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The Reith Lectures: Daniel Barenboim - In the Beginning was Sound: In the Beginning was Sound 

Daniel Barenboim - In the Beginning was Sound

07/04/2006

In the Beginning was Sound 

BBC Radio 4 - The Reith Lectures, Daniel Barenboim - In the Beginning was Sound, In the Beginning was Sound

Musician and conductor Daniel Barenboim examines the physical phenomenon of sound.

In the first of his five Reith Lectures, musician and conductor Daniel Barenboim examines the physical phenomenon of sound. 

This year's lecturer is Daniel Barenboim, who has become known as one of the most versatile pianists of his generation. His skill as a musician and a conductor has led him to world recognition and the appointment as Chief Conductor for Life by the Staatskapelle Berlin. He has also won a Grammy for his recording of Wagner's Tannhäuser and received the Wilhelm Furtwängler Prize for his work with the Staatskapelle Berlin.

In the first of his five Reith Lectures, Daniel Barenboim explores the physical phenomenon of sound. He contends that: In the beginning was sound. 

The Reith Lectures: Daniel Barenboim - In the Beginning was Sound

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Musician and conductor Daniel Barenboim delivers the 2006 Reith Lectures.

Musician and conductor Daniel Barenboim examines the interplay between music and society in the 2006 Reith Lectures.

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