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Brouwers Fred - Beethoven In The Bunker Musicians Under The Nazi Regime - Hardcover
Brouwers Fred - Beethoven In The Bunker Musicians Under The Nazi Regime - Hardcover
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Description: May 1945. A Soviet military patrol searches Hitler's secret bunker in Berlin. They find bodies documents jewelry paintings - and also an extensive collection of 78 rpm records. It comes as no surprise that this collection includes work by Beethoven Wagner and Bruckner. The same goes for a procession of other giants promoted by the Nazi regime: It seems as if the Nazis put a steel helmet on Mozart girded Schubert with a saber and wrapped barbed wire around Johann Strauss's neck composer Robert Stolz once said. But how is it possible that Hitler's favorites also included 'forbidden Jewish and Russian composers and performers? While Hitler sat secretly enjoying previously recorded music in his bunker musicians made of flesh and blood were denied a means of making a living. They died in concentration camps or in other war - related circumstances. They survived but ended up in psychiatric care; they managed to flee just in time; they sided with the regime - out of conviction or coercion - or they joined the resistance. From fiery conductor Arturo Toscanini who defied Mussolini and Hitler to opportunistic composer Richard Strauss and antisemitic pianist Elly Ney who collaborated with the Third Reich to varying extents and for different reasons Fred Brouwers profiles the complex figures of this extraordinarily fascinating chapter in music history.
Title: Beethoven In The Bunker Musicians Under The Nazi Regime
Author(s): Brouwers Fred
Publisher: Other Press Llc
Barcode: 9781635423297
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 4/11/2023
Category: Music
Description: May 1945. A Soviet military patrol searches Hitler's secret bunker in Berlin. They find bodies documents jewelry paintings - and also an extensive collection of 78 rpm records. It comes as no surprise that this collection includes work by Beethoven Wagner and Bruckner. The same goes for a procession of other giants promoted by the Nazi regime: It seems as if the Nazis put a steel helmet on Mozart girded Schubert with a saber and wrapped barbed wire around Johann Strauss's neck composer Robert Stolz once said. But how is it possible that Hitler's favorites also included 'forbidden Jewish and Russian composers and performers? While Hitler sat secretly enjoying previously recorded music in his bunker musicians made of flesh and blood were denied a means of making a living. They died in concentration camps or in other war - related circumstances. They survived but ended up in psychiatric care; they managed to flee just in time; they sided with the regime - out of conviction or coercion - or they joined the resistance. From fiery conductor Arturo Toscanini who defied Mussolini and Hitler to opportunistic composer Richard Strauss and antisemitic pianist Elly Ney who collaborated with the Third Reich to varying extents and for different reasons Fred Brouwers profiles the complex figures of this extraordinarily fascinating chapter in music history.
Title: Beethoven In The Bunker Musicians Under The Nazi Regime
Author(s): Brouwers Fred
Publisher: Other Press Llc
Barcode: 9781635423297
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 4/11/2023
Category: Music
