If "Big and Bawdy" is the way you want it, then my first choice would be:
Orff Carmina Burana
Artists: Gruberova / Aler / Hampson / Shin-Yu Kai Choir
Seiji Ozawa, Conductor, Berliner Philharmoniker
International release date: December 2000
Label: Philips
There are many other fine recordings, but they are not as Big and Bawdy as this one IMHO. Some conductors go more for "Romantic" more than "Bawdy"; or they are so concerned with trying to make it musically perfect, it sounds more "Refined" in the end.. Nothing wrong with those if that is someone's taste...
The soloist really go for it here, as does the chorus.
Very good sound quality as well.
Orff Carmina Burana
Artists: Gruberova / Aler / Hampson / Shin-Yu Kai Choir
Seiji Ozawa, Conductor, Berliner Philharmoniker
International release date: December 2000
Label: Philips
There are many other fine recordings, but they are not as Big and Bawdy as this one IMHO. Some conductors go more for "Romantic" more than "Bawdy"; or they are so concerned with trying to make it musically perfect, it sounds more "Refined" in the end.. Nothing wrong with those if that is someone's taste...
The soloist really go for it here, as does the chorus.
Very good sound quality as well.