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(13 customer reviews) 25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
a very good "carmina" at a budget price,
December 11, 2004 Liesha - See all my reviews
This review is from: Orff: Carmina Burana (Audio CD)
This is a very good modern recording of the beloved
"carmina burana". The conducting is vigorous. The orchestra, chior and three soloists are excellent.
Sumi jo is a delight- her "in trutina" and "stetit puela" are delicious.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Another excellent "Carmina Burana" - at a bargain price,
July 16, 2009 Ralph Moore "Ralph operaphile" (Bishop's Stortford, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Orff: Carmina Burana (Audio CD)
Dare I suggest that given a good conductor, an enthusiastic, well-trained choir and a competent orchestra, this piece is not that hard to pull off on disc? I mean no disrespect to the music or the performers by saying so, but I own three equally good recordings and know of half a dozen more which give similar pleasure. Either that, or it has been very lucky on disc; either way, this is another fine addition to the discography. The sound is clean and vivid, Mehta paces everything beautifully and the soloists are first rate - especially Sumi Jo (although her sustained lower notes are not as secure as other sopranos' - it's in the stratosphere that she excels). Bo Skovhus is in the same mould as Håken Hakegård: a virile, incisive bariton-martin with an extended upper range, although I think the older artist still has the edge in the Mata recording. I like Kowalski's alto version of the roasted swan-song, although for real vocal thrills I commend John Aler's full-voice account (again on...Read more
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Great music,
December 22, 2007 Marianna Przhebelskaya "Marianna" (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Orff: Carmina Burana (Audio CD)
I am very glad with this CD. I enjoy the music. There was also included text of poems -in Latin and in English, very convinient.
