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Carl Orff in 1940 "O Fortuna" is a movement in Carl Orff's 1935–36 cantata Carmina Burana. It begins the opening and closing sections, both titled "Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi". The cantata is based on a medieval Goliardic poetry collection of the same name, from which the poem "O Fortuna" provides the words sung in the movement. It was well ...
Apr 17, 2013 · Carl Orff - O Fortuna ~ Carmina BuranaIrudiak: Joseph Mallord William Turner
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In 1935–36, "O Fortuna" was set to music by German composer Carl Orff as a part of "Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi", the opening and closing movement of his cantata Carmina Burana. It was first staged by the Frankfurt Opera on 8 June 1937.
Aug 26, 2020 · Carl Orff - O Fortuna from «Carmina Burana» Conductor: Santtu Matias Rouvali – chief conductor of Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra April 2019, Sweden.
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Aug 22, 2013 · The powerful opening piece "O Fortuna" from the cantata Carmina Burana, composed by the German composer Carl Orff in 1936. This version is performed by James Levine and the Chicago Symphony ...
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Jul 1, 2022 · ‘O Fortuna’ is a medieval Latin poem about the power of fate, set to music by Carl Orff in his cantata Carmina Burana. Learn the lyrics in English and Latin, and discover how the melody has been used in films and TV shows.
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Naomi Wilkinson explores Orff's 'O fortuna' from Carmina Burana. Fortune spins her wheel. Who will win, who will lose? Inspired by medieval literature, ‘O fortuna’ is one of the most...
