Daniel Barenboim & Christoph Waltz on the Fidelity to a Text | Parallels & Paradoxes Part 1/4

In part 1 of this series of "Parallels & Paradoxes", Daniel Barenboim & Christoph Waltz discuss similarities and differences between music and drama referring to fidelity to a text.

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[lynnhall]

I just finished reading Daniel's book "Everything is Connected." I would read a few pages, then I'd have to close the book to literally breathe and process a new way of looking at music - and the Middle East. Similarly, as I watched and listened to this discussion in this video, I frequently paused it so that I could jot down ideas shared by both Daniel and Chistoph that were singular moments of personal 'epiphanies' - the questions of "what" and "how" and the difference between information and knowledge.

I am an adult piano student & I have returned to university - I am ever the student; ever learning. I have been studying music history this past year, and Daniel's books and videos have given me an appreciation and understanding of music far beyond that of any university textbook. Thank you, Daniel Barenboim. You have enlarged my world.

[charlescoleman]

If I'm not mistaken, both of these gentlemen speak English, German, French and Italian fluently!

[ormizrachi]

Me: gotta go to bed early today so i'll be focused tomorrow in the university
01:00 AM: watching Christoph Waltz and Daniel Barenboim in a conversation

[huntr]

Mr. Waltz said it perfectly. Some of these conductors can wave their arms very eloquently with corresponding expressions, but probably have never written anything of consequence or worth remembering and yet, they wield so much power in deciding who gets performed. LET THEM WRITE A PIECE WORTH REMEMBRANCE.

[albaperezalonso]

This is perfect. Greetings from Spain.

[maazzafar]

Seeing you once again makes me so happy, Maestro. The love I have for you and your music shall always be extricable part of my soul. And may I say what an interesting and delightful comparison between two beautiful branches of humanities this is.

[Daniel_Ilyich]

5:35, a reference to Charles Ives' piece "The Unanswered Question!"

[johannsebastianbach]

Am I the only one who felt there was an underlying piss contest between the two masters? I don't know why but there was an element of hostility.

[rambomhtri]

Wow, great idea, fidelity to scores and scripts. NICE!

[marcobiermann]

You choose a type of musik in
Purpose of your mood

[leonardoiglesias]

For a musician, instrumentalist, the first and extremely hard thing to do is separate the music written from all the mistakes and unvoluntary wrong things you do BECAUSE of the difficulties YOUR instrument has for you.
You have to learn to be sensitive, awake, and be conscious always that probably your instrument is dictating things that you dont really musically want or mean to play. Wrong accents, wrong phrasings, etc.
Once we have accomplished a lot of that, can we FIRST start talking about text reading philosophy

[christinehorand-haberecht]

I think, Christoph Waltz`s interpretations of a text can be compared with the conducting of S.Celibidache or the playing ofA.B. Michelangeli or F.Gulda because i don´t know any other actor, who pronounces and articulates the words so clearly like Mr. Waltz (at least in german).

[MattScottMusic]

Why should there be a hierarchy or musicians and actors (both in essence dealing with sound and its presentation) in the first place?

[abrahamsanchez]

Buenas sr Barenboim

Me gustaria si es de su agrado que hablara de cada una de las sonatas de beethoven por separado, su opiniones de cada una ellas por ejemplo. Gracias y muy intructivo sus videos.

[patriciaferrari]

paraphrasing the Spanish writer and playwriter Federico García Lorca "the text raises from words into dramatic action"

[JasperHavens-nlpc]

Can anyone tell me what plays first in this video?

[patriciaferrari]

en palabras de Federico Garcia Lorca "...levantar el texto.." el momento en el que el texto se vuelve acción dramática

[sliceofbreadyrago]

I'm neither a musician nor an actor, so I didn't really understand the essence of the dialogue. But pleasant nonetheless

[JFNolet]

Mr Baremboim you have so good questions, but Mr Waltz haven’t answered any of them. Too bad !

[mcrettable]

i hate how this universe takes great people away from us