Learning on ScreenReichsorchester: The Berlin Philharmonic and the Third Reich
- Synopsis
- This documentary explores the Berlin Philharmonic’s controversial relationship with the Third Reich during 1933 to 1945. Featuring first hand accounts of the time from surviving orchestra members Erich Hartman and Hans Bastiaan, and previously unseen archive material, the film explores how the orchestra was used for propaganda purposes by the Third Reich and how, in exchange for their freedom and a more privileged way of life, the members of the orchestra, without protest following a purge of its Jewish members, played at Nazi party meetings, before and after speeches by Hitler and other leading Nazis and at the 1936 Olympic Games.
- Language
- German (Standard)
- Country
- Germany
- Year of release
- 2008
- Notes
- In German with English subtitles
- Subjects
- History; Music
- Keywords
- music - classical; musicians; Nazi Germany; orchestras; Fürtwangler, Wilhelm
Credits
- Director
- Enruque Sanchez Lansch
- Contributor
- Erich Hartman; Hans Bastiaan
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 0 PAL
- Price
- £13.61
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 90 minutes
- Year
- 2012
Distributor
- Name
Arthaus Musik
- Web
- http://www.arthaus-musik.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 017 37 64 56 00
- Fax
- 017 37 64 40 65
- Address
- c/o Select Music and Video Dist Ltd
3 Wells Place
Redhill
Surrey
RH1 3SL
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