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Orff: Carmina Burana

Chen Reiss, Reginald Mobley, Andrzej Filonczyk

Label
High Definition Classics
Catalogue number
INF 10
EAN / barcode
4011407118102
Release date
30 July 1999
Format
Digital
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jader Bignamini presents "Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff, one of the most concise choral works of the 20th century. It is based on medieval texts from the Benediktbeuern monastery, which Orff shaped into a scenic cantata with striking rhythmic and tonal directness. The work unfolds a series of contrasting images: from archaic power and dance-like energy to moments of intimacy and irony. Choir and percussion, supplemented with two pianos and celesta, characterize the distinctive sound, while recurring motifs connect the various scenes. Between song-like passages, ostinato structures and sharp solo numbers, a layered dramaturgy emerges that finds its formal framework in the reappearance of "O Fortuna".
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Tracklist

  1. 01 Carmina Burana: I. O Fortuna 02:33
  2. 02 Carmina Burana: II. Fortune plango vulnera 02:49
  3. 03 Carmina Burana: III. Veris leta facies 04:54
  4. 04 Carmina Burana: IV. Omnia sol temperat 02:27
  5. 05 Carmina Burana: V. Ecce gratum 02:36
  6. 06 Carmina Burana: VI. Tanz 01:43
  7. 07 Carmina Burana: VII. Floret silva nobilis 03:06
  8. 08 Carmina Burana: VIII. Chramer, gip die varwe mir 03:25
  9. 09 Carmina Burana: IX. Reie. Swaz hie gat umbe - Chume, chum, geselle min - Swaz hie gat umbe 04:45
  10. 10 Carmina Burana: X. Were diu werlt alle min 00:52
  11. 11 Carmina Burana: XI. Estuans interius 02:21
  12. 12 Carmina Burana: XII. Olim lacus colueram 03:37
  13. 13 Carmina Burana: XIII. Ego sum abbas 01:38
  14. 14 Carmina Burana: XIV. In taberna quando sumus 03:07
  15. 15 Carmina Burana: XV. Amor volat undique 03:30
  16. 16 Carmina Burana: XVI. Dies, nox et omnia 02:17
  17. 17 Carmina Burana: XVII. Stetit puella 01:53
  18. 18 Carmina Burana: XVIII. Circa mea pectora 02:01
  19. 19 Carmina Burana: XIX. Si puer cum puellula 00:57
  20. 20 Carmina Burana: XX. Veni, veni, venias 00:57
  21. 21 Carmina Burana: XXI. In trutina 02:08
  22. 22 Carmina Burana: XXII. Tempus est iocundum 02:04
  23. 23 Carmina Burana: XXIII. Dulcissime 00:38
  24. 24 Carmina Burana: XXIV. Ave formosissima 01:59
  25. 25 Carmina Burana: XXV. O Fortuna 02:44

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