Name Carl Rutti | Role Composer · ruettimusic.ch | |
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Books Requiem: for soprano and baritone soloists, SATB double choir, strings, harp and organ Similar People B‑Five Recorder Consort, Matthias Kofmehl, David Hill, The Bach Choir, BBC Symphony Chorus | ||
"An fließenden Wassern" („By flowing waters“) - Carl Rütti
Carl Rutti (born 1949) is a notable Swiss composer, who has written much choral music.
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In 2005, Rutti was commissioned by the Bach Choir to write a Requiem. This was completed in 2007.
Life
Carl Rutti grew up in Zug, Switzerland. He took his A levels at the monastery school in Engelberg, then studied music at the Zurich Conservatoire, finishing in 1975 with a Solisten-diploma in piano and organ.
In 1976 he studied under Kendall Taylor and Richard Latham in London. Some of his compositions for a cappella choir were recorded by the choir of Brompton Oratory, London (1978), and the BBC Singers, and broadcast by the BBC (1982).
Since then he has composed a steady output of largely religious choral works. His compositions also include the carol 'I wonder as I wander', which has been performed several times in recent years as part of King’s College Cambridge’s Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.
Rutti's music blends the English choral tradition with other genres including jazz and the blues. His work has been performed all over the world. Many of his works have been recorded on CD.
He teaches piano at Zurich Conservatoire, gives concerts and recitals as a pianist and organist, and is the organist of the local church in Oberageri, Zug.