Description
Knowledge Is the Beginning & Ramallah Concert 2 DVD Set / BONUS: 63-minutes conversation between Edward Said and Daniel Barenboim / West-Eatern Divan Orchestra / DVD
Format: NTSC
Runnig time: 226 Minutes
UPC: 880242543387
- Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.59 x 5.31 x 7.56 inches; 5.29 Ounces
- Item model number : 2054338
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen, Classical
- Release date : October 30, 2012
- Actors : Daniel Barenboim
- Subtitles: : French, Spanish
- Language : German (PCM Stereo), English (PCM Stereo), German (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), German (DTS 5.1), English (DTS 5.1), French (PCM Stereo), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (DTS 5.1), Spanish (PCM Stereo), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (DTS 5.1)
- Studio : EuroArts
- Number of discs : 2
Daniel Barenboim established the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with the late Palestinian writer Edward Said in order to bring together young musicians from across the political divide in the Middle East, noting that "Knowledge is just the beginning" of the tolerance and understanding they wanted to foster through music. The triumphant Ramallah concert heard here is evidence of that success.
Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra - Documentary "Knowledge Is The Beginning" & The legendary Ramallah Concert. Daniel Barenboim established the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with the late Palestinian writer Edward Said in order to bring together young musicians from across the political divide in the Middle East. Their hope was that music would heal and help to bring understanding and tolerance of different beliefs and cultures.The award-winning documentary produced and directed by Paul Smaczny. The Ramallah Concert was a live recording at the Place of Culture in Ramallah, 21 August 2005.
Repertoire:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E flat major for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn, K Anh. 9 (297b); Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67; Edward Elgar: Nimrod from Enigma Variations, op.36
