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Shadows of the past / Robert Neumüller, director ; pre tv, ORF III.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wiener Philharmoniker.
- Symphony orchestras--Austria--Vienna.
- Symphony orchestras.
- Austria--Vienna.
- Genre:
- Internet videos.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (34 min., 14 sec.)) : sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Pre tv : ORF III, [2013]
- System Details:
- digital
- video file
- Summary:
- The Wiener Philharmoniker is still often called "Nazi-Orchestra," as the past has been haunting them for many years. Will the dark shadow of Austria's most important cultural export ever fade away? This extraordinary documentary highlights the consistency with which the Wiener Philharmoniker charged a commission of historians to clear their past. The archives were opened to Prof. Rathkolb, Dr. Trümpi and Mag. Mayrhofer, the most established historians in Austria. Director Robert Neumüller accompanied the team down to the deepest basement of the State Opera where sensational new files could be found. The closer you look, the more the shiny image of the orchestra during the Nazi era crumbles. Especially their Jewish members had to face a tragic reality: they were dismissed, seven of them died, thereof five in concentration camps. Others were able to escape and could emigrate, such as concertmaster Arnold Rosé, whose daughter was arrested in Holland. She conducted the orchestra for women until her death in Auschwitz. The work of the historians revealed a lot of completely unknown shades. Archive material that has never been shown before gives fascinating insights into the Nazi past of Austria's most famous orchestra. Finally, the film dissolves the captivating mystery of the ring of honor which was brought to Baldur Schirach in 1967.
- Participant:
- Wiener Philharmoniker.
- Notes:
- Vendor-supplied metadata.
- OCLC:
- 956369864
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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