by Carl Orff · CLASSICS F (EMI) · CD · EAN 0077776200521
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«Carmina Burana» is the scenic cantata by Carl Orff, released in 1987 by EMI Classics for Pleasure on CD.
Carl Orff composed a scenic cantata based on 24 medieval poems from the collection of the same name. The score combines choruses, soloists and orchestra in short pieces, where the text unfolds with a marked rhythm and a characteristic theatrical tone.
1987 recording with Sheila Armstrong, Brian Rayner Cook and Peter Hall as soloists, the Hallé Choir, the Boys of the Manchester Grammar School and the Hallé Orchestra conducted by Maurice Handford.
