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Orff: Carmina Burana
Gundula Janowitz (soprano) Gerhard Stolze (tenor) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin Schoneberger Sangerknaben, Eugen Jochum
Since its original release, Jochum's performance has consistently been a prime recommendation for this muchrecorded piece. Listening to it again in the superbly remastered sound, one can easily... —
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Orff: Carmina Burana
Russell Braun (baritone), Max Emanuel Cenčić (countertenor), Alina Wunderlin (soprano)
Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Zürcher Sängerknaben, Paavo Järvi
The choir’s articulation is razor-sharp and urgent, and Orff’s booming percussion writing rattles the rafters...But ultimately the real star here is Paavo Järvi, whose leanly energised direction... —
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Orff: Carmina Burana
RecommendedYeree Suh (soprano), Yves Saelens (tenor), Thomas Bauer (baritone)
Anima Eterna Brugge, Collegium vocale gent & Cantate Domino, Jos van Immerseel
Immerseel plus Anima Eterna spells revisionism, and that is what you get here: a Carmina Burana retooled with instruments of its period, and stripped of back-projected late-Romantic cushiness...The... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th November 2014
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2015, Choral & Song Choice
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Orff: Carmina Burana
Thomas Allen (baritone), Gerald English (tenor), Sheila Armstrong (soprano) St Clement Danes Grammar School Boys' Choir
London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
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Orff: Carmina Burana
RecommendedArleen Auger (soprano), Jonathan Summers (baritone), John van Kesteren (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra & Choir, Riccardo Muti
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Building A Library, June 2021, Recommended Recording
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Orff: Carmina Burana
Claire Rutter, Tom Randle & Markus Eiche
Highcliffe Junior Choir (Director: Mary Denniss), Bournemouth Symphony Youth Chorus (Director: Andrew Knights) & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Director: Greg Beardsell), Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop's pacing of the opening 'O Fortuna' chorus is spot on… Diction is excellent… Tenor Tom Randle… is the pick of the soloists. Soprano Claire Rutter makes worthy contributions… Conductor... —
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Orff: Carmina Burana
RecommendedJudith Blegen (soprano), Kenneth Riegel (tenor), Peter Binder (baritone)
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra Boys Choir, The Cleveland Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas
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Grammy Awards, 18th Awards (1975), Best Choral Performance
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Orff: Carmina Burana
RecommendedLynne Dawson (soprano), John Daniecki (tenor), Kevin McMillan (baritone)
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Herbert Blomstedt
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Grammy Awards, 34th Awards (1991), Best Choral Performance
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Orff: Carmina Burana
Edita Gruberova (soprano), John Aler (tenor), Thomas Hampson (baritone)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Knabenchor de Staats und Domchores Berlin, Seiji Ozawa
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Orff: Carmina Burana
RecommendedJune Anderson, Philip Creech & Bernd Weikl
Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, James Levine
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Grammy Awards, 29th Awards (1986), Best Choral Performance
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