Orff: O Fortuna from the cantata Carmina Burana

One of the most iconic melodies of the 20th century. Nearly everyone knows the choral song "O Fortuna" because it is often used in commercials and Hollywood films. It comes from Carl Orff's 1936 cantata "Carmina Burana." Here, "O Fortuna" is performed by the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn and the Bonn Theatre Choir under the direction of Jaques Lacombe at the Opera Gala of the German AIDS Foundation at the Bonn Opera.

BEETHOVEN ORCHESTER BONN
OPERNCHOR DES THEATER BONN
JAQUES LACOMBE | Conductor

Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" is the musical adaptation of selected texts dating back to the 11th to 13th centuries. The name comes from the first complete edition of the songs (“Carmina”) from the former library of the Benediktbeuern monastery (to which the adjective “Burana” refers), most of which were written in Medieval Latin. Orff chose to divide the cantata into three parts. The work is accompanied by the powerful choral chant "O Fortuna" in honor of Fortuna, the goddess of fate, who is said to determine the destiny of mankind.

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[jpgress]

What a beautiful masterpiece. I learned to listen to Carmina Burana with my father when I was under 10 years old. Today, at 34, I am extremely grateful to my father for introducing me not only to this masterpiece, but also to Beethoven, Mozart, Handel, etc., and in a society culturally destroyed like Brazil, it is a true salvation of high culture. Thank you very much, Dad.

[jpgress]

Was für ein schönes Meisterwerk. Ich habe Carmina Burana mit meinem Vater gehört, als ich weniger als 10 Jahre alt war. Heute, mit 34 Jahren, bin ich meinem Vater äußerst dankbar, dass er mir nicht nur dieses Meisterwerk, sondern auch Beethoven, Mozart, Händel usw. vorgestellt hat. In einer kulturell zerstörten Gesellschaft wie Brasilien ist dies eine wahre Rettung der Hochkultur. Vielen Dank, Vater.

[AlanAscanioChagoya]

The famous meme we all saw these YouTube shorts 😂

[VCT]

Who else here is singing the Famished Mammal Gopher