by Carl Orff, Henryk Górecki · Brilliant Classics · CD · EAN 5029365608121
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«Orff: Carmina Burana / Górecki: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs» is the double album with works by Carl Orff and Henryk Górecki, released in 2002 by Brilliant Classics on CD.
The first CD contains Carl Orff's scenic cantata Carmina Burana, inspired by medieval poems, with its famous finale «O Fortuna», performed by choir and orchestra. The second includes Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3, «Symphony of Sorrowful Songs», a work about loss and consolation, and the Three Pieces in Old Style.
Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Choral Society, the Temple Church Children's Choir and soprano Susan Gritton, conducted by Richard Cooke and Yuri Simonov.
For fans of 20th-century classical music seeking choral and symphonic works of great expressive power.
