Frank Agsterribe

cantoLX, B’Rock Orchestra, Frank Agsterribe – Steelant: Antwerp requiem ca. 1650 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:14:31 minutes | 1,35 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © PentaTone

cantoLX, B’Rock Orchesta and conductor Frank Agsteribbe present Antwerp Requiem c. 1650, an album showcasing the exceptional wealth of musical life in Antwerp in the age of Rubens. Philippus van Steelant’s recently-rediscovered Requiem settings are unique in their exuberant splendour, tied to a funerary culture that embraced the glory of life.

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