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Carmina Burana ("Songs from Benediktbeuren") is the most famous choral composition of German composer Carl Orff (1895-1982), and one of the most popular classical works of the 20th century. The powerful opening chorus "O Fortuna" has been used in countless movies and TV commercials to establish a mood of exciting expectation. This new recording features the London Festival Orchestra under the direction of its founder, Ross Pople. A native of New Zealand, Pople began studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London at age 16. Later he studied at the Paris Conservatory with André Navarra and Nadia Boulanger. Ross Pople was handpicked at age 23 by Yehudi Menuhin to be principal solo cellist of the Menuhin Festival Orchestra, where his ability was given free expression as he toured the world. At 26, Pople was invited by Sir Colin Davis and Pierre Boulez to be principal cellist of the BBC Symphony Orchestra ? the youngest ever in the history of the orchestra! Pople?s numerous recordings have attracted positive reviews, and he has been seen and heard often on the BBC.