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Carl Orff: Carmina Burana [Hybrid SACD]London Symphony Orchestra Orchestra, Richard Hickox Conductor
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There's no shortage of good recordings of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana on the market, and unless one has been neglectful in collecting SACDs of the big choral showpieces, there's probably little reason to indulge in this 2008 package from Chandos, except perhaps to honor the career of Richard Hickox. This recording was one of his last releases before his death in late 2008, and it is a fitting tribute to his excellence as a conductor that this live performance, with soprano Laura Claycomb, tenor Barry Banks, baritone Christopher Maltman, the Tiffin Boys' Choir, and the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, is given a brilliant presentation, thanks to the exceptional DSD multichannel technology used by the label. It's a solid performance, full of variety, drama, sonic depth, and ritualistic energy, and Hickox guides the vocal soloists and ensembles in a bold reading that never stints on color, excitement, and the expected bombast. The most noteworthy difference in interpretation is the way Hickox gives the vocalists considerable freedom in their lyrical numbers, and this gentle, almost dreamy feeling of rubato lends Carmina Burana some subtle expressive touches that are most welcome. All the same, if one already has a top-notch recording of this work, then this one will seem a bit redundant and not especially compelling. For all his virtues, Hickox is evenly matched by many fine conductors on other recordings, and for all its fine points, this performance does not trump its competition. © Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide
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Carl Orff ComposerCarmina Burana (scenic cantata) Work
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Joseph Cullen Chorus/Choir Director,
Simon Toyne Children's Choirmaster,
London Symphony Orchestra Orchestra,
Christopher Maltman Baritone,
Richard Hickox Conductor,
London Symphony Chorus Chorus/Choir,
Barry Banks Tenor,
Laura Claycomb Soprano
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| 1 | 1.Fortuna Imperatrix mundi: O fortuna | 2:36 |
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| 2 | 2.Fortuna Imperatrix mundi: Fortune plango vulnera | 2:40 |
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| 3 | 3.Primo Vere: Veris leta facies | 3:54 |
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| 4 | 4.Primo Vere: Omnia sol temperat | 2:11 |
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| 5 | 5.Primo Vere: Ecce gratum | 2:43 |
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| 6 | 6.Uf Dem Anger: Tanz | 1:44 |
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| 7 | 7.Uf Dem Anger: Floret silva nobilis | 3:18 |
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| 8 | 8.Uf Dem Anger: Chramer, Gip Die Varwe Mir | 3:23 |
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| 9 | 9.Uf Dem Anger: Reie | 4:51 |
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| 10 | 10.Uf Dem Anger: Were Diu Werlt Alle Min | 0:53 |
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| 11 | 11.In Taberna: Estuans iInterius | 2:28 |
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| 12 | 12.In Taberna: Olim lacus colueram | 3:35 |
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| 13 | 13.In Taberna: Ego sum abbas | 1:29 |
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| 14 | 14.In Taberna: In Taberna quando sumus | 3:05 |
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| 15 | 15.Cour d'amours: Amor volat undique | 3:16 |
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| 16 | 16.Cour d'amours: Dies, nox et omnia | 2:07 |
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| 17 | 17.Cour d'amours: Stetit puella | 1:49 |
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| 18 | 18.Cour d'amours: Circa mea pectora | 2:04 |
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| 19 | 19.Cour d'amours: Si puer cum puellula | 0:58 |
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| 20 | 20.Cour d'amours: Veni, venim, venias | 1:01 |
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| 21 | 21.Cour d'amours: In trutina | 2:17 |
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| 22 | 22.Cour d'amours: Tempus est Iocundum | 2:22 |
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| 23 | 23.Cour d'amours: Dulcissime | 0:43 |
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| 24 | 24.Blanziflor et Helena: Ave formosissima | 1:50 |
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| 25 | 25.Fortuna imperatrix mundi: O Fortuna | 3:11 |
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