print blog FIVE Carmina Burana by Orff

This is a small selection from my collection of early prints and books 

I went to a concert, Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. It was written in 1937 he was German (and a bit of a Nazi). Its a coral piece based on 13th century poems. The one that caught my fancy was Once I lived on lakes, once I was beautiful when I was a swan. Misery me! Now black and roasting fiercely It's about a  swan who ends up as dinner.I have a large collection of original prints and books from 1490 to late 1600's I referred to these. I was also thinking of expressionist german artists of the 1920 and 30's. The piece being German and full of angst

Kirchner wood cut, one of his more cheerful ones