The album explores how musicians, from Monteverdi to Schoenberg, translated the inexpressible movements of the human soul into music.
This album is dedicated to the theme of 'passion', which was also the theme of the Folle Journée 2015 festival.
The emotional contagion of passions, as explored in this album, has influenced music across Europe for centuries.
Romantic artists externalized their inner world, expressing joy, exaltation, resigned suffering, or deep disenchantment through their art.
The theme of passion in music spans from the early Baroque period to the early 20th century, encompassing both sacred and secular works.
The 18th-century Sturm und Drang movement, which influenced composers like Haydn and Mozart, emphasized sentiment and paved the way for Romanticism.
