"Rattle's account with the Berlin Philharmonic, the Berlin Radio Choir and top-notch soloists gives the old bone-shaker a fresh and sometimes remarkably delicate treatment. This is now the best account available. (Tchaikovsky)" (The Times)
Carl Orff's timeless journey from Uf dem anger to In taberna to Cours d'amours is carried out with great verve and beauty by Rattle and his forces. When the final O fortuna is completed, the uncertainty and chance of human existence is viscerally understood.
"Okay, the record bins aren't exactly screaming for yet another Carmina Burana, but this performance is excellent - fresh, exciting, and with a sensational baritone soloist in Christian Gerhaher.
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