Spleen et idéal (2021)

Carlotta Ferrari (b. 1975) — Spleen et idéal (2021) for organ

“Spleen et idéal” (2021) is inspired by the 1902 painting of the same name by Swiss painter Carlos Schwabe (1866–1926), titled after poetry from Charles Baudelaire’s “Les Fleurs du Mal” (1857).

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.