- Summary
- Includes excerpts from "Guillaume Tell," "Die Meistersinger," Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Schubert's "Unfinished" symphony, and footage filmed between 1933 and 1943.
- Other Title
- Guillaume Tell. Ouverture.
Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Selections.
Symphonies, no. 9, op. 125, D minor. Presto.
Symphonies, D. 759, B minor. Selections.
Music in the Third Reich.
- Variant Title
- Art in the service of evil
- Series
- Classic DVD series
Bel Canto Society classic DVD series.
- Format
- Video
- Published
- New York : Bel Canto Society, 2005
- Locale
- Germany
- Contents
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Overture to Guillaume Tell / Rossini (Berlin Staatsoper Orchestra ; Max von Schillings, conductor ; 1933 or 1932) (9:37)
Die Meistersinger / Wagner (Berlin Staatsoper Orchestra ; Leo Blech, conductor ; 1933) (7:52)
Die Meistersinger and Act III finale / Wagner (Karl Böhm, conductor ; Wilhelm Rode (Hans Sachs) ; unidentified orchestra) (10:32)
The forces in the German soul (0:46)
Die Meistersinger / Wagner (Prussian Staatskapelle ; Herbert von Karajan, conductor ; 1941) (9:31)
Die Meistersinger / Wagner (Berlin Philharmonic ; Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor ; 1942)
Ninth symphony. Fourth movement / Beethoven (Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor ; Tilla Briem, Gertrude Pitzinger, Helge Rosvaenge, Rudolf Watzke, soloists ; Bruno Kittel Choir ; Berlin Philharmonic ; 1942) (4:42)
Ninth symphony. Fourth movement / Beethoven (Berlin Philharmonic ; Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor ; Erna Berger, Torsten Ralf, others unknown, soloists ; Bruno Kettel Choir [sic] ; 1942 or 1943) (4:27)
Unfinished symphony / Schubert (Berlin Philharmonic ; Clemens Krauss, conductor ; 1943) (1:08)
Die Meistersinger / Wagner (Festival Orchestra ; Hermann Abendroth or Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor ; 1943) (1:50)
- Other Authors/Editors
- Zucker, Stefan, 1949- producer.
Schillings, Max von, 1868-1933, conductor.
Blech, Leo, 1871-1958, conductor.
Böhm, Karl, 1894-1981, conductor.
Rode, Wilhelm, 1887-1959, conductor.
Karajan, Herbert von, conductor.
Furtwängler, Wilhelm, 1886-1954, conductor.
Briem, Tilla, conductor.
Pitzinger, Gertrude, 1904-1997, conductor.
Rosvænge, Helge, 1897-1972, conductor.
Watzke, Rudolf, conductor.
Knappertsbusch, Hans, 1888-1965, conductor.
Berger, Erna, 1900-1990, conductor.
Ralf, Torsten, 1901-1954, conductor.
Krauss, Clemens, 1893-1954, conductor.
Abendroth, Hermann, conductor.
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828.
Spotts, Frederic.
Staatskapelle Berlin.
Preussische Staatskapelle.
Berliner Philharmoniker.
Bruno Kittelsche Chor.
Bel Canto Society.
- Notes
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Footage filmed between 1933 and 1943 in Germany.
Includes a 16-page exposé: "Music in the Third Reich," and biographies of the performers by Frederic Spotts.
Overture to Guillaume Tell / Rossini (Berlin Staatsoper Orchestra ; Max von Schillings, conductor ; 1933 or 1932) (9:37) -- Die Meistersinger / Wagner (Berlin Staatsoper Orchestra ; Leo Blech, conductor ; 1933) (7:52) -- Die Meistersinger and Act III finale / Wagner (Karl Böhm, conductor ; Wilhelm Rode (Hans Sachs) ; unidentified orchestra) (10:32) -- The forces in the German soul (0:46) -- Die Meistersinger / Wagner (Prussian Staatskapelle ; Herbert von Karajan, conductor ; 1941) (9:31) -- Die Meistersinger / Wagner (Berlin Philharmonic ; Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor ; 1942) -- Ninth symphony. Fourth movement / Beethoven (Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor ; Tilla Briem, Gertrude Pitzinger, Helge Rosvaenge, Rudolf Watzke, soloists ; Bruno Kittel Choir ; Berlin Philharmonic ; 1942) (4:42) -- Ninth symphony. Fourth movement / Beethoven (Berlin Philharmonic ; Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor ; Erna Berger, Torsten Ralf, others unknown, soloists ; Bruno Kettel Choir [sic] ; 1942 or 1943) (4:27) -- Unfinished symphony / Schubert (Berlin Philharmonic ; Clemens Krauss, conductor ; 1943) (1:08) -- Die Meistersinger / Wagner (Festival Orchestra ; Hermann Abendroth or Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor ; 1943) (1:50)
Various performers and orchestras.
DVD ; PCM mono.
Includes English subtitles.
