In Memoriam Christopher Rouse (1949-2019) I consider Dr. Christopher Rouse to be one of the great symphonists of our time, and I’ve been following his exquisitely dark and expressive compositions since I discovered his earlier orchestral works GORGON and The Infernal Machine. I recall him commenting in program notes that so much contemporary music had lost the ability to work in a true “allegro” tempo, so he deftly remedied that in several of his pieces. He’s also a master of “adagio” tempi—and everything in between. It was always exciting for me when his new works were performed and released—I knew […]
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Vox Satanae – Episode 447 – 143 Minutes – Week of August 26, 2019 In Honor of the Shooting Victims in El Paso and Dayton This week we hear an anonymous work and works by Heinrich Biber, Sergei Prokofiev, and Wolfgang Rihm. Stream Vox Satane Episode 447. Download Vox Satanae Episode 447.