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ID: CPVP020DVD (EAN: 604388732302) | 1 DVD Ausgefolgt: 2009
- LABEL:
- Tony Palmer
- Subkolektion:
- Education
- Komponisten:
- HAYMAN, Sheila | MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, Felix
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Interpreten:
- HAYMAN, Sheila
- Andere Infos:
Format DVD
Region Code: All NTSC
Screen (Picture) Format: 16:9
Sound: Stereo
Language: English
Color mode: Colour / Combine a Color and Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Classification: E
Duration: 59 min
Release Date 5th October 2009
The extraordinary story of what happened to Felix Mendelssohn's music and reputation under the Nazis, told by Sheila Hayman, award winning director and descendant of Mendelssohn's sister Fanny.
'Writer-director Sheila Hayman's articulate, radiantly intelligent film' (Financial Times)
'This entrancing film succeeded as a personal and justifiably proud celebration' (Scotsman)
'A tangled tale...presented absolutely compellingly by Sheila Hayman' (Guardian)
'A fascinating film that tells how, despite its best efforts, the Third Reich could not extinguish Germany's love of Mendelssohn's work' (Observer)
Performance Credits:
Daniel Hope - (Films) Participant
Steven Isserlis - (Films) Participant
Asaf Levy - (Films) Participant
Larry Todd - (Films) Participant
Technical Credits
Sheila Hayman - Director, Screenwriter
Scene Index | | Mendelssohn, the Nazis and Me | | 1. | Opening | 1:01 | | 2. | A Musical Treasure | 3:47 | | 3. | The Family & A Mid-Summer Night's Dream | 2:59 | | 4. | Moses Mendelssohn | 5:08 | | 5. | The Influence of Bach | 3:10 | | 6. | Saint Paul | 4:06 | | 7. | The Wedding March | 9:49 | | 8. | Songs Without Words | 4:10 | | 9. | Elijah | 2:03 | | 10. | The Critical Backlash Begins | 10:43 | | 11. | Replacing Mendelssohn's Music | 4:16 | | 12. | Revival & Rediscovery | 6:38 | | It marked an intriguing historical footnote and one that gave rise to an unusual situation. In addition to sustaining a reputation for centuries as one of Germany's most preeminent composers and a national symbol of musical brilliance to Germans, Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47) was ethnically Jewish, his Judaic roots long forgotten by many, including those at the head of the Nazi party. When this came to light under Hitler's regime, the Nazis were horrified and did everything in their power to stamp out performance and publication of the composer's works. As directed by Mendelssohn's great-great-great-great niece, Sheila Hayman, this program discusses those events in great detail. It also sheds a light on another facet of the composer's world - the fact that he was a passionate, devoted Lutheran (despite his familial background). This lent an intriguing combination of Jewish and Christian roots to his music that wielded enormous influence over it, in terms of form and content.
˜ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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