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The ear plays the role of the guide in the museum in the concert I'm taking now. We don't have an oral guide, we have to provide it ourselves. One reason why active listening is absolutely essential.
Daniel Barenboim
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Daniel Barenboim
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: November 15
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