Collegium Vocale Gent “Et in arcadia ego”: Italian madrigals of the 16th century
Philharmonie Berlin, Chamber Music Hall (Berlin)
Arcadia is the land of eternal sunshine and unclouded joy – but death also afflicts those who dwell there. A musical memento mori: in an affecting programme of vocal music, Collegium Vocale Gent conducted by Philippe Herreweghe explores the sound worlds of the late Renaissance and early Baroque