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Knowledge is the Beginning / The Ramallah Concert | Warner 2564694806

Knowledge is the Beginning / The Ramallah Concert

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Label: Warner

Cat No: 2564694806

Barcode: 0825646948062

Format: DVD

Number of Discs: 2

Release Date: 1st September 2008

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Contents

Works

Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante

Beethoven
Symphony No.5

Elgar
Nimrod

Artists

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Conductor

Daniel Barenboim

Works

Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante

Beethoven
Symphony No.5

Elgar
Nimrod

Artists

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Conductor

Daniel Barenboim

About

The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra was the brainchild of Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim and the late Palestinian-born writer Edward Said, and is a unique musical collaboration dedicated to further the cause of a peaceful co-existence in the Middle East.

The DVD documents the orchestra’s August 2005 concert in the Palestinian Territory in the city of Ramallah, and includes repertoire for which Barenboim is celebrated – Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major and Elgar’s Nimrod (from Enigma Variations). The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra’s appearance at the 2005 Proms, including a performance of the Mozart, was acclaimed as played by “an orchestra on fire with passion and purpose” in The Times.

Also included is a newly revised, feature-length documentary 'Knowledge is The Beginning', filmed over a six year period, telling the story of Barenboim and Said’s friendship and their development of the orchestra, through interviews, rehearsal and concert excerpts. Extra material includes Barenboim’s controversial award of the Wolf Prize from the Israeli Parliament in 2005 and footage of Edward Said.

The DVD’s fascination is in witnessing musicians – possibly the only people involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict who know people ‘from the other side’ – making music together under the baton of a legendary conductor. Their playing attains to levels normally only achieved by the leading orchestras of the world – an unheralded coming together of musical and humanitarian concerns.

"This DVD documents a historical landmark in the development of musical and human relations in the Middle East. It was an unforgettable evening for all who participated, listened and watched. Making this event possible, first of all, showed the great courage and dedication of each and every young musician in the orchestra regardless of their origin; courage to play with and listen to the other. In addition, it represented the result of great imagination and goodwill of many officials in all the countries involved in this vast organisational puzzle. For this I wish to thank the Junta de Andalucía for its moral and financial support, and the Spanish government for having the vision to issue diplomatic passports for all concerned, which made the impossible merely impossibly difficult.” - Daniel Barenboim

Contents:
Knowledge Is The Beginning - Revised: (documentary, charting the life and development of the orchestra from its conception to the present day)
1 Introduction
2 1999, the beginning in Weimar
3 Buchenwald
4 2002, Ramallah - the message of music
5 A chance for dialogue – Seville
6 Edward Said
7 2003, Rabat, Marocco
8 2004 - the Palestine Youth Orchestra
9 The wall in our minds
10 At the Knesset – the Wolf Prize ceremony
11 Reaching for Ramallah
12 2005 – crossing the borders
13 The impossible is easier than the difficult
14 The Ramallah concert
15 Finale
16 Dedication, epilogue & credits

Ramallah Concert – Revised (with prologue and speeches by Daniel Barenboim, Mariam Saïd and others):
1 Concert
2-4 Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante
5 Speech by Nabil Shaath
6 Speech by Mustafa Barghouti
7-10 Beethoven - Symphony No.5
11 Speech by Mariam Said
12 Speech by Daniel Barenboim
13 Elgar - Nimrod
14 Credits

NTSC Region 0 Disc Format: 2 x DVD-9
Audio Content: LCPM Stereo – Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround – DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic (documentary only)

Running Time: 112 mins (concert), 114 mins (documentary)

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