Carmina Burana: what's your favorite recording?

There are at least 30 recordings of this wonderful composition, so i could use a few recommendations. Thanks

tweekerman04-26-2002 3:09am

sugarbrie Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,854 posts 04-26-2002 at 05:47am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete CHECK OUT THESE TWO RECORDINGS. Beverly Hoch, soprano; Stanford Olsen, tenor; Mark Oswald, baritone; Orchestre symphonique de Montreal/Charles Dutoit London 455290-2 THOMAS HAMPSON baritone EDITA GRUBEROVÁ soprano JOHN ALER tenor Shinyukai Choir · Shin Sekiya chorus master Knabenchor des Staats and Berlin Cathedral Choir · Christian Grube chorus master Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by SEIJI OZAWA PHILIPS Classics 422 363-2
sugarbrie Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,854 posts 04-26-2002 at 01:42pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete There is also an earlier Seiji Ozawa with the Boston Symphony and the New England Conservatory Chorus on RCA Red Seal. It is a very good performance that is still in print at a budget price. The Jochum mentioned is good for an older recording as well. It is easier to say what I don't like. The one I like the least is by the San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt. It won a Grammy by the way. The soloists are only fair; and the singing by the bass is really bad in my opinion. I have tried to listen to it all the way through and I can't.