Music that survived the Nazis: Part one
The Documentary Podcast
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The Inextinguishable Symphony
The final piece that the berlin jewish culturli orchestra was rehearsing in 19 forty one was karl nelson's fourth symphony. Carl nilson, the danish composer, wrote his fourth symphony in 19 16 in the midst of the great war. And he writes at the head of the score that even if somehow man managed to destroy itself in warfare, life would return to the earth. Ever since its premier in 19 16, milsen’s fourth symphony has been known as the inextinguishable symphony.
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