
"Carmina Burana" on CD
Carl Orff's masterpiece is now also available in a recording by the Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich.
The composer Carl Orff knew very well that he had hit the bull's eye with "Carmina Burana": "Everything I have written so far and which you have unfortunately printed can now be scrapped," he wrote to his publisher. In this work for choir, orchestra and vocal soloists, he did indeed strike a completely new note: hearty, tender, percussive. There are love songs, pub songs, the lament of a swan on a spit and, of course, the famous "O fortuna", which became a viral hit with 14 million views on TikTok after the performance in June 2022. The recording of this concert, conducted by Paavo Järvi, is now being released on CD.

CD
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Paavo Järvi Music Director
Alina Wunderlin Soprano
Max Emanuel Cencic Countertenor
Russell Braun Baritone
Zürcher Sing-Akademie
Florian Helgath Rehearsals
Zurich Boys' Choir
Konrad von Aarburg Rehearsals
Alphons von Aarburg Rehearsals
Carl Orff "Carmina Burana"
64 Min
Available digitally from 17 January 2025, in stores from 24 January 2025