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Saturday, May 06, 2006
BBC's Reith Lectures
The Reith Lectures are this year centred on the subject of music and its place in the context of modern day society, with reference to music's power to bring together waring factions. Sue Lawley introduces the lectures that have taken place around the world over the past couple of weeks by pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim.
I'll say no more about it except that his observations about the political climate of the Middle East are as fascinating as his thoughts on the nature of music and sound. All the lectures can be downloaded from the following webpage :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2006/lecture1.shtml
Daniel Barenboim is the conductor of his own orchestra, made up of musicians from Israel and Palestine in equal numbers.
I'll say no more about it except that his observations about the political climate of the Middle East are as fascinating as his thoughts on the nature of music and sound. All the lectures can be downloaded from the following webpage :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2006/lecture1.shtml
Daniel Barenboim is the conductor of his own orchestra, made up of musicians from Israel and Palestine in equal numbers.
