Carl Orff- Carmina Burana.

 Carl Orff- Carmina Burana.

Comments:
Penguin: Previn's 1975 analogue version, vividly recorded, still leads the available recorded performances of Orff's most popular work. It is strong on humour and rhythmic point. The chorus sings vigorously, the men often using an aptly rough tone, and if there is at times a lack of absolute precision, the resilience of Previn's rhythms, finely sprung, brings out a strain not just of geniality but of real wit. This is a performance which swaggers along and makes you smile. The recording captures the antiphonal effects impressively, better even in the orchestra than in the chorus. Among the soloists, Thomas Allen's contribution is one of the glories of the music making, and in their lesser roles the soprano and tenor are equally stylish. The digital re-mastering is wholly successful. The choral bite is enhanced, yet the recording retains its full amplitude. The background hiss has been minimised and is only really apparent in the quieter vocal solos in the latter part of the work. A triumphant success.
Tracks:
01. Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - I. O Fortuna [00:02:45]
02. Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - II. Fortune plango vulnera [00:02:49]
03. I - Primo Vere - III. Veris leta facies [00:04:17]
04. I - Primo Vere - IV. Omnia sol temperat [00:02:07]
05. I - Primo Vere - V. Ecce gratum [00:02:49]
06. Uf Dem Anger - VI. Tanz [00:01:41]
07. Uf Dem Anger - VII. Floret Silva [00:03:26]
08. Uf Dem Anger - VIII. Chramer, gip die varwe mir [00:03:18]
09. Uf Dem Anger - IX. a) Reie, b) Swaz hie gat umbe, c) Chume, chum gesselle min [00:04:44]
10. Uf Dem Anger - X. Were diu werlt alle min) [00:00:57]
11. II - In Taberna - XI. Estuans interius [00:02:25]
12. II - In Taberna - XII. Olim lacus colueram [00:03:46]
13. II - In Taberna - XIII. Ego sum abbas [00:01:22]
14. II - In Taberna - XIV. In taberna quando sumus [00:03:20]
15. III - Cour d'Amours - XV. Amor volat undique [00:03:28]
16. III - Cour d'Amours - XVI. Dies, nox et omnia [00:02:18]
17. III - Cour d'Amours - XVII. Stetit puella [00:02:14]
18. III - Cour d'Amours - XVIII. Circa mea pectora [00:02:12]
19. III - Cour d'Amours - XIX. Si puer cum puellula [00:01:04]
20. III - Cour d'Amours - XX. Veni, veni, venias [00:01:04]
21. III - Cour d'Amours - XXI. In trutina [00:02:31]
22. III - Cour d'Amours - XXII. Tempus est iocundum [00:02:22]
23. III - Cour d'Amours - XXIII. Dulcissime [00:00:41]
24. Blanziflor et Helena - XXIV. Ave formosissima [00:01:59]
25. Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - XXV. O Fortuna [00:02:45]

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