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Mendelssohn, the Nazis and me /

This film tells a story of what happened, generations later, both to Mendelssohn's family and to his music, when the Nazis remembered the Jewish roots of Germany's most celebrated composer. The composer's descendant, director Sheila Hayman, explores the effects on Mendelssohn's r...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Renegade Pictures (Firm) (Producer), British Broadcasting Corporation, Classicprint (Firm)
Other Authors: Hayman, Sheila (Director, Screenwriter, Interviewer), Todd, R. Larry (Instrumentalist), Hope, Daniel, 1974- (Instrumentalist), Isserlis, Steven, 1958- (Instrumentalist), Leṿi, Asaf (Instrumentalist)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne & Wear?] : Classicprint, [2009]
Subjects:
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, > 1809-1847.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, > 1809-1847 > Family.
Composers > Germany > Biography.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Influence.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), and the arts.
Jews > Germany > Identity.
Biographical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Historical television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
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Summary:This film tells a story of what happened, generations later, both to Mendelssohn's family and to his music, when the Nazis remembered the Jewish roots of Germany's most celebrated composer. The composer's descendant, director Sheila Hayman, explores the effects on Mendelssohn's reputation, on the family and on the Jews of Germany, through music and through interviews with family members who lived through it. .
Item Description:Includes fragments of Mendelssohn's music performed by Daniel Hope, Steven Isserlis, Asaf Levi, and Larry Todd.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 59 min.) : sound, color, with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC, all regions.
Production Credits:Editors, Chris Beresford, Russell Crockett.