Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus Michael Tilson Thomas
Repertoire Carl Orff: Carmina Burana
Carmina Burana is a scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff in 1935 and 1936, based on 24 poems from the medieval collection Carmina Burana. It’s part of Trionfi, a musical triptych that also includes Catulli Carmina and Trionfo di Afrodite. The first and last movements of the piece are called “Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi” (“Fortune, Empress of the World”) and start with the very well known “O Fortuna.”
*GRAMMY winner for Best Choral Performance, Classical (other than opera)