Five Painters
With Donald Macleod.
1: Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo was born in Florence in 1452. As well as producing the world's most famous painting, the Mona Lisa , he was a genius skilled in many other fields, from mathematics and technology to sculpture, drawing and music. With excerpts from:
Max von Schillings Mona Lisa Beate Bilandzija (soprano), Kiel
Opera Chorus, Kiel Philharmonic, conductor Klauspeter Seibel
Monteverdi Vespers of St John the Baptist Soloists, Netherlands Chamber Choir, Amsterdam Monteverdi
Ensemble, conductor Gustav Leonhardt
Plus music from Leonardo's time performed by the Huelgas Ensemble, Circa 1500 and Concordia.
Producer Piers Burton-Page
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