Das Reichsorchester

original title:
Das Reichsorchester
other titles:
"Das Reichsorchester" - Die Berliner Philharmoniker und der Nationalsozialismus
country / year of production:
Germany / 2007
original length:
90 min. , color
premiere:
1 November 2007
genre:
Documentary
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Enrique Sánchez Lansch
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This documentary reflects on the role of the Berlin philharmonic orchestra during the time of the Nazi Germany. Joseph Goebbels had ensured the influence on the orchestra right after the takeover of power and put it under the control of his department. The Berlin philharmonics were now obligated to form the musical frame of the "Reichspateitage" of the Nazis and the Olympic Games in 1936. Hitler and Goebbels held some of their speeches right from the orchestra stage. The various journeys were aimed at demonstrating the German "high culture". Nevertheless, there was no complete nazification of the orchestra and its musicians.
keywords:
art in times of war , propaganda , authenticity , fascism
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Misha Aster. "Das Reichsorchester". Die Berliner Philharmoniker und der Nationalsozialismus. München: Siedler, 2007.

Herbert Haffner. Die Berliner Philharmoniker: Eine Biografie. Mainz: Schott, 2007.
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