This programme juxtaposes two golden ages of songs. Music from 17th-century Europe by Purcell, Monteverdi, Hidalgo and others sits alongside songs from modern Latin America, with works by songwriters from Cuba (Silvio Rodríguez), Chile (Víctor Jara) and Argentina (Mercedes Sosa). Nicholas Mulroy, Elizabeth Kenny and Toby Carr offer performances of songs that are separated by time and space, but united by the beauty and unflinching truth of their music and poetry. This pairing of old and new conveys a sense that while the world turns and changes, people do not. De Pasión Mortal invites listeners into this wonderful, evocative music to reflect on eternal human themes: love, loss, fear and ecstasy.