Which German composer's cantata "Carmina Burana" was performed for the first time in Frankfurt?
Carl Orff Carl Heinrich Maria Orff (] ; (1895--)10 1895 – (1982--)29 1982 ) was a German composer, best known for his cantata "Carmina Burana" (1937). In addition to his career as a composer, Orff developed an influential approach toward music education for children.
Hear My Prayer Hear My Prayer (German: "Hör' mein Bitten" ) is a Christian anthem for soprano solo, chorus (SATB) and organ or orchestra composed by Felix Mendelssohn in Germany in 1844. The first performance took place in Crosby Hall, London, on 8 January 1845. The accompanist on that occasion was organist, composer and teacher Ann Mounsey (1811–1891). She later married the librettist of the work, William Bartholomew (1793–1867), who also collaborated with Mendelssohn on his oratorio "Elijah" (German: "Elias"). The anthem is particularly well known through the recording made in 1927 by boy soprano Ernest Lough.