Vocal and instrumental music by Cipriano de Rore, Orlando di Lasso, Andrea Gabrieli, Orazio Vecchi, Alessandro Striggio, and others

Though in partingI feel myself die,I will part happily again and again:For such is the joy of renewed lifeThat I feel upon returning.These lines from Cipriano de Rore’s most famous madrigal set the stage for the concert of Michele Pasotti and his ensemble La fonte musica. Having explored music of the 13th and 14th centuries in their previous Pierre Boulez Saal appearances, they now dedicate their program to the art of the 16th­century madrigal. Joined by violinist Enrico Onofri, who has contributed new compositions as a contemporary counterpoint, the musicians perform works by both famed and lesser­known composers of the High Renaissance that examine themes of parting, love, and death.