This famed work by German composer Carl Orff (1895-1982) is based on a collection of goliard songs of the 12th and13th centuries, which were found in the 19th century in a document found in Benediktbeuern Abbey (Bavaria). The term Goliard was used in the Middle Ages to refer to certain types of vagabond and licentiousness clerics.
Carl Orff premiered Carmina Burana in 1937, structured as a scenic cantata for orchestra and chorus, with the participation of soloists (soprano, tenor and bass) and giving a prominent role to percussion. In the version realized by Orff that is now presented in the Palau de Congressos de Palma within the 23 Festival de Música Clàssica d'Hivern, the orchestra is replaced by two pianos, keeping the rest of the elements of the original work.
Under the leadership of Felipe Aguirre involved more than one hundred musicians on stage, with the participation of Orfeó L'Harpa d'Inca, Orfeo d'Alaró, Pro Musica Chorus de Sóller, Coro Agora Portals and Ensemble Percussiò Euroclàssics. Soloists also Francesc Blanco and Maria Victòria Cortès (pianos), Máriam Guerra (soprano), Víctor Jiménez (countertenor) and Lluís Sintes (baritone).
