Orff: Carmina Burana
chamber version or soloists, choir, two pianos and percussion
Lenneke Ruiten (soprano), Christoph Genz (tenor) & Stephan Genz (baritone)
SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Kinderchor der Staatsoper Stuttgart & GrauSchumacher Piano Duo, Rupert Huber
Orff: Carmina Burana
chamber version or soloists, choir, two pianos and percussion
Lenneke Ruiten (soprano), Christoph Genz (tenor) & Stephan Genz (baritone)
SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Kinderchor der Staatsoper Stuttgart & GrauSchumacher Piano Duo, Rupert Huber
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About
The version on this album for soloists, choir, two pianos and percussion was arranged by Wilhelm Killmayer in 1956 at the request of Carl Orff, his teacher at the time. Musically, the chamber version has a charm all of its own. The choral music and percussion parts are unchanged, while the orchestral part is arranged for two pianos. While this does not increase the music's rhythmic essence, it does alter its significance. Only in this reduction does it become clear how sparingly, yet cleverly, Orff handles his compositional material.
Contents and tracklist
- Stephan Genz (baritone), Christoph Genz (tenor), Lenneke Ruiten (soprano), Norbert Schmitt Lauxmann (timpani), Christoph Wiedmann (percussion), Martin Ruda (percussion), Markus Fischer (percussion), Jakob Eschenburg (percussion), Frank Behle (percussion)
- Stuttgart State Opera Children's Chorus, SWR Vokalensemble, GrauSchumacher Piano Duo
- Rupert Huber
- Recorded: 24, 27-30 September 2010
- Recording Venue: Funkstudio
