![]() ![]() And added to that he had a very unrestrained courage of utterance, and this is what earned him the admiration, the jealousy, and the enmity of so many people. This very curious mind, of course, allowed him privileged glimpses into the subconscious of people, of creators. ![]() But he recognized that the fact that it is indescribable doesn’t mean that is has no meaning. And the difficulty lies in the fact that this conception of the world cannot be described in words-because were it possible to describe it in words, the music would be unnecessary. He saw in music not just a combination of sounds, but he understood the fact that every musical masterpiece is, as it were, a conception of the world. He was not only at home in music, literature, philosophy, or the understanding of politics, but also he was one of those rare people who saw the connections and the parallels between different disciplines, because he had an unusual understanding of the human spirit, and of the human being, and he recognized that parallels and paradoxes are not contradictions. Perhaps the first thing one remembers about Edward Said was his breadth of interest. Texto de despedida de Daniel Barenboim a Edward Said ![]()
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