Ruders' Gong

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brewski

Quote from: relm1 on August 01, 2025, 05:59:30 AMI thought the solar trilogy was very interesting.  Also the opera, Handmaid's Tale.  It is lyrical and dramatic.

Yes. I just saw the opera fairly recently, when the San Francisco Opera did a livestream of their production. Had forgotten how powerful it is. The score mixes shattering passages with strains of "Amazing Grace" appearing now and then.
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)