Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
Orff Carmina Burana

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Hans Graf conductor
Sarah Tynan soprano
Andrew Kennedy tenor
Rodion Pogossov baritone
London Philharmonic Choir
Trinity Boys Choir

We regret that, owing to illness, soprano Sally Matthews has had to withdraw from this performance of Orff's Carmina Burana. The London Philharmonic Orchestra is very grateful to Sarah Tynan for taking her place at short notice.


In 1935 Carl Orff encountered a vivid set of poems charting the outlandish pursuits of hedonistic students and monks, the medieval ‘golliards’. The texts, by the golliards themselves, captivated the composer. They found a home in the ritualistic, Stravinsky-influenced style Orff had been honing: full of motoric patterns, driving energy, percussive sprinklings and distinct orchestral colours, much of which can be traced directly to Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms. But alongside its imposing shapes and furious rhythms, Carmina Burana has haunting tenderness and biting humour, too. This concert presents a rare opportunity to hear it alongside its most fertile and inspiring influence.

Free pre-concert discussion | 6.15pm–6.45pm | Royal Festival Hall
Hans Graf looks at Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms and the lasting appeal of Carmina Burana.

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Select a link below to listen to selected movements from this concert (Flash Player opens in a new window).

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms - I. Psalm 38, verses 13 and 14
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms - III. Psalm 150 (entire)
Orff: Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - O Fortuna
Orff: Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - Fortune plango vulnera
Orff: Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - Veris leta facies
Orff: Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - Omnia sol temperat

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