Though in parting
I feel myself die,
I will part happily again and again:
For such is the joy of renewed life
That I feel upon returning.

Cipriano de Rore’s Anchor che col partire may be the most successful madrigal of all time: following its publication in 1547, it was copied, parodied, and used as a model for masses and instrumental works by countless composers. La fonte musica and Michele Pasotti trace the piece’s unique historic path in adaptations by Andrea Gabriele, Orlando di Lasso, Orazio Vecchi, and many others. For this concert, the ensemble is joined by violinist Enrico Onofri, who contributes his own contemporary take on Anchor che col partire to the program.