This is a re-release within the new SWR CLASSIC-series "Century Classics". It contains the rarely performed chamber version of Carmina Burana interpreted by the excellent SWR Vokalensemble, SWR Vokalensemble is the vocal ensemble of the broadcaster S�dwestrundfunk (SWR), based in Stuttgart, Germany. It was founded in 1946 as S�dfunk-Chor Stuttgart in 1946 to perform studio work for S�ddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR) which merged in 1998 with the S�dwestfunk to form the SWR. The ensemble was awarded the Echo Klassik in both 2011 and 2012. The ensemble is led by Austrian composer and musician Rupert Huber.