Space of Freedom was a concert performed by French musician

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, at the

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, on August 26, 2005, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the

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trade union's foundation. Jarre was invited by

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to hold this concert, which was watched by an audience of more than 170,000 people who bought tickets, as well as many others who observed the event from outside the shipyard, in high buildings such as Zieleniak and the hills of Góra Gradowa.

, the union leader who led the strikes from 1980, and the current president of the city of Gdańsk,

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, attended the concert. Lech Wałęsa gave a speech on the meaning of Solidarity and on the non-violent upheaval of the political system. The concert was broadcast live on

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and

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, as well as by satellite. It was reproduced in commemorative books, on audio CD and DVD.

Track listing

* "Waiting for Cousteau" (pre-concert warm-up) * "Shipyard Overture" (originally "Industrial Revolution: Overture") * "Oxygene 2" (with a new flute intro titled "Suite for Flute") * "Chopin Memories" (new composition) * "Aero" * "Oxygene 4" * "Souvenir" (originally "Souvenir of China") * "Geometry of Love" * "Equinoxe 4" * "Space of Freedom" (originally "March 23") * "Aerology" * "Chronology 2" (with a new

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intro titled "Theremin Memories") * Speech by

* " Mury" (lit. "Walls") (composed by

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) * "Chronology 6" * "Oxygene 8" * "Light My Sky" (originally " Tout Est Bleu", new lyrics) * "Tribute to Pope John Paul II" (originally "Akropolis") * "Rendez-Vous 2" (version from the "Once upon a Time" performance, dedicated to

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) * "Summer-Presto" (from ''The Four Seasons'', composed by

Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist, impresario of Baroque music and Roman Catholic priest. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lif ...

) * "The Emigrant" (dedicated to Polonia) * "Oxygene 12" * "Rendez-Vous 4" * "Solidarność" (originally "Oxygène 13", dedicated to the workers at the shipyard) * "Aerology Remix" (encore)

Musicians

(keyboards, mixing desk, laser harp,

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, vocals) *

Francis Rimbert Francis Rimbert (born 3 October 1952 in Val d'Oise, France) is a French musician and composer. Biography Francis Rimbert started playing classical piano when he was 5 years old. At the conservatory, he studied harmony, counterpoint, the fug ...

(keyboards, electronic percussions) * Claude Samard (keyboards, guitars, musical coordinator) *

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(electric guitar on "Chronology 2" and Vivaldi "Summer Presto") * Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra
Gdansk University Choir

Published media

*Book: Jarre, Jean Michel. ''Przestrzeń Wolności'', 2005. . *Audio CD: '' Live From Gdańsk (Koncert w Stoczni)'' (2005, released exclusively in Central Europe). *DVD: ''Jean-Michel Jarre: Solidarnosc Live'' (2005, NTSC, one disc, also released as a "Collector's Edition" with the audio CD).

References

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