Catulli Carmina

Album by Carl Orff & Arleen Augér & Wiesław Ochman & Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Eugen Jochum

Catulli Carmina is a scenic cantata by German composer Carl Orff, composed in 1943. Scored for chorus, soloists and orchestra, it sets Latin texts by the Roman poet Catullus in a rhythmic, percussive idiom with chant-like declamation and ostinato patterns, and it occupies the middle position of Orff's trilogy of stage works that explore ancient texts and ritualistic sonorities.
First released: 1971

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Catulli Carmina: Eis aiona!
    13:24
  2. 2.
    Catulli Carmina: Actus I: Odi et amo
    7:56
  3. 3.
    Catulli Carmina: Actus II: Jucundum mea vita
    7:00
  4. 4.
    Catulli Carmina: Actus III: Odi et amo - Exodium: Chorus: Eis aiona
    8:29

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