Weser-Renaissance Bremen & Manfred Cordes
Giovanni de Macque - Madrigals
Video Director: Concerto Media - Artist: Weser-Renaissance Bremen & Manfred Cordes - Producer: Concerto Media - Conductor: Manfred Cordes - Chorus: Weser-Renaissance Bremen - Composer: Giovanni de Macque
Giovanni de Macque - Madrigals
An expressionistic serenade as the prelude to a thrilling festival week: this was the task assigned to Manfred Cordes and Weser-Renaissance Bremen. In Giovanni De Macque – one of the finest madrigalists of the period around 1600 – they found the perfect partner. De Macque, born in Valenciennes, was trained in Naples and evolved from conservative to experimental, writing multicoloured, evocative music on texts about ecstasy and broken hearts.