Dolcissima Mia Vita

Philippe Herreweghe records his third disc devoted to a controversial figure in the world of music and art in general: Carlo Gesualdo. This time Collegium Vocale Gent performs his fifth book of madrigals (1611), published two years before his death. Here the bold dissonances and sometimes tortured expressiveness that can be perceived in his harmonic language offer food for thought. (Phi)