Music in Nazi Germany - The maestro and the cellist of Auschwitz

Why was classical music so important to Hitler and Goebbels? The stories of Jewish cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who survived Auschwitz, and of star conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, who worked with the Nazis, provide insight. The film centers around two people who represent musical culture during...

86 min - War & Military - DW Documentary

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