“Art is the celebration of the world. It does not seek to evoke sin, guilt, torment, distress and fear.” With these words, Veronese (1528-88) successfully defended the supposed irreverence of his work before the Inquisition. Shot on location in Venice, this sumptuous study of the sixteenth-century master, his works, life and times, reveals the deeper interaction between sensuousness and faith that lies beneath the careless beauty, wit and gaiety of his art.
An Evening with Francis Poulenc
An enchanting blend of music and documentary, this programme looks at the life, times and work of the French composer Poulenc (1899-1963). The framework for the programme is a reconstruction of a soirée typical of those frequented by fashionable society in the early years of the twentieth century. Poulenc’s work is performed by Paul Crossley (piano), Susan Milan (flute), Thomas Mohr (baritone), Ulrike Sonntag (soprano) and the Aulos Wind Quintet, with Anthony Spiri (piano).