German Music, Denazification, and the Americans, 1945-1953
by
David Monod
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2006
Classical music was central to German national identity in the early twentieth century. The preeminence of composers such as Bach and Beethoven and artists such as conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler and pianist Walter Gieseking was cited by the Nazis as justification for German expansionism and as evidence...