There has never been a book written on the subject of the Berlin Philharmonic during the Third Reich, in any language. The historiography is scant, and strewn with rumors and misinformation. This book represents the first comprehensive study of the relationship between Hitler's regime and its musical crown jewel. The Nazi regime's patronage afforded the Berlin Philharmonic innumerable privileges unique among German cultural institutions. The orchestra accepted these benefits with a combination of gratitude, apprehension and vindication. As the musicians attempted to balance their exceptional...
There has never been a book written on the subject of the Berlin Philharmonic during the Third Reich, in any language. The historiography is scant, an...
Misha Aster, author of the highly acclaimed and filmed book The Reich’s Orchestra, tells the story of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden from the last days of the Kaiser’s Empire to the Fall of the Berlin Wall, painting a dramatic picture of music caught in the wake of political upheaval through Germany’s turbulent 20th century.
Situated in the heart of the German capital, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden was backdrop to countless defining events in modern history, including the Armistice of 1918, Kristallnacht, the Berlin Airlift, and the 1989 Monday demonstrations that ended the Cold...
Misha Aster, author of the highly acclaimed and filmed book The Reich’s Orchestra, tells the story of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden from the last ...
There has never been a book written on the subject of the Berlin Philharmonic during the Third Reich, in any language. The historiography is scant and strewn with rumours and misinformation. This book represents the first comprehensive study of the relationship between Hitler's regime and its musical crown jewel.
The Nazi regime's patronage afforded the Berlin Philharmonic innumerable privileges unique among German cultural institutions. The orchestra accepted these benefits with a combination of gratitude, apprehension and vindication. As the musicians attempted to balance their exceptional...
There has never been a book written on the subject of the Berlin Philharmonic during the Third Reich, in any language. The historiography is scant and...
