Three great performers join the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra for a triple celebration. Daniel Barenboim co-founded the orchestra 20 years ago, in 1999, as proof of the power of multicultural understanding. Twenty years before that, Anne-Sophie Mutter and Yo-Yo Ma made a legendary recording of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto under Karajan. And 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of that composer’s birth. Barenboim also conducts the Seventh Symphony.
Featuring
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Yo-Yo Ma
Daniel Barenboim
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Yo-Yo Ma, a cellist on this album, considers Beethoven one of the ultimate humanists, believing humans are responsible for their destiny and can attain the divine.
Cultural Impact
The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, co-founded by Daniel Barenboim, has become a symbol of transcultural understanding in the Middle East.
Performer Biography
Daniel Barenboim, the pianist and conductor on this album, co-founded the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with Edward W. Said in 1999.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Anne-Sophie Mutter, a violinist on this album, believes Beethoven's music conveys an eternal message of embracing mankind and living in brotherhood and sisterhood.
Recording & Production
This album features live recordings from two concerts in 2019, held in Buenos Aires and Berlin, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.
Compositional Technique
Richard Wagner famously described Beethoven's Seventh Symphony as the 'apotheosis of the dance' due to its pervasive lilting rhythm.
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