# I musicological my Google Analytic statistics, the classical music of my article "Free and very good" article series are the ultimate in long-running blog. Well then, so be it: How about one of the most popular choral works of the 20th Century?
The Carmina Burana is a collection of medieval Latin, Middle High German, Old French and Provencal texts. In the 1930s, Carl Orff (1895-1982), some Latin and Middle High German texts set to music from this collection. With the premiere in 1937 began to conquer the scenic cantata. Especially the opening set of O fortuna is used by many (as in the advertising Nestlé chocolate) part of popular culture in the 20th First century.
On the pages of the Free Music Archive, there is a very decent recording of the MIT Concert Choir under the direction of Dr. William Cutter. The files are as good 192 kbps MP3s for download with a free and CC-BY-NC-equipped 3.0 License.
Who has not yet Carmina Burana CD is well served with this download (and please do not just listen to the opening sentence;-))
Tip: On the home page of the choir, there are many other major choral works, which can be downloaded free of charge. For newcomers to the classical music world is a good opportunity to look for free listening, sorry.
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