Carmina Burana, Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Eugen Jochum’s 1953 recording of “Carmina Burana, Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna” is the earliest release on file. Carl Orff is credited as its writer. Also recorded by Carl Orff (released 1981), Rundfunkchor Berlin, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Riccardo Chailly (released 1984) and Orfeón Donostiarra, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson (released 1995), among 271 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. Nas’ “Hate Me Now” (1999) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
That choir behind Nas has a past: Eugen Jochum and the Bavarian Radio chorus and orchestra had O Fortuna on record by 1953, and the man who wrote it put out his own recording in 1981. Play this one first, then go back and hear what Hate Me Now is standing on.
Credited writer: Carl Orff.
Earliest release on file: this one, 1953.
Nas’ “Hate Me Now” (1999) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
- Walter Hagen-Groll, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Eugen Jochum1968
- Carl Orff1981
- Rundfunkchor Berlin, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Riccardo Chailly1984
- Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Eugen Jochum1991
- Orfeón Donostiarra, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson1995
271 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
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