Category Classical Period

Carl Orff: Carmina Burana

Carmina Burana (Carl Orff)

Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana is one of the most popular pieces of the classical music repertoire. It is a scenic cantata composed in 1935 and 1936, based on 24 poems from the medieval collection Carmina Burana. Here the UC Davis…

Mozart: Symphony No. 22

Young Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 22 in C major, K. 162. It was written in April 1773, when the composer was 17 year old. The piece has the scoring of two oboes, two horns, two trumpets, and strings.

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto [Sharon Kam]

Mozart Clarinet Concerto [Sharon Kam]

Accompanied by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Israeli classical clarinetist Sharon Kam, one of the world’s leading clarinet soloists performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622. Conductor: Manfred Honeck. Recorded live at the Estates Theatre in Prague…