Daniel Barenboim Liszt Sonate En Si Mineur 3 Paraphrases Cd 1988 Erato Ecd 75477

Argentine-Israeli-Spanish pianist and conductor, born 15 November 1942 in
Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was married to Jacqueline Du Pruntil her death in
1987 and is now married to pianist Elena Bashkirova. The current general music
director of the Berlin State Opera and the Staatskapelle Berlin, Barenboim
previously served as Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the
Orchestre de Paris and La Scala in Milan. Barenboim is known for his work with
the West Eastern Divan Orchestra, a Seville-based orchestra of young Arab and
Israeli musicians, and as a resolute critic of the Israeli occupation of
Palestinian territories. Barenboim has received many awards and prizes,
including seven Grammy awards, an honorary KBE Knight Commander of the Order of
the British Empire, France's Lgion d'honneur both as a Commander and Grand
Officier, and the German Groes Bundesverdienstkreuz mit Stern und Schulterband.
Together with the Palestinian-American scholar Edward Said, he was given
Spain's Prince of Asturias Concord Award. Barenboim is a polyglot, fluent in
Spanish, Hebrew, English, French, Italian, and German. A self-described
Spinozist, he is significantly influenced by Spinoza's life and thought. His
son is the Hip Hop producer David Barenboim alias KD-Supier.