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Goethe and the West-Eastern Divan

Paul Farley presents two features complementing a series of concerts by the West-Eastern Divan orchestra, exploring Goethe's The West-Eastern Divan, from which Barenboim's orchestra takes its name.

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2/2 Paul Farley on how Goethe's West-Eastern Divan poems were fuelled by a love affair.

First broadcast: 23 Jul 2012

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Episode 1

1/2 Paul Farley explores Goethe's verse tribute to Persian poetry, The West-Eastern Divan.

First broadcast: 21 Jul 2012

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Episode 2

2/2 Paul Farley on how Goethe's West-Eastern Divan poems were fuelled by a love affair.

BBC Radio 3

Mon 23 Jul 2012 20:40 BBC Radio 3

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