"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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Corporate Authors: Berliner Philharmoniker, Eikon Media, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, Cine Impuls Berlin
Other Authors: Sánchez Lansch, Enrique, 1963- (Screenwriter, Director), Pfau, Ulli (Producer), Furtwängler, Wilhelm, 1886-1954 (Conductor), Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
Format: Video
Language:German
Language Notes:In German; subtitles in English, German, French, Spanish and Japanese.
Published: [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.
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.