Carmina Burana

Boston Camerata (Artist), Joel Cohen (Artist), Orff (Artist), Harvard University Choir (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 10, 1997)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000005E4Q
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,478 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Carmina Burana: Fas et nefas ambulant

2. Carmina Burana: O varium fortune

3. Carmina Burana: O fortuna, velut luna

4. Carmina Burana: Bonum est confidere

5. Carmina Burana: Curritur ad vocem

6. Carmina Burana: Dum iuventus floruit

7. Carmina Burana: From the Officium Lusorum (Gambler's Mass)

8. Carmina Burana: Alte clamat Epicurus

9. Carmina Burana: Olim Iacus colueram (melody : Dies irae)

10. Carmina Burana: Dic Christe veritas

11. Carmina Burana: Bulla fulminante

12. Carmina Burana: Bacche, bene venies

13. Carmina Burana: Doleo, quod nimium

14. Carmina Burana: Ecce chorus virginum

15. Carmina Burana: Exit diluculo

16. Carmina Burana: Sic mea fata

17. Carmina Burana: O mi dilectissime

18. Carmina Burana: Veni veni venias-Chume chume geselle min

19. Carmina Burana: Ich was ein chint

20. Carmina Burana: Tempus est jocundum

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular!, September 23, 2000

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Ariane "ariane_h" (Santa Cruz, US, Canada) - See all my reviews
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Last year, I had the privilege of performing Carl Orff's 1936 setting of "Carmina Burana" with my university choir. I enjoyed the music, but I was more intrigued by the lyrics - what sort of world did they fit into, with their lamentations of Fortune's fickleness, plaints of love, and bawdy drinking songs? And how were they meant to be sung in the 13th century, when the manuscript was thought to have been written? A friend recommended this CD, and I was hooked instantly. It is so evocative of the world of the Carmina poems: the plainsong reminds one of the monastic world that these poets lived in, and the bright, joyous instrumentations of the dances and love songs convey to us the more vibrant side of medieval life. For anyone who thought music of the Middle Ages was limited to Gregorian chant, this recording is a revelation. Joel Cohen and the Boston Camerata have also performed an impressive feat of scolarship recreating the melodies from the manuscript. The performers are true virtuousi, especially the vocalists: their marvelous voices shine through this song cycle, with the clear, bright timbre that suits the early music repertoire so well. I highly recommend this CD to anyone with an interest in early music, or as a fantastic introduction to those unfamiliar with music of this period.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ear Candy, July 23, 2005

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C. Wilson (SCAPPOOSE, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carmina Burana (Audio CD)

This has to be one of the finest recordings I have ever heard
in my life.
Breathtakingly beautiful.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Una buena compra, November 3, 2001

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M. Borrego Huerta "Nieves" (University Park, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carmina Burana (Audio CD)

Este cd contiene una buena selección y es en términos generales una buena inversión, de calidad más que aceptable. Sin embargo, creo que existen mejores versiones de los Carmina burana en el mercado que tienen más emoción y garra que ésta. Es una buena compra, pese a todo.