Chandos
Orff: Carmina Burana / Hickox, London SO
$21.99
Details
- Composer
- ORFF, CARL
- Artist
- Claycomb, Banks, Maltman, Hickox, Lso
- Format
- SACD
- Label
- Chandos
- Released
- Oct 28, 2008
- Catalog #
- CHSA 5067
- UPC
- 095115506721
About
" This brilliant new recording of Orff's Carmina Burana is a tragic memento of conductor Richard Hickox, who died in Novemeber at the age of sixty. This is a vibrant, dynamic performance of Orff's masterpiece recorded live in London's Barbican Centre. As usual with Chandos, engineering is first-rate, with perfect balances and wide dynamic range." -- Bob Benson, Classical CD Review
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Recorded live at the Barbican Centre in November 2007, Richard Hickox conducts Carl Orff's immensely popular dramatic cantata Carmina Burana with the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and soloists, Barry Banks, Laura Claycomb and Christopher Maltman.
MusicOMH.com wrote of the performance, "The London Symphony Orchestra performed the work with all the commitment and exuberance that one expects from them... The three soloists were outstanding, singing with a unified dynamic power and depth of expression that is rare to find today...Christopher Maltman's baritone is large, and he dramatically projected every emotion and quirk in the text." Classical Source said "Hickox and his forces certainly conveyed an appropriate sense of the dramatic...Maltman had the sense of the music and histrionic demands down to a tee... Banks provided strong characterization in the high tenor writing... Claycomb conveyed the vulnerability of the soprano's music."
Orff is reputed to have declared around the time of Carmina's first performance, 'Everything I have written to date, and which you have printed, can be destroyed. With Carmina Burana, my collected works begin.' He had a strong interest in theatrical presentations and conceived the work as a pageant. The idea came to Orff in 1935 when he encountered an edition of medieval songs edited by the poet Johann Schmeller. The vivid and colourful songs were those sung by the goliards - hedonistic students and traveling monks who celebrated their riotous pursuits in bawdy and profane poetry. The 24 'cantiones profanae' chosen by Orff were translated and the composer set them to music for three vocal soloists, three choirs and a large orchestra featuring triple woodwind, two pianos and no fewer than five percussionists. The score's combination of gloriously infectious vulgarity interspersed with moments of genuine beauty has assured it an unquestionable position as one of the most popular of all twentieth century choral works.
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Recorded live at the Barbican Centre in November 2007, Richard Hickox conducts Carl Orff's immensely popular dramatic cantata Carmina Burana with the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and soloists, Barry Banks, Laura Claycomb and Christopher Maltman.
MusicOMH.com wrote of the performance, "The London Symphony Orchestra performed the work with all the commitment and exuberance that one expects from them... The three soloists were outstanding, singing with a unified dynamic power and depth of expression that is rare to find today...Christopher Maltman's baritone is large, and he dramatically projected every emotion and quirk in the text." Classical Source said "Hickox and his forces certainly conveyed an appropriate sense of the dramatic...Maltman had the sense of the music and histrionic demands down to a tee... Banks provided strong characterization in the high tenor writing... Claycomb conveyed the vulnerability of the soprano's music."
Orff is reputed to have declared around the time of Carmina's first performance, 'Everything I have written to date, and which you have printed, can be destroyed. With Carmina Burana, my collected works begin.' He had a strong interest in theatrical presentations and conceived the work as a pageant. The idea came to Orff in 1935 when he encountered an edition of medieval songs edited by the poet Johann Schmeller. The vivid and colourful songs were those sung by the goliards - hedonistic students and traveling monks who celebrated their riotous pursuits in bawdy and profane poetry. The 24 'cantiones profanae' chosen by Orff were translated and the composer set them to music for three vocal soloists, three choirs and a large orchestra featuring triple woodwind, two pianos and no fewer than five percussionists. The score's combination of gloriously infectious vulgarity interspersed with moments of genuine beauty has assured it an unquestionable position as one of the most popular of all twentieth century choral works.
