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The Art That Hitler Hated

imagine... Winter 2014

Two-part special documentary telling the story of a hoard of art that was hidden during the Third Reich as it was deemed 'degenerate' by the Nazis.

On a train crossing from Switzerland to Germany, an old man was searched by customs officials. They found 9,000 euros in cash. Their suspicions started a journey back in time, to a hoard of art hidden since the Third Reich. It has reignited passions that seemed long spent.

These were not old masters but new - works the Nazis labelled 'degenerate', like the Jews themselves. They tried to wipe out both. The father of the old man on the train was a dealer for the Nazis, selling these works abroad and keeping some for himself. In a two-part special, imagine... follows both his story and those of the families who have been fighting to find their lost art.

1 hour, 20 minutes

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Tue 28 Oct 2014 23:35
大象传媒 One Scotland HD & Scotland only

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • John Adams

    Mother of Man

    • Na茂ve and Sentimental Music.

  • David Darling

    Darkwood IV

  • David Darling

    Darkwood VII

  • David Darling

    Darkwood V

  • Franz Liszt

    Hungarian Rhapsody

    • The Best of Liszt.

  • Paul Giger

    Organum

    • Ignis.

  • Alban Berg

    Concerto for Violin and Piano: Andante

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.

  • John Adams

    Mother of Man

    • Na茂ve and Sentimental Music.

  • Wim Mertens

    Leverage

    • Integer Valor.

  • Alban Berg

    Violin Concerto: Andante - Allegro "To the Memory of an Angel"

    Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

  • Paul Giger

    Alleluja

    • Ignis.

  • Erik Satie

    Danses Gothiques

    • The Early Piano Works.

  • Erik Satie

    Danses Gothiques

    • The Early Piano Works.

  • Erik Satie

    Danses Gothiques

    • The Early Piano Works.

  • Kurt Weill

    Threepenny Opera Overture

  • David Darling

    Darkwood IV

  • Michael Nyman

    String Quartet 4

    Performer: Camilli String Quartet.

  • Arild Andersen

    The Island

    • Hyperboean.

  • Alban Berg

    Concerto for Violin and Piano: Andante

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.

  • Franz Liszt

    Mephisto Waltz

  • Wim Mertens

    Whisper Me

    • Maximizing the Audience.

  • Alban Berg

    Concerto for Violin and Piano: Andante

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.

  • Alban Berg

    Chamber Concerto

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.
    • Chamber Concerto for Piano Violin & 13 Wind Instruments.

  • David Darling

    Darkwood VI

  • David Darling

    Darkwood V

  • John Adams

    Phrygian Gates

    • Road Movies.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Four Ballades: Ballades No3 intermezzo

  • David Darling

    Darkwood VI

  • David Darling

    Darkwood IV

  • Max Richter

    The Trees

    • The Blue Notebooks.

  • Franz Liszt

    Hungarian Rhapsody

  • John Adams

    Phrygian Gates

    • Road Movies.

  • Wim Mertens

    Whisper Me

    • Maximizing the Audience.

  • David Darling

    Darkwood VII

  • John Adams

    Phrygian Gates

    • Road Movies.

  • Paul Giger

    Organum

    • Ignis.

  • Paul Giger

    Alleluja

    • Ignis.

  • David Darling

    Darkwood VII

  • David Darling

    Darkwood IV

  • Michael Nyman

    String Quartet 4

    Performer: Camilli String Quartet.

  • Arvo P盲rt

    Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten

    Orchestra: Magyar 脕llami Operah谩z zenekara.
    • Fratres.

  • Franz Liszt

    Hungarian Rhapsody

    • The Best of Liszt.

  • Stanislas Syrewicz

    Eyeless in Gaza

    • War and Terror.

  • Paul Giger

    Organum

    • Ignis.

  • David Darling

    Darkwood VI

  • Arild Andersen

    Invisible Sideman

    • Hyperborean.

  • Franz Liszt

    Ten Harmonies poetiques et religieuses - No. 7 Funerailles

    Performer: Misha Dichter.

  • Paul Giger

    Tropus

    • Ignis.

  • Stanislas Syrewicz

    Eyeless in Gaza

    • War and Terror.

  • Gustav Mahler

    4th Symphony IV Movement

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Credits

Presenter Alan Yentob
Producer Jill Nicholls
Director Jill Nicholls
Series Editor Alan Yentob

Broadcasts

  • Tue 28 Oct 2014 22:35
    大象传媒 One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
  • Tue 28 Oct 2014 23:05
    大象传媒 One Wales HD & Wales only
  • Tue 28 Oct 2014 23:20
    大象传媒 One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
  • Tue 28 Oct 2014 23:35
    大象传媒 One Scotland HD & Scotland only

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  • (www.artloss.com)
  • (www.germanexpressionismleicester.org)
  • (www.lootedartcommission.com)