise Kaufman, Sabine Schnitzer	3:07
10	Ensemble: Joy Countertenor Vocals – Reiner BeinghausSoprano Vocals – Claudia Visca, Elise Kaufman, Sabine SchnitzerTenor Vocals, Vocals [Rock Singer] – Stefan Vinzberg	3:23
11	Barquentine's Aria: Possess Me, Chaos! Tenor Vocals, Vocals [Rock Singer] – Ulrich Wewelsiep	2:14

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
Essential Music 000101	Irmin Schmidt	Gormenghast ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	G. & P. Essential Music	Essential Music 000101	Russia	2000
CDSPOON44, CDSPOON38, SPOON44	Irmin Schmidt	Fantasy Opera - Gormenghast ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Spoon Records, Spoon Records, Spoon Records	CDSPOON44, CDSPOON38, SPOON44	UK	2015

Credits

• Cello [Pre-recorded] – Matthias Lorenz
• Choir [Pre-recorded] – Boys Choir Hampstead School
• Conductor [Brandenburger Symphoniker] – Irmin Schmidt
• Design – Werner Richter
• Directed By [Boys Choir Hampstead School] – Diedre Broadbent
• Directed By [Musical Director] – Simon Rekers
• Engineer [Sound Engineer], Programmed By, Recorded By [Brandenburger Symphoniker] – Jono Podmore
• Guitar [Pre-recorded] – Michael Karoli
• Libretto By – Duncan Fallowell
• Liner Notes – Irmin Schmidt
• Mastered By – Miles Showell
• Music By, Concept By [Scenario] – Irmin Schmidt
• Orchestra – Brandenburger Symphoniker
• Percussion [Pre-recorded] – Jaki Liebezeit
• Photography By [Orchestral Recording Photography] – Hildegard Schmidt
• Photography By [Stage Photography Wuppertal Operahouse] – Rudolf Finkes
• Producer – Irmin Schmidt, Jono Podmore
• Voice [Pre-recorded] – Jessica Wynne

Notes

Extracts from the Fantasy Opera Gormenghast

Libretto inspired by Mervyn Peake's trilogy

with the singers of the World Premiere (Wuppertal Operahouse, Schillertheater NRW) recorded live in performance.
World Premiere: Wuppertal Operahouse, 15. November 1998
Schillertheater NRW

"A phantasmagorical soundworld of electronics, symphony orchestra and pounding beats which envelopes singers who effortlessly stretch from Pop to Classical virtuosity."

Dedicated to George Reinhart in memoriam

The original recordings with the Wuppertal Sinfonieorchester could not be used.
They have been replaced by the
Brandenburger Symphoniker
October 1999 in Brandenburg, Germany.
Mastered at Metropolis, London.
The orchestral recordings and the performers in Wuppertal and Gelsenkirchen have been generously supported by Musicstore, Köln.

Special thanks to:
Holk Freitag, Martin Griesemer, Albert Lohmar, Sebastian Peake, Hansgeorg Schneider.

Licensed and marketed worldwide (except Germany, Austria, Switzerland): Mute-Records, ..., London; for USA: Mute-Records, ..., New York.
Distribution for Germany: Edel-Contraire.
Distribution for France: Mute-Labels.

Barcodes

• Barcode (Scanned): 5016025682652
• Barcode (Text): 5 016025 682652
• Matrix / Runout: [DADC logo] A0100308161-0101 13 A3
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L553
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 94W6
• Label Code: LC7395

Companies

• Licensed To – Mute Records Ltd.
• Marketed By – Mute Records Ltd.
• Licensed To – Mute Corporation
• Marketed By – Mute Corporation
• Distributed By – Edel Contraire
• Distributed By – Labels
• Glass Mastered At – DADC – A0100308161-0101
• Published By – Spoon Music
• Published By – Messer Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – Wuppertal Operahouse
• Mastered At – Metropolis Mastering