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Israeli Daniel Barenboim - director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and of the Berlin State Opera - and Palestinian Edward Said - eminent literary critic and leading expert on the Middle East - have been close friends for years. Parallels and Paradoxes is a series of discussions between the two friends about music, politics, literature and society. Barenboim and Said talk about, among other subjects, the differences between writing prose and music; the compromising politician versus the uncompromising artist; Beethoven as the ultimate sonata composer; Wagner; great teachers; and the power of culture to transcend national differences. Parallels and Paradoxes is an affectionate and impassioned exchange of ideas that is deeply informed, profound and yet completely accessible.
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Parallels and Paradoxes, Daniel Barenboim
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- 2004
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- Subtitle
- Explorations in Music and Society
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Daniel Barenboim
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Trade
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 208
- ISBN10
- 0747563853
- ISBN13
- 9780747563853
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Historical Themes, True Stories, Biographies, Philosophical Topics, Art, Music Theme, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Opinion Journalism & Essays
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- 4.05 out of 5
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- Israeli Daniel Barenboim - director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and of the Berlin State Opera - and Palestinian Edward Said - eminent literary critic and leading expert on the Middle East - have been close friends for years. Parallels and Paradoxes is a series of discussions between the two friends about music, politics, literature and society. Barenboim and Said talk about, among other subjects, the differences between writing prose and music; the compromising politician versus the uncompromising artist; Beethoven as the ultimate sonata composer; Wagner; great teachers; and the power of culture to transcend national differences. Parallels and Paradoxes is an affectionate and impassioned exchange of ideas that is deeply informed, profound and yet completely accessible.