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Orff: Carmina Burana (Singer's Edition) / Kibblewhite, et al

1 CD / Meridian / 2001-07-10

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Performers: Doyle, Grant; Heal, Bibi; Norman, Daniel; Smith, Susan Graham; Wilkins, Julian
Conductors: Kibblewhite, Michael
Ensemble: Cantate Youth Chorus; Hertfordshire Chorus; Thepercussionworks

While most listeners are familiar with the version of "Carmina Burana" with orchestral accompaniment, few collectors are aware that the composer also made his own...continue...

Purcell: Sacred Music / Higginbottom, Müller, et al

1 CD / Meridian / 2001-03-06

Works: Henry Purcell: Blow up the trumpet in Sion, Z 10; The Lord is King, be the people never so impatient, Z 53; Lord, what is man?, Z 192; Let mine eyes run down with tears, Z 24; Jehova, quam multi sunt...
Performers: Cox, Jeremy; Cryer, Geoffrey; Cunningham, Sarah; Goldsworthy, Philip; Johnston, Daniel; L'Estrange, Alexander; Müller, Rufus; Moody, Howard; Morton, Michael; Robinson, Timothy; Sillman, Justin; ...
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: New College Choir, Oxford

"For such transcendent music to succeed, it has to be performed with sufficient technical prowess. This the New College choir commands, and they add to...continue...