Hugo van der Goes´s Death of the Virgin was painted between bouts of mental distress. On one occasion – after ranting about being a doomed and lost soul – Van de Goes had to be forcibly prevented from committing suicide. Struggling with his demons – including an impossible love – he sought solace in music. Démon / Corps secret sheds light on the theme of ‘pain, grief and suicide’ via the works of Van der Goes's contemporaries. It also takes a look at Marian veneration via 15th-century Bruges scores. One concert, two moods.

Programme

Polyphony by Antoine Busnois (ca.1430-1492), Guillaume Dufay (1397-1474), Jan De Wrede (ca.1430-1482), Jacob Obrecht (1457-1505) & other (Bruges) composers

Performers

Ratas del viejo Mundo:
Anna Nuytten, Soetkin Baptist, Anne Rindahl Karlsen,
Tomàs Maxé: song
Garance Boizot & Salomé Gasselin: viola da gamba
Floris De Rycker: lute & musical direction

Practical

• Saturday 28 January, 7pm - 9.15 pm or 8pm - 10.15pm
• Attic Sint-Janshospitaal
• Tickets: € 25 / € 13, via Concertgebouw (sold out)

In collaboration with Concertgebouw Brugge