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  • 1
    Book
    Book
    New York, NY ; Oxford :Oxford Univ. Press,
    UID:
    almafu_BV005587258
    Format: XVI, 506, [16] S. : , Ill. ; , 25 cm.
    ISBN: 0-19-506508-5
    Content: From 1922 until his death in 1954, Wilhelm Furtwangler was the foremost cultural music figure of the German-speaking world, conductor of both the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic orchestras. But a cloud still hangs over his reputation, despite his undeniable brilliance as a musician, because of a fatal and tragic decision. Wilhelm Furtwangler remained in Germany when thousands of intellectuals and artists fled after the Nazis seized power in 1933. His decision to stay behind earned him lasting condemnation as a Nazi collaborator--"The Devil's Music Master." Decades after his death, Furtwangler remains for many not only the greatest but also the most controversial musical personality of our time. In The Devil's Music Master, Sam H. Shirakawa forges the first full-length and comprehensive biography of Furtwangler
    Content: He surveys Furtwangler's formative years as a difficult but brilliant prodigy, his rise to pre-eminence as Germany's leading conductor, and his development as a musician, composer, and thinker. Shirakawa also reviews the rich recorded legacy Furtwangler documented throughout his forty-year career--such as the legendary Tristan with Kirsten Flagstad and the famous performances of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in 1942 and 1951. Equally important, Shirakawa goes backstage and behind the lines to explore how the Nazis seized control of the arts and how Furtwangler single-handedly tried to prevent such evil characters as Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels and Luftwaffe Chief Hermann Goring from annihilating Germany's musical life. He shows how Furtwangler, far from being a toady to the Nazis, stood up openly against Hitler and Himmler--at enormous personal risk--to salvage the musical traditions of Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven
    Content: Shirakawa also presents moving and overwhelming evidence of Furtwangler's astonishing efforts to save the lives of Jews and other persecuted individuals trapped in Nazi Germany--only to be proscribed at the end of the war and nearly framed as a war criminal. But there was more to Furtwangler than his politics, or even his music, and we come to know this extraordinary man as a reluctant composer, a prolific essayist and diary keeper, a loyal friend, a formidable enemy when crossed, and an incorrigible philanderer. Numerous musical luminaries share their memories of Furtwangler to round out this vivid portrait. Based on dozens of interviews and research in numerous documents, letters, and diaries, many of them previously unpublished, The Devil's Music Master is an in-depth look at the life and times of a unique personality whose fatal flaw lay in his uncompromising belief that music and art must be kept apart from politics, a conviction that transformed him into a tragic figure
    Note: Literaturangaben
    Language: English
    Subjects: Musicology
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    Keywords: 1886-1954 Furtwängler, Wilhelm ; 1886-1954 Furtwängler, Wilhelm ; Biografie ; Biografie ; Biografie ; Biographie ; Biografie ; Biografie
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  • 2
    UID:
    almafu_BV000313535
    Format: 271 S. : , Ill.
    ISBN: 0-8109-1314-3
    Language: English
    Subjects: Art History
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    Keywords: 1840-1926 Monet, Claude ; Biografie ; Konferenzschrift ; Biografie ; Konferenzschrift
    Author information: Rewald, John 1912-1994
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  • 3
    Book
    Book
    Oxford ; New York, NY [u.a.] :Oxford Univ. Press,
    UID:
    almahu_BV041570276
    Format: XI, 297, [14] S. : , Ill., Notenbeisp.
    ISBN: 978-0-19-973005-6
    Series Statement: The master musicians
    Content: Nearly one hundred years after the death of its composer, the music of Claude Debussy has lost none of its breadth of appeal. With the rare ability to entice listeners on many levels, at its heart lies an engaging simplicity-one which defies traditional analysis and lends mystery to what ultimately is an extremely refined and highly personal approach to composition. Equally fascinating is Debussy's often contradictory personality-at times elusive, but always centered on his devotion to music and his ambition to create a name for himself unlike any other. Author Eric Frederick Jensen provides new insight to the man and the music in this authoritative biography. Although born into poverty, and a failure as a piano student at the Paris Conservatoire, Debussy became the most famous French composer of his day, known for his culture and refinement. His revolutionary music baffled critics but was embraced by audiences. Debussy's scandalous personal life stirred up as much controversy as his music, and his notoriety proved more harmful to his career than the unusual nature of his compositions. Jensen also explores Debussy's relationship to the arts and his career as a music critic. Debussy drew on all of the arts in his development as a composer, including poetry and painting, and his fascination with the arts has often led to his being classified as an Impressionist or Symbolist, two claims which Jensen debunks. One of the finest music critics of his time, Debussy's reviews reveal a great deal not only about his musical taste, but also about what he felt the role and function of music should be. Debussy brings together the most recent biographical research, including a revised catalogue of Debussy's compositions and the first complete edition of his correspondence. With separate, chronological sections on his life and music, Debussy is accessible to the general reader who wishes to focus on his life and personality, while p
    Note: Literaturverz. S. 279 - 289. - Werkverzeichnis Debussy Seite 260-272
    Language: English
    Subjects: Musicology
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    Keywords: 1862-1918 Debussy, Claude ; Biografie ; Werkverzeichnis ; Biografie ; Biografie ; Werkverzeichnis
    Author information: Jensen, Eric Frederick 1951-
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  • 4
    Book
    Book
    New York :Ballantine Books,
    UID:
    almahu_BV046047459
    Format: ix, 289 Seiten.
    Edition: Ballantine Books mass market edition
    ISBN: 978-0-345-51440-0 , 0-345-51440-8
    Content: From the Publisher: A phenomenal #1 bestseller that has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for nearly three years, this memoir traces Maya Angelou's childhood in a small, rural community during the 1930s. Filled with images and recollections that point to the dignity and courage of black men and women, Angelou paints a sometimes disquieting, but always affecting picture of the people-and the times-that touched her life.
    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-5883-6925-3
    Language: English
    Subjects: American Studies
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    Keywords: Südstaaten ; Rassismus ; Schwarze ; Rassismus ; Biografie ; Biografie
    Author information: Winfrey, Oprah, 1954-
    Author information: Angelou, Maya, 1928-2014,
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  • 5
    UID:
    b3kat_BV047418973
    Format: 1 Blu-Ray (89 min) , farbig , 1 Beiheft (20 Seiten) , 12 cm
    Series Statement: The Criterion collection 1075
    Note: Original: USA 1982 , director-approved Blu-Ray special edition features: new, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by director Amy Heckerling, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack ; audio commentary from 1999 featuring Heckerling and screenwriter Cameron Crowe ; television version of the film from the eighties, featuring deleted and alternate scenes ; new conversation with Heckