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O Fortuna from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff β capturing the toxic spirit of the Nazis
Carl Orffβs Carmina Burana, one of the most popular pieces of classical music today, was a Nazi favourite.
First performed in Germany in 1937, its hypnotic pounding rhythms were described by the Nazi party newspaper as βthe kind of clear, stormy and yet always disciplined music that our time requires.β
It begs the question, is there something inherently fascist about the bombastic, unreflective emotion written into its very notes?
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Orchestra | ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales |
| Choir | ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Chorus of Wales |
| Conductor | Otto Tausk |
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