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Epicurus.com - Carl Orff: Carmina Burana
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List Price: $11.98
Our Price: $10.99
Your Save: $ 0.99 ( 8% )
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Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0028944743722
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: 1996-05-14
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
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Editorial Reviews:
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Yes, here it is folks--that irritatingly catchy chorus you first heard in the film Excalibur, or as the background music to the HBO Boxing Specials, and in zillions of other places. What it's not is the music from The Omen, which it clearly inspired. All pieces of music that feature choruses chanting in Latin are not the same (in fact, Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms is much closer to The Omen than this). Orff actually wrote a lot more music, but here's a case where his reputation as a "one work" composer really is justified, for nothing else comes close in musical or popular appeal. This performance was authorized by the composer himself, and that's recommendation enough. --David Hurwitz
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Why would you buy this one when the Atlanta/Robert Shaw version is available?
Comment: Why? You can get the majestic Atlanta Symphony/Robert Shaw version for a buck less here on Amazon. It doesn't have a huge name singer, but its over-all majestic, clear and tonally balanced. Orff is over the top, so why look for a recording that tones down "Carmina Burana"? The ONLY drawback to the Atlanta/Shaw recording is that it breaks up the 20-some parts of the work into four longer tracks. If you like individual short tracks (or if you are ripping off some "Carmina" for back up for your WOW vids or your home-made YouTube show, which is what a lot of folks seem to do) you will miss the multiple tracks. Otherwise, listen to the Atlanta/Shaw recording and forget this hyped one. -- The EC's hubby.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Misrepresentation
Comment: This is not about the recording but more about Amazon. I just recently bought this item and I have to say that the sample recordings featured on this page is NOT the same recording on the CD. I can't find a way to contact Amazon, but I thought I'd let everyone know.
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Summary: ORFF NEVER HEARD THIS VERSION!
Comment: I would like to clear up some confusion: THIS IS NOT THE RECORDED PERFORMANCE THAT CARL ORFF CONDONED!! Orff attended the rehearsals of Eugen Jochum's earlier **1953** mono recording of Carmina Burana and approved that final performance. That version is available on another DGG recording of all three pieces Orff wrote in a similar vein; the album is entitled "Trionfi". The 1953 recording presents a very different version than this stereo one that Jochum recorded 15 years later in 1968 AND WHICH ORFF DID NOT HEAR!! The earlier version is grittier, perhaps not as smoothly played or expertly sung, but altogether more primal and exciting. The early mono sound of that 1953 version is very good, easily the equal of the stereo sound except for the sound-stage, and the performance is far superior. This later one is sluggish by comparison.
If you want to hear how Orff wanted this piece to sound, buy the "Trionfi" album and enjoy it. Orff certainly did!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Wanted to give this 5 stars...
Comment: ... but I cannot, based on the oftentimes sluggish tempi, and the absolutely horrendous performance of "Olim lacus colueram" by Stolze. Fischer-Dieskau is excellent, as always, and Janowitz remains, in my opinion, one of the most egregiously overlooked sopranos of the last century or so. This CD is worth buying for her sparkling renditions of "Stetit Puella," "In trutina," and "Dulcissime" alone.
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Summary: What makes this a classic? The fact that it was approved by the composer?
Comment: Well, this performance was approved by the composer(Yeah!!!Congrats!!!)
Does this makes it a definitive performance? Of course not, then again, how many versions aren't there of the Bruckner symphonies? and we like them all and then again Orff is not Bruckner. Orff is know for only this work.
The sound world in this recording is different from say a recording by
Mutti, or Detoit. DG should have picked a different performance for this
most excellent collection of "The Originals"
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