John Williams’ commentary between pieces

• 00:05:00 Honour of performing with Berlin Phil
• 00:05:50 “I have never been to Berlin before, and I’ve always wanted to visit the city. And it is incredibly beautiful. And I’ll just give you a couple of impressions. The weather has been gorgeous; these early autumn days when we’ve had sun. And driving around the city we see people on bicycles, and actually walking. In Los Angeles you don’t walk; there are freeways and cars, and that’s all we have! And the city is so alive in its present. And you have the great history of the area and these magnificent buildings and monuments. And I walk in the Tiergarten and I see all the little children with gorgeous faces and I think, well, the future of this place is going to be fantastic and bright if we all do our jobs very well. It’s a fantastic place, and I’m very happy and also honoured just to be here in your midst.”