LoginOrff - Carmina Burana / Hendricks · Aler · Hagegard · LSO · Mata
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The reason to get this account of Carmina Burana is that it features one of the best solo trios--baritone Hakan Hagegard, tenor John Aler, and soprano Barbara Hendricks--ever assembled for a recording of the piece. Otherwise, the interpretation is fairly bland. The truth about Eduardo Mata is that he was a lightweight--a wealthy dilettante (and very nice man) whose abilities as a conductor were about three notches below the level of the orchestras with which he customarily worked. Here his inability to get disciplined playing from the Londoners is only a minor drawback, since Orff's score is so rough-hewn to begin with. Nor is
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Manufacturer: RCA
Release date: 9 May 1995
EAN: 0090266808526 UPC: 090266808526
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Release date: 9 May 1995
EAN: 0090266808526 UPC: 090266808526
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