Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel has inspired and enthralled millions but none who has craned in admiration of the “divinely inspired” work realises it was born out of base rivalry and petty jealousy.
Five centuries after the artist signed the contract to decorate the Pope’s personal chapel in the Vatican with scenes from the book of Genesis, the [...]
18/05/2008
Sistine set-up: the 500-year-old art mystery
18/05/2008
Maazel conducts Mahler: Symphony 8: Veni Creator
Julia Varady / Angela Maria Blasi / Juliane Banse / Marjana Lipovsek / Margarita-Hintermeier / Johan Botha / Monte Pederson / Jan-Hendrick Rootering / Konzertvereingung / Wienerstaatopernchor / Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Rias Kammerchor / Wiener Sängerknaben / Wiener Philharmoniker / Lorin Maazel, conductor
