Orff: Carmina Burana
This Grammy-winning recording of Orff's perennially popular selection of  Latin lyrics is quite good. What makes the performance so successful is Herbert  Blomstedt's determination to focus on beautiful singing of the tunes, rather  than merely pounding out the rhythm and letting the chips fall where they may.  The result is uncommonly colorful and musically satisfying. Orff was probably  the least original composer that ever lived, and it was all downhill from here.  If you like this piece (and who doesn't?) and want something more, you must turn  to Orff's source of inspiration. Try Stravinsky'sLes Noces(The Wedding)  or theSymphony of Psalms. After all, if Orff could do it, so can you.--David Hurwitz