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World Service,29 Mar 2001,24 mins

German composer Hildegard von Bingen

Meridian

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The author Fiona Maddox discusses her book about the medieval German nun, visionary and composer Hildegard von Bingen. Also on the programme: a French film festival of Verdi on film and the Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos. Image: Stained glass window of Hildegard von Bingen, found in the collection of the Eibingen Abbey. (Credit: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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