- Summary
- "In this new documentary ... the spot-light is on the orchestra itself--the musicians, the people, their individual destinies. First-hand accounts of life in and around the orchestra, delivered by contemporary witnesses, still alive today, as well as a wealth of previously unevaluated archive material, provide a highly authentic glimpse into the period under the swastika."--Container.
- Other Title
- Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Vorspiel.
- Variant Title
- Berlin Philharmonic and the Third Reich
- Format
- Video
- Published
- [Halle/Saale, Germany] : Arthaus Musik, [2007]
- Locale
- Germany
- Contents
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The Philharmonic declared Reichsorchester
Jewish members of the orchestra
Political takeover
Party hacks in the orchestra
Privileges
Tours abroad
Bombs falling on Berlin
Berlin frontlines : Philharmonic plays on
Final months of the war
Fresh start and denazification process
The aftermath
Finale, for now.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Sánchez Lansch, Enrique, 1963-
Furtwängler, Wilhelm, 1886-1954.
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Berliner Philharmoniker.
Eikon Media.
Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg.
Cine Impuls (Firm)
- Notes
-
Durations: 90 min. (documentary); 10 min. (extra).
Program notes by Enrique Sánchez Lansch in English with French and German translations (34 p.) inserted in container.
Bonus track: Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in the Prelude from Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at a 1942 concert at an AEG company plant.
The Philharmonic declared Reichsorchester -- Jewish members of the orchestra -- Political takeover -- Party hacks in the orchestra -- Privileges -- Tours abroad -- Bombs falling on Berlin -- Berlin frontlines : Philharmonic plays on -- Final months of the war -- Fresh start and denazification process -- The aftermath -- Finale, for now.
Cinematography, Fariba Nilchian, Henning Brümmer, René Dame ; editing, Thomas Wellmann.
Narrators: Cheyton Nemrow, Derrick Williams.
DVD9; Dolby digital 2.0; aspect ratio 16:9; dual layer format; region code 0.
German language soundtrack with optional subtitles in English, German, French, Spanish and Japanese.
