BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9, Leonore Overture No. 3 - West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (DVD)

Daniel Barenboim, Angela Denoke, Waltraud Meier, Burkhard Fritz, René Pape
The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim

The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim and the late Edward Said. It consists of young, highly talented Israeli and Arabian musicians and was founded to increase the dialogue between young people in the Middle East and represent the peaceful collaboration of the two cultures. In standard comparable to the most established orchestras, it combines tonal beauty and transparency with youthful expressiveness, passion and exuberance. This technically brilliant and incredibly enthusiastic orchestra brings out all levels of Beethoven’s 9th symphony and we listen to Beethoven at his very best: exuberant, emotional, lucid, tender, clear, triumphant… simply magnificent!

Needless to say, Daniel Barenboim conducts excellently and outstanding singers Angela Denoke, Waltraud Meier, Burkhard Fritz and René Pape contribute tremendously to this unforgettable concert. 

Region code
0
Picture format NTSC 16:9
Sound format
PCM Stereo
Dolby Digital 5.1
dts 5.1
Release January 1, 2009
Total running time 96 mins
Subtitles English, French, German, Spanish
Booklet notes English, French, German
No. of discs 1
Recording 2006