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"Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff - you've almost certainly heard part of this, even if you've never heard of it
The beginning section of Carmina Burana, titled "O Fortuna", has become a part of popular culture, most recently in a current Applebee's commercial (with lyrics altered to something about riblets and tenders).
Carmina Burana was composed by German composer Carl Orff in the early 1930's, but found disfavor with the Nazi authorities, due to some racy lyrics in medieval Latin, and to some syncopated rhythms which were derided as "Bavarian [n-word]musik". But Carmina Burana was not actually banned, and when it premiered in the late 1930's, it became instantly popular, and has remained firmly established in the classical repertory to this day. Orff himself was so pleased with it he told his publishers to destroy everything he had written before it.
Orff endeavored thereafter, perhaps too much so, to stay out of trouble with the Nazi authorities, though he detested them. He almost was not rehabilitated by the postwar commissions, squeaking though only on the basis of a probable lie by a foreign colleague. You can read more about this here and here.
If after the "O Fortuna" opening, you find the middle part not to your taste, you might skip ahead to the grand finale at 59:34, which concludes with a reprise of "O Fortuna" at 1:01:26.
There is also a version of this performance with subtitles of the lyrics (along with their Portuguese translation): https://youtu.be/dLOk8nHimlA
Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir; Copenhagen Boy's Choir; Danish National Concert Chorus; Laura Claycomb, soprano; Nicholas Phan, tenor; Hugh Russell, baritone; Conductor: the late Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. Performance Sept. 6, 2012.