Tracklist 25 tracks
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1 Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: O Fortuna 02:36
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: O Fortuna
- Duration
- 02:36
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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2 Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: Fortune plango vulnera 02:40
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: Fortune plango vulnera
- Duration
- 02:40
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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3 I. Primo vere: Veris leta facies 03:54
- Track
- 3
- Title
- I. Primo vere: Veris leta facies
- Duration
- 03:54
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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4 I. Primo vere: Omnia sol temperat 02:11
- Track
- 4
- Title
- I. Primo vere: Omnia sol temperat
- Duration
- 02:11
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Performer
- Christopher Maltman
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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5 I. Primo vere: Ecce gratum 02:43
- Track
- 5
- Title
- I. Primo vere: Ecce gratum
- Duration
- 02:43
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
-
6 Uf dem anger: Tanz 01:44
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Uf dem anger: Tanz
- Duration
- 01:44
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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7 Uf dem anger: Floret Silva 03:18
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Uf dem anger: Floret Silva
- Duration
- 03:18
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
-
8 Uf dem anger: Chramer, gip die varwe mir 03:23
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Uf dem anger: Chramer, gip die varwe mir
- Duration
- 03:23
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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9 Uf dem anger: Reie 04:51
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Uf dem anger: Reie
- Duration
- 04:51
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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10 Uf dem anger: Were diu werlt alle min 00:53
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Uf dem anger: Were diu werlt alle min
- Duration
- 00:53
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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11 II. In taberna: Estuans interius 02:28
- Track
- 11
- Title
- II. In taberna: Estuans interius
- Duration
- 02:28
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Performer
- Christopher Maltman
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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12 II. In taberna: Olim lacus colueram 03:35
- Track
- 12
- Title
- II. In taberna: Olim lacus colueram
- Duration
- 03:35
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Performer
- Barry Banks
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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13 II. In taberna: Ego sum abbas 01:29
- Track
- 13
- Title
- II. In taberna: Ego sum abbas
- Duration
- 01:29
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Performer
- Barry Banks
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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14 II. In taberna: In taberna quando sumus 03:05
- Track
- 14
- Title
- II. In taberna: In taberna quando sumus
- Duration
- 03:05
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Performer
- Christopher Maltman
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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15 III. Cour d'amours: Amor volat undique 03:16
- Track
- 15
- Title
- III. Cour d'amours: Amor volat undique
- Duration
- 03:16
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Performer
- Laura Claycomb
- Ensemble
- Tiffin Boys Choir, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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16 III. Cour d'amours: Dies, nox et omnia 02:07
- Track
- 16
- Title
- III. Cour d'amours: Dies, nox et omnia
- Duration
- 02:07
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Performer
- Christopher Maltman
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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17 III. Cour d'amours: Stetit puella 01:49
- Track
- 17
- Title
- III. Cour d'amours: Stetit puella
- Duration
- 01:49
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Performer
- Laura Claycomb
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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18 III. Cour d'amours: Circa mea pectora 02:04
- Track
- 18
- Title
- III. Cour d'amours: Circa mea pectora
- Duration
- 02:04
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Performer
- Christopher Maltman
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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19 III. Cour d'amours: Si puer cum puellula 00:58
- Track
- 19
- Title
- III. Cour d'amours: Si puer cum puellula
- Duration
- 00:58
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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20 III. Cour d'amours: Veni, veni, venias 01:01
- Track
- 20
- Title
- III. Cour d'amours: Veni, veni, venias
- Duration
- 01:01
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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21 III. Cour d'amours: In trutina 02:17
- Track
- 21
- Title
- III. Cour d'amours: In trutina
- Duration
- 02:17
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Performer
- Laura Claycomb
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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22 III. Cour d'amours: Tempus est iocundum 02:22
- Track
- 22
- Title
- III. Cour d'amours: Tempus est iocundum
- Duration
- 02:22
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Performer
- Laura Claycomb, Christopher Maltman
- Ensemble
- Tiffin Boys Choir, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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23 III. Cour d'amours: Dulcissime 00:43
- Track
- 23
- Title
- III. Cour d'amours: Dulcissime
- Duration
- 00:43
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Performer
- Laura Claycomb
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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24 Blanziflor et Helena: Ave formosissima 01:50
- Track
- 24
- Title
- Blanziflor et Helena: Ave formosissima
- Duration
- 01:50
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox
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25 Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: O Fortuna 03:11
- Track
- 25
- Title
- Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: O Fortuna
- Duration
- 03:11
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Richard Hickox