Daniel Barenboim: In the Beginning Was Sound - Reith Lecture series - 2006

 

Another chance to hear the first of Daniel Barenboim's 2006 Reith Lecture series entitled In the Beginning Was Sound. "Music," argues Barenboim, "lies at the heart of what it is to be human". In his lecture, recorded in front of an audience at the Cadogan Hall in London, he draws on a lifetime of musical experience to point a way forward for us all through music. "Music is a way to make sense of the world: our history, our politics, our future . . . our very essence." Presented by Sue Lawley. Produced by Tony Phillips.

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