"O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff • Werner Elmker, piano [HQ]

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Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts, Fairfield Iowa
August 2019:

Werner Elmker performed an improvised arrangement of
"O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff

Carmina Burana is a scenic cantata composed in 1935 by Carl Orff, based on 24 poems from the medieval collection Carmina Burana. It starts with the very well known "O Fortuna". This composition appears in numerous films and television commercials and has become a staple in popular culture, setting the mood for dramatic or cataclysmic situations.

In performance of classical as well as original music, Danish concert pianist and composer Werner Elmker emphasizes the importance of improvisation as the main source of all great music. Improvised music is 'fresh' music created in the moment, and often gives a stronger experience than music notated on paper. Most of the great composers used improvisation during recitals and composing. Like the classical masters, Dr. Elmker improvises in his own tonal language which finds its origin in previous styles of classical music. He utilizes free improvisation, improvisation on original melodies, classical themes, folksongs, and film music. Through performances, CDs, radio programs and education, he seeks to reinvigorate the lost art of classical improvisation.

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