Beethoven In The Bunker
Beethoven In The Bunker This compelling study examines the remarkable relationship between the Nazis and classical music through the stories of musicians, composers, and conductors across the…
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Beethoven In The Bunker
This compelling study examines the remarkable relationship between the Nazis and classical music through the stories of musicians, composers, and conductors across the political spectrum.May 1945. They find bodies, documents, jewelry, paintings--and also an extensive collection of 78 rpm records. A Soviet military patrol searches Hitler's secret bunker in Berlin.
The same goes for a procession of other giants promoted by the Nazi regime: "It seems as if the Nazis put a steel helmet on Mozart, girded Schubert with a saber, and wrapped barbed wire around Johann Strauss's neck," composer Robert Stolz once said. It comes as no surprise that this collection includes work by Beethoven, Wagner, and Bruckner. But how is it possible that Hitler's favorites also included "forbidden" Jewish and Russian composers and performers?While Hitler sat secretly enjoying previously recorded