Rouse, Christopher: Rapturedux (2000) 8'
for multiple violoncelli (in eight parts)
World Premiere
5/5/2001
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
RNCM Manchester International Cello Festival ensemble / Aldo Parisot
Composer's Notes
In 1999-2000, I wrote an orchestral piece entitled Rapture for Mariss Jansons and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. When approached by Ralph Kirshbaum to write a short, joyful piece for massed cellos for this year’s festival, I decided to develop further some of the material from Rapture. Rapturedux begins where Rapture ends, on an F major chord, and then finds it’s own way forward.
Christopher Rouse, 2001
Reproduction Rights
This programme note can be reproduced free of charge in concert programmes with a credit to the composer
for multiple violoncelli (in eight parts)
World Premiere
5/5/2001
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
RNCM Manchester International Cello Festival ensemble / Aldo Parisot
Composer's Notes
In 1999-2000, I wrote an orchestral piece entitled Rapture for Mariss Jansons and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. When approached by Ralph Kirshbaum to write a short, joyful piece for massed cellos for this year’s festival, I decided to develop further some of the material from Rapture. Rapturedux begins where Rapture ends, on an F major chord, and then finds it’s own way forward.
Christopher Rouse, 2001
Reproduction Rights
This programme note can be reproduced free of charge in concert programmes with a credit to the composer
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