Orff: Carmina Burana

I love this, so dramatic, so redolent of all those horror films you can't remember anymore.

Arrived on day stated. Best, recording, ever! ( in the voice of "comic store guy")

Good recording

Love this piece, and have several versions. Still looking for others. 'In the taverna' is thrilling.Thank you very much.

GREAT

Love it

Have looked for this version for years. So glad to have found it.

I have suddenly discovered a love of classical music and couldn't help remembering 'O Fortuna' from the tv ads of Old Spice aftershave from the 1970s. The conductor, Andre Previn, is famous for being the stooge in the Morcambe & Wise comedy sketch: "...I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order!" My lack of classical music nous led me to a familiar name. The uninitiated always wonders what the difference of interpretation might be between one conductor and another and it is tempting to plump for someone we've heard of - a safe pair of hands.Some while back, I'd bought a Philips Duo double CD of Previn conducting the LSO performing Elgar's Enigma Variations and the Cello Concerto and played it on a high-end Denon mini-system, I thought it sounded simply awesome.Whilst waiting for Carmina Burana to arrive in the post, I asked around a couple of friends who are well up in their appreciation of classical music if I had made the right choice. They intimated that although Previn is quite good, he was not at the very top of the game - more a promotion contender from the second division. This surprised me.Then my CD arrived and I have to say I'm glad I didn't listen to them. The perfomance is beautiful, crisp and clear. Also, it is the London Symphony Orchestra once again, with which Previn did a lot of work. As I said, I like a safe pair of hands. Furthermore, like many classical performances this is a nearly 40 year old analogue recording and as with this whole EMI series, it contains those magic words: "Remastered at Abbey Road Studios".What is more, I paid just £4.67 for this which I think is wonderful value, but also, I'm glad Andre Previn proved my friends wrong.