Herbert Kegel - Carl Orff: Carmina Burana (1960) [2019 SACD]

Before the "Triomphe Trilogy" recorded in the mid-1970s, Kegel's first spectacular "Carmina Burana" recorded in 1960, the early days of stereo, has been revived on SACD! The impact of this transcendental performance, which became one of In particular, the enthusiasm that forms the basis of this performance, the pronunciation of the soloists and the chorus, and Kegel's fierce conducting and the response of the orchestra are a must-listen. This masterpiece, which was highly evaluated later than the 1974/75 re-recording, will be reproduced more dynamically. Like the later re-recording number, this performance has a particularly wonderful chorus and tells the high standard of East Germany at the time, but it is also recorded by engineer Klaus Struben, who is a leading person in recording. is also significant. Although it can be said that this recording has not reached the physical standard of today because it is a stereo early recording of the former East Germany, the texture of the instruments and voices, their sense of balance, and the enthusiasm are unrivaled. Along with the performance, the work of the engineers at the time, who accurately conveyed this unprecedentedly enthusiastic performance to the present day, is also a historical legacy. In addition, the data of the recording date this time refers to the date written on the outer box of the analog master tape in the home country.

The main session recordings of "Carmina Burana" in 1960 were Jochum's monaural recording to DG (1952), Sawallisch's EMI board (1956 monaural) and Stokowski board (1958), and Ormandy, which was also recorded in 1960. It was about the CBS board of. After that, after the re-recording of Jochum (1967), which became the definitive edition, recordings on each label increased at once, and it is a new memory that it became a popular song. Among many songs, this 1960 version of Kegel is still highly acclaimed. The high level of the choir, which makes us feel the power of the German performers, is noteworthy, and it can be said that it has a great influence on the evaluation of the performance of this piece. In that sense, if Jochum's 1967 board is the Yokozuna of the West, this Kegel board is in the position of the Yokozuna of the East. There are not so many recordings that have seriously faced this work so far. It may be said that it is a product that was born precisely because it was the former East Germany.
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Tracks:

01.Orff: Carmina burana: O Fortuna (Chor): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
02.Orff: Carmina burana: Fortune plango vulnera (Chor): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
03.Orff: Carmina burana: Veris leta facies (Kleiner Chor): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
04.Orff: Carmina burana: Omnia Sol temperat (Bariton-Solo): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
05.Orff: Carmina burana: Ecce gratum (Chor): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
06.Orff: Carmina burana: Tanz: Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
07.Orff: Carmina burana: Floret silva (Chor): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
08.Orff: Carmina burana: Chramer, gip die varwe mir (Chor): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
09.Orff: Carmina burana: Reie: Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
10.Orff: Carmina burana: Were diu werlt alle min (Chor): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
11.Orff: Carmina burana: Estuans interius (Bariton-Solo): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
12.Orff: Carmina burana: Olim lacus colueram (Tenor-Solo, Mannerchor): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
13.Orff: Carmina burana: Ego sum abbas (Bariton-Solo, Mannerchor): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
14.Orff: Carmina burana: In taberna quando sumus (Mannerchor): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
15.Orff: Carmina burana: Amor volat undique (Sopran-Solo, Knaben): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
16.Orff: Carmina burana: Dies, nox et omnia (Bariton-Solo): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
17.Orff: Carmina burana: Stetit puella (Sopran-Solo): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
18.Orff: Carmina burana: Circa mea pectora (Bariton-Solo, Chor): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
19.Orff: Carmina burana: Si puer cum puellula (Kleiner Mannerchor): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
20.Orff: Carmina burana: Veni, veni, venias (Doppelchor): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
21.Orff: Carmina burana: In trutina (Sopran-Solo): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
22.Orff: Carmina burana: Tempus est iocundum (Sopran-Solo, Bariton-Solo, Chor und Knaben): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
23.Orff: Carmina burana: Dulcissime (Sopran-Solo): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
24.Orff: Carmina burana: Ave formosissima (Chor): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel
25.Orff: Carmina burana: O Fortuna (Chor): Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel

Personnel:

Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig
Herbert Kegel