(The) Best of Carl Orff

Advantages: Everything you could ever want from a classical CD
Disadvantages: none

...by Giacomo Puccini 30. Madama Butterfly Composed by Giacomo Puccini 31. Nabucco Composed by Giuseppe Verdi 32. Les pêcheurs de perles Composed by Georges Bizet 33. (Il) trovatore Composed by Giuseppe Verdi 34. Turandot Composed by Giacomo Puccini 35. Carmina Burana Composed by Carl Orff 36. Messa da Requiem Composed by Giuseppe Verdi 37. Messiah Composed by George Frideric Handel 38. Also sprach Zarathustra, 'Thus spake Zarathustra' Composed by Richard Strauss 39. (The) Planets Composed by Gustav Holst 40. Toccata and Fugue in D minor Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach 41. Symphony No. 40 in G minor Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 42. Symphony No. 5 in C minor Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven 43. Romeo and Juliet Composed by Sergey Prokofiev 44. Concerto... Read review

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Advantages: A fine mixture of gothic, medieval and modern music and words. You will know some of the themes - it will repay study. This is a superb rendition.
Disadvantages: None

...”Si puer cum puellula moraretur in cellula, felix coniunctio. Amore suscrescente, partier e medio avulso procul tedio, fit ludus ineffabilis membris lacertis labiis” I decided to try my hand at a review of a piece of classical music. My CD library has a fair smattering of conventional pieces by Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikowsy and Brahms. Of course you will have known by now my interest in Gilbert and Sullivan, but I have chosen instead to look at this sensational work from the 1930s by Carl Orff “Carmina Burana” (Songs, secular and profane). It is one of those works that has been subject to “borrowing” from the mass media and its main theme will be extremely well known. However, the whole work does repay some study and is well worth a listen. It has a curious history with shades of dissolute monks, lusty wenches, inns filled... Read review

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Advantages: Beautifully Sung
Disadvantages: Her choice of song may change

...early on in her career, and for her age she has a fantastic range, starting high and reaching all the high notes calmly, and with ease. Her voice definitely sounds angelic, and understandably her debut album was called, "The Voice of an Angel"! My Lagan Love – a traditional Ulster air This is rather lovely. I am a big fan of Clannad and Enya, and her voice is reminiscent of these artists. It starts off with a harp, which sets the theme beautifully. Folk songs or airs are quite interesting, and she manages to reach the range required and give it a hauntingly beautiful quality as well. There is a hint of “Welshness” in her singing since her Welsh lilt can be detected, and I find this rather charming. In Trutina - (from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff), This is another track where she sings at a very high range, and her... Read review

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