With his “Marian Vespers”, Claudio Monteverdi became one of the most innovative composers of his time: strict polyphony was combined with textual clarity and graphic tonal effects. This is stirring music, congenially interpreted by Philippe Herreweghe and his Collegium Vocale Gent.

Collegium Vocale Gentchoir

Ensemble of the Collegium Vocale Gent

Philippe Herreweghe conductor

Dorothee Mields soprano

Barbora Kabátková soprano

Benedict Hymas contralto

William Knight contralto

Reinoud Van Mechelen tenor

Samuel Boden tenor

Peter Kooij bass

Wolf Matthias Friedrich bass