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Klassik unterm Hakenkreuz: Der Maestro und die Cellistin von Auschwitz

(2022)

Overview

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 the Third Reich - albeit in very different ways. Wilhelm Furtwängler was a star conductor; Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, the cellist of the infamous Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz. Both shared a love for the classical German music.

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Original TitleKlassik unterm Hakenkreuz: Der Maestro und die Cellistin von Auschwitz

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2022-11-08

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 26m

Homepagehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvoT8QANp8I

Production Companies3B-Produktion,DW

Genres

  • Documentary