500th death anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci.
Leading early music ensemble created a unique musical tribute. Vinci expert Martin Kemp, conductor Robert Hollingworth, solo voice ensemble I Fagiolini, added music to Renaissance art.
Vinci’s enigmatic masterpiece Mona Lisa paired with Monteverdi’s ethereal madrigal ‘Era L’Anima Mia’. Choral work based on poem by Guarini on Mona Lisa (translated):
a most beautiful, pleasant soul,
set her gaze upon me with such pity,
it kept me alive!
Magical, mysterious charm…
