COMPOSERS: Carl Orff
LABELS: Brilliant
ALBUM TITLE: Orff: Trionfi
WORKS: Carmina Burana; Catulli Carmina; Trionfo di Afrodite
PERFORMER: Regina Werner (soprano), Eberhard Buchner (tenor); Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra/Herbert Kegel
CATALOGUE NO: 95116 (1973-78)
A punchy, serviceable Carmina, valuably coupled with at times electrifying accounts of the two other parts of Orff’s Trionfi trilogy. The sound is full of visceral impact.
Terry Blain