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100 1 $aBarenboim, Daniel,$d1942-
245 10 $aParallels and paradoxes :$bexplorations in music and society / $cDaniel Barenboim and Edward W. Said ; edited and with a preface by Ara Guzelimian.
250 $a1st Vintage Books ed.
260 $aNew York :$bVintage,$cc2004.
300 $axvii, 186 p. ;$c21 cm.
520 $aThis fascinating exchange between Daniel Barenboim, Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, and Edward W. Said, the leading expert on the Middle East, grew out of the acclaimed Carnegie Hall Talks. A unique and impassioned discussion about politics and culture, it touches on many diverse subjects: the importance of a sense of place; the differences between writing prose and music; the conductors Wilhelm Furtwangler and Arturo Toscanini; Beethoven as the greatest sonata composer; the difficulty of playing Wagner; the sound at Bayreuth; the writers Balzac, Dickens, and Adorno; the importance of great teachers; and the power of culture to transcend all national and political differences--something they both witnessed when they brought together young Arab and Israeli musicians to play at Weimar in 1999. Although Barenboim and Said have very different points of view, they act as catalysts for each other. The originality of their ideas makes this a book that is both accessible and compelling for anyone who is interested in the culture of the twenty-first century.
600 10 $aWagner, Richard,$d1813-1883$xCriticism and interpretation.
600 10 $aBeethoven, Ludwig van,$d1770-1827$xCriticism and interpretation.
650 0 $aMusic$xPhilosophy and aesthetics.
650 0 $aMusic$xInterpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
650 0 $aMusic$xSocial aspects.
700 1 $aSaid, Edward W.
700 1 $aGuzelimian, Ara.
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