Philippe Herreweghe & Collegium Vocale Gent - Monteverdi: Il quarto libro de madrigali - BBC Music Magazine

Performance 4*
Recording 4*

Tightly wrought music of this kind is demanding to sing ... With 'Sì ch’io vorrei morire' they find a way to suggest the mounting excitement, and climbing melodic line, of a song which is all about physical coupling. And with 'Ohimè se tanto amate' they nicely communicate the rushes of emotion in the alternating despair and hope of the constant lover.