Arias by Frescobaldi and Cage: exploring the solo voice This recording sets up a surprising confrontation between the radical innovations in singing style for solo voice at the beginning of the seventeenth century and those of the second half of the twentieth century. Although these two periods differ greatly in sound and aesthetics, both saw a search for new possibilities and for surprising or even shocking singing styles. This idea lies at the foundation of my longstanding fascination with these two groundbreaking composers. Frank Agsteribbe, 2012

CantoLX is a young professional vocal ensemble, based in Luxembourg. The main repertoire consists of baroque music, but also includes renaissance, contemporary and 19th century music.

CantoLX believes in a flexible geometry, going along with the increased historical knowledge and discussion on single or multiple singers per part. It is a basic statement of cantoLX to work from a kernel of 6 soloists, extending to 12 or 16 to form a chamber choir, and developing up to 40 professional singers to form a romantic oratorio choir. The same kernel of soloists guarantees the specific group sound that is present in all formations.