Daniel Barenboim & West-Eastern Divan Orchestra: The Salzburg Concerts (DVD)

Daniel Barenboim & West-Eastern Divan Orchestra: The Salzburg Concerts (DVD)

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2011, English, DVD, 125 min., 16:9 - 1.78:1, Surround, Naxos, Unitel Classica

Recorded at the 2007 Salzburg Festival, during their Salzburg residency, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra »proved its status as a first-class orchestra that has no need to shy from comparisons with the philharmonic 'top dogs' from Vienna or Berlin« (Munich's Abendzeitung). The idea of uniting young musicians from Israel, Palestine and various Arab countries into a musical ensemble still seems incredible today. Yet such an orchestra has been flourishing since 1999, when Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said founded the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Sinfonia concertante in E flat major, K. 297b
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Overture Leonore
Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951): Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31
Pjotr Ulhitsch Tschaikowski (1840-1893): Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 »Pathétique«

Spieltechnisch erstrangig. … Dem diesjährigen Riesenklangkörper ist ein exorbitantes Niveau zu attestieren. (Frankfurter Rundschau)

Ein zu Herzen gehender Abend, der wohl niemanden kalt lassen konnte. (Salzburger Nachrichten)

Das Konzert im Großen Festspielhaus wurde zu einem Triumph für den »Divan«. (Kronenzeitung)