Carl Orff - Carmina Burana

Too bad I could not track back this copy online. I have a few Carmina Burana's in my collection. The cover shows a red flower but I could not even track that with google images, so can't give any information about the performing orchestra or singers.

I am not really into classical music and when I am it would be cello and violin and some piano works.

But the Camina Burana isn't even written as a classical piece. It is a collection of poems and way older than any classical work.
254 poems from the 11th and 12th century (some are added in the 13th century) mostly written by students, trying to satirizing the catholic church.

To some of the poems musical notes were added (in a archaic system), but seven ages went by before Carl Orff put 24 poems to music and created a classical work in 1936 with the name of the original collection: Carmina Burana.

If you never heard it, you should, even if you collect only popular music, this should be part of your collection. Not only it has been performed by many orchestras, it also inspires moviemakers and modern artists and bands such as Enigma. The single song 'O Fortuna' (the Roman goddess of luck and fate) can not only be heard at the beginning and ending of Carmina Burana, but also in many movies and soundtracks and commercials.
Parts of the Carmina Burana have even be performed by gothic metal bands and The Trans-Siberian Orchestra included a song titled Carmina Burana on one of their albums as well.

My choice is not that one famous piece 'O Fortuna' but the last part of 'The Court of Love': Tempus Est Locundum, followed by Dulclissime.