West-Eastern Divan Orchestra: Knowledge Is The Beginning & The Ramallah Concert (DVD)

Knowledge Is The Beginning & The Ramallah Concert

Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra - Documentary "Knowledge Is The Beginning" & The legendary Ramallah Concert. Daniel Barenboim established the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with the late Palestinian writer Edward Said in order to bring together young musicians from across the political divide in the Middle East. Their hope was that music would heal and help to bring understanding and tolerance of different beliefs and cultures.The award-winning documentary produced and directed by Paul Smaczny. The Ramallah Concert was a live recording at the Place of Culture in Ramallah, 21 August 2005.

BONUS: 63-minutes conversation between Edward Said and Daniel Barenboim (Subtitles: Deutsch, Français, Español)

Region code
0
Picture format NTSC 16:9
Sound format
PCM Stereo
Dolby Digital 5.1
dts 5.1
Release November 1, 2012
Total running time 226 mins
Details running time 114 mins (Documentary), 112 mins (Concert)
Subtitles English, French, German, Spanish
Booklet notes English, French, German
No. of discs 2
Recording 2005
Bonus 63-minutes conversation between Edward Said and Daniel Barenboim


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Awards
Internationaler Emmy Award 2006, FIPA; D‘OR Grand Prize 2007, Best Arts Doc Ban 2007, ECHO Klassik 2006; Bestenliste1/2013, Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik