O Fortuna

[MissHoneychurch]

O Fortuna
velut luna
statu variabilis,
semper crescis
aut decrescis;
vita detestabilis
nunc obdurat
et tunc curat
ludo mentis aciem,
egestatem,
potestatem
dissolvit ut glaciem.

Going to hear "Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff tonight live :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce:

[tuvor]

1. Apotheosis is in town?

J/K. Enjoy!

[MissHoneychurch]

2. no, that will be end of July

when I will be see "Carmen" by Georges Bizet open air :D

[bridgit]

3. bene fortuna ~ MissHoneychurch

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

4. for sure

:hi:

[tjwmason]

5. Lucky you

Quite a wonderful work.

My mother (who is a music teachers) is providing the childrens choir for a performance of it later in the summer.

Primo pro nummata vini;
ex hac bibunt libertini;
semel bibunt pro captivis,
post haec bibunt ter pro vivis,
quater pro Christianis cunctis,
quinquies pro fidelibus defunctis,
sexies pro sororibus vanis,
septies pro militibus silvanis.
octies pro fratribus perversis,
nonies pro monachis dispersis,
decies pro navigantibus,
undecies pro discordantibus,
duodecies pro paenitentibus,
tredecies pro iter agentibus.
Tam pro papa quam pro rege
bibunt omnes sine lege.

[MissHoneychurch]

6. cool

Will you be going?


Floret silva nobilis
floribus et foliis.
Ubi est antiquus
meus amicus?
Hinc equitavit,
eia, quis me amabit?

Floret silva undique,
nah min gesellen ist mir we.
Gruonet der walt allenthalben,
wa ist min geselle alse lange?
Der ist geriten hinnen,
o wi, wer sol mich minnen?

[tjwmason]

7. Definitely.

I love Orff, he's at a wonderful cusp in classical music.

[fujiyama]

8. My favorite piece!

Sounds pretty exciting.

BTW, is there a certain high quality recording CD or other similar works by him/others you or someone else can recommend?

[MissHoneychurch]

9. sorry

I can't recommend another piece by Orff or a good CD with his pieces or Carmina Burana. The CD I have isn't the best either. That is one reason why I look forward to tonight. To hear a good performance.

[Bridget Burke]

10. I still like the first version I ever heard.

Conducted by Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, it's now available as a "bargain disk."

www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005NPJO/qid=1119355521/sr=1-9/ref=sr_1_9/103-2114536-7332612?v=glance&s=classical

This version was recorded in the 60's. In fact, I bought it because of a review in "Hit Parader" magazine, which occasionally recommended classical recordings. (They also "turned me on" to Debussy's La Mer.)

The lyrics were written by wandering scholars of the Middle Ages & "rediscovered" in the 19th century. They'd been stored in a monastery--well hidden because they are definitely secular. I've wondered whether the final musical impression of grim power might reflect the fact that Orff premiered the work in Munich--in 1937. (The Nazis found the work frivolous--not at all like Wagner.)

A live performance of Carmina Burana is a great treat.

[In_The_Wind]

11. there's music in the air !

:hi: > :woohoo:

[MissHoneychurch]

12. yes

beautiful music :bounce:

[neweurope]

13. Aaah - and I cannot go. The Carmina Burana is my

favorite music. I envy you very much!

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[MissHoneychurch]

14. if you want you can come

I am pretty sure there are tickets left. Its at the Hessischer Rundfunksender in Frankfurt.

I will start a thread tomorrow about how it was :)

End of July they are playing Carmen open air at the Konstablerwache :bounce: Carmen is my favorite opera. I've seen it so often already and listened to it on CD ... I can't get enough of it :D

[neweurope]

15. Hey, maybe we can meet for Carmen at least.

To-night I have absolutely no time - going on vacation Friday and already afraid I won't be able to prepare my stuff in time. Lots to do (mainly my pension stuff).

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[MissHoneychurch]

16. sure

I am having my ticket already. My co-worker and friend is coming also.
They show Carmen on the 28th of July. Would be great if you could come.

[neweurope]

17. Just wrote it down :)

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[MissHoneychurch]

22. wonderful

:D

[Modem Butterfly]

18. Will there be dancers as well?

If that piece of music were in English, WalMart would refuse to sell it.

I thought of this passage often when I was laid off and had to take a job for 1/3rd of my original salary:

In fortune solio
sederam elatus
prosperitatis vario
flore coronatus
quicquid enim florui
felix et beatus
nunc a summo corrui
gloria privatus

Fortune rota volvitur:
descendo minoratus,
alter in altum tollitur;
nimis exaltatus
rex sedet in vertice
caveat ruinam!
Nam sub axe legimus
Hecubam reinam

On Fortune's throne
I used to sit raised up
Crowned with
The many-colored flowers of prosperity
Though I may have flourished
Happy and blessed,
Now I fall from the peak
Deprived of glory

The Wheel of Fortune turns
I go down, demeaned
Another is raised up
Far too high up
Sits the king at his summit
Let him fear ruin!
For under the axis is written
Queen Hecuba

[MissHoneychurch]

20. I don't think it will be with dance this time

but I've seen it before with dance. I loved it. But the songs itself are just beautiful also.

[Modem Butterfly]

23. I actually prefer it without, though that's not how Orff intended it

I think the music is so amazing on its own, the dancers are just gilding the lily, so to speak.

[MissHoneychurch]

24. I like it both ways

as long as the dances don't overtake the music. But the couple of times I've seen it with dances it was performed wonderful.

[CitrusLib]

19. Lucky you! That's one of my favorite pieces. Enjoy.

[MissHoneychurch]

21. I will

I am excited the whole day already. Its been a while since I last saw it. :bounce: