Video length: 09:14
The fourth in a series of short films by John Rutter about the composition of his ‘Requiem’: the composer discusses preparations for a first performance in Sacramento, the intervention of illness, and the resulting double ‘premières’ in 1985: the first a performance of the partially complete chamber version of the work; the second featuring all seven movements in a larger version for symphony orchestra. Includes Rutter’s recollections of working on the ‘Lux Aeterna’ movement the night before the first performance in Sacramento, and his reflections on reasons for the work’s enduring popularity worldwide.
