Carl Orff
1895 – 1982
Orff believed in the primal power of rhythm. Carmina Burana unleashes medieval poetry with pounding percussion and soaring chorus. Raw, theatrical, and absolutely unforgettable.
Essential Listening
Carmina Burana - O Fortuna
The most dramatic opening in classical music. Fortune's wheel turns in a blaze of choir and percussion — epic and inescapable.
Carmina Burana - In taberna quando sumus
Medieval students celebrate drinking. Raucous male voices build to a hilarious, drunken climax.
Carmina Burana - Blanziflor et Helena
Tender beauty before the final storm. Venus descends in a moment of hushed sensuality.
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