Orff: Carmina Burana

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Paavo Järvi,
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich,
Alina Wunderlin,
Max Emanuel Cencic,
Russell Braun,
Zürcher Sängerknaben,
Zürcher Sing-Akademie
Carmina Burana, the staged cantata by Carl Orff, is a work unique in musical history, claims conductor Paavo Järvi: ‘The convergence of medieval texts with such daringly original orchestral colours creates a soundworld that is both archaic and yet beyond time, in which chorus, orchestra and soloists vie in splendour.’ Orff was 42 by the time he experienced this breakthrough with his Carmina, which he designated as his Op. 1, disowning all his previous compositions. Departing from the Romantic style, he now wanted to create music linked to rhythm, simple repeated melodies, and non-complex forms. This work’s popular success confirmed that decision.