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Five and the Fascists

Robert Giddings explores the confrontation between creativity and Fascism through decisions made by five leading European conductors who met at the Berlin Festival in 1929.

In 1929 five leading European conductors - Toscanini, Klemperer, Furtwangler, Erich Kleiber and Bruno Walter - met at the Berlin Festival at the height of the Weimar Republic, shortly before Hitler took power. Robert Giddings explores the confrontation between creativity and Fascism through the decisions made by these five musical giants.

1 hour

Last on

Mon 7 Sep 2009 15:00

Broadcasts

  • Sat 5 Sep 2009 20:00
  • Mon 7 Sep 2009 15:00