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Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana is one of only a handful of 20th century classical concert pieces that can claim to have become embedded in popular culture. Its opening movement in particular has featured in epic film battle scenes, coffee, beer and cologne commercials, dancefloor hits and even inspired an internet meme about misheard lyrics. Both the origins of the work and its composer are, however, much less known. Born in Munich in 1895, Orff’s lasting musical contribution outside composition was in the field of music education. What we know today as Orff Schulwerk is an approach to teach...

Hans Christian Andersen: how did his tales inspire composers? The wonderful fairytale world of Hans Christian Andersen inspired works such as Dvoπák’s magical opera Rusalka and Le Rossignol by Stravinsky. We delve into the storybook to find out more… Published: May 19, 2021 at 2:20 pm Music can communicate feelings and atmospheres more directly than words and is able to make the unreal spring to life – the natural companion to imagination and fantasy. Advertisement Myths and folktales have always attracted composers, especially the Romantic composers in the Romantic er...

“Few singers would disagree with me, when I say that the greatest tragedy to strike the operatic profession since the end of the Second World War, was the early death of Fritz Wunderlich. Both vocally and musically his was the most blazing talent of my generation, and just as that talent was reaching maturity it was suddenly extinguished.” Nigel Douglas, Legendary Voices. This year the German lyric tenor Fritz Wunderlich, widely regarded as one of the finest tenors of the 20th century, would have been 90. Born on September 26, 1930, fate stepped in and he died in a tragic accident nine d...