"The Reichsorchester" : the Berlin Philharmonic and the Third Reich /
"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...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | German |
| Language Notes: | In German; subtitles in English, German, French, Spanish and Japanese. |
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[Halle/Saale, Germany] :
Arthaus Musik,
[2007]
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Durations: 90 min. (documentary); 10 min. (extra). Program notes by Enrique Sánchez Lansch in English with French and German translations (34 pages) 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. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (34 pages) |
| Format: | DVD9; Dolby digital 2.0; aspect ratio 16:9; dual layer format; region code 0. |
| Production Credits: | Written and directed by Enrique Sánchez Lansch ; camera, Fariba Nilchian. |