Cristo e la Morte (Rapsodia macabra) (2019)

Carlotta Ferrari (b. 1975) — Cristo e la Morte (Rapsodia macabra) (2019) for organ

“Cristo e la Morte (Rapsodia macabra)” (2019) is inspired by a painting entitled “The Tree of Life” (El Árbol de la Vida) by Ignacio de Ries (ca. 1612–1661) that hangs in Segovia Cathedral (1653). It shows a representation of death (a skeleton) and Jesus on either side of the tree.

Carlotta Ferrari (b. 1975) is an Italian composer. Educated at the Conservatory in Milan, she has composed in many genres, developing a personal language that is concerned with the blend of past and present. Her compositions have been performed frequently around the world. Ferrari’s music appears on several CD recordings, including seven all-Ferrari organ CDs: four recorded by Carson Cooman (2014/16/18) and three by Peter Clark (2015/16/18). She served as chair of music composition at Hebei Normal University in Shijiazhuang, China and is currently professor of music composition at the European School of Economics in Florence, Italy.