Carl Orff: Carmina Burana / Hendricks, Chance, Black, Welser-Most - London PO

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Album Summary

Performers

• Barbara Hendricks
• Jeffrey Black (Baritone)
• Michael Chance (Countertenor)

Conductor

• Welser-Most, Franz

Ensemble

• London Philharmoniic Orchestra Chorus

Composer

• Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)

Notes & Reviews:

No other 20th century work delights music-lovers as much as Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana". The opening number, "Oh Fortuna", is a huge classical hit in its own right. The recording conducted by Austrian shooting star Franz Welser-Möst brings out the thrilling drama of the whole score.

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (11/1989).

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Works Details

Orff, Carl : Carmina burana

• Performers: Barbara Hendricks; Jeffrey Black (Baritone); Michael Chance (Countertenor)
• Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst
• Ensemble: London Philharmoniic Orchestra Chorus
• Running Time: 49 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1935-1936