Track Listing

1. No. 1 - O Fortuna
2. No. 2 - Fortune plango vulnera
3. No. 3 - Veris Ieta facies
4. No. 4 - Omnia Sol temperat
5. No. 5 - Ecce gratum
6. No. 6 - Tanz
7. No. 7 - Floret silva
8. No. 8 - Chramer, gip die varwe mir
9. No. 9 - Reie - Swaz hie gat umbe - Chume, chum, geselle min - Swaz hie gat umbe
10. No. 10 - Were diu werlt alle min
11. No. 11 - Estuans interius
12. No. 12 - Olim lacus colueram
13. No. 13 - Ego sum abbas
14. No. 14 - In taberna quando sumus
15. No.15 - Amor volat undique
16. No. 16 - Dies, nox et omnia
17. No. 17 - Stetit puella
18. No. 18 - Circa mea pectora
19. No. 19 - Si puer cum puellula
20. No. 20 - Veni, veni, venias
21. No. 21 - In trutina
22. No. 22 - Tempus est iocundum
23. No. 23 - Dulcissime
24. No. 24 - Ave formosissima
25. No. 25 - O Fortuna

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3956 in Music
• Released on: 1998-10-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .28 pounds

CD Description
Previn's 1975 analogue version, vividly recorded, still leads the available recorded performances of Orff's most popular work. It is strong on humour and rhythmic point. The chorus sings vigorously, the men often using an aptly rough tone, and if there is at times a lack of absolute precision, the resilience of Previn's rhythms, finely sprung, brings out a strain not just of geniality but of real wit. This is a performance which swaggers along and makes you smile. The recording captures the antiphonal effects impressively, better even in the orchestra than in the chorus. Among the soloists, Thomas Allen's contribution is one of the glories of the music making, and in their lesser roles the soprano and tenor are equally stylish. The digital re-mastering is wholly successful. The choral bite is enhanced, yet the recording retains its full amplitude. The background hiss has been minimised and is only really apparent in the quieter vocal solos in the latter part of the work. A triumphant success.