Articles Tagged ‘ mark lamster ’

Harvey Sachs: Beethoven And His Heroic Era

August 11th, 2010

Harvey Sachs talks about his book, THE NINTH, BEETHOVEN, AND THE WORLD IN 1824.
Also, in an archived interview, Mark Lamster talks about his book, MASTER OF DECEPTION. It’s about Peter Paul Rubens and his secret diplomatic career.

Web Extra: Mark Lamster

March 2nd, 2010

Mark Lamster reads an excerpt from MASTER OF SHADOWS: The Secret Diplomatic Career of Peter Paul Rubens.

Masters of Art, Science and Deception

March 2nd, 2010

Mark Lamster talks with host Francesca Rheannon about the great Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens’ career as an unofficial diplomat for the Spanish Crown. And mystery writer S.J. Parris tells us about Renaissance scientist Giordano Bruno’s visit to Oxford in 1583. She spins a murder mystery around the visit and around Bruno’s mission as a spy for the English Crown.