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10 stars and counting! May 27, 2007
Wow! Holy cow! What a performance! What a recording! Did I tell you that I L-O-V-E this recording?
For those of you who refer to Orff's semi-minimalist work as "Carmina Bore-anna," try this recording on for size. This is the most exciting performance of this much- (if not over-) recorded work I've ever heard, with the sonics of Telarc and SACD to boot. Imaging is magnificent. I can point to the exact spot left of center where the bass drummer did his work. Baritone soloist Earle Patriarco stands just to the right (from my perspective) of my center speaker, and soprano Hei-Kyung Hong stands by his right arm. Tenor Stanford Olsen is on the opposite side of the center speaker. You say you like dynamic range? Buy 500 watt amplifiers, sturdy speakers, and stand back. Whoa!!!
Patriarco's performance of the "Ego sum abbas" recitative (I suppose you could call it) is a perfect combination of control, irreverence, and humor that section requires but seldom gets. Hong's light soprano on the "Dulcissime totam" brings out goose bumps and sets up the finale magnificently. The singing of the Atlanta Symphony Chorus has not faded one iota since the death of its beloved director, Robert Shaw. Whatever he taught them, stuck and won't let go. This is simply the finest chorus in the country, if not the world.
Do not walk, do not run, do not even drive, but FLY to purchase this recording.
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![Orff: Carmina Burana [Hybrid SACD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61sz6eL4GBL._SL160_.jpg "Orff: Carmina Burana [Hybrid SACD]")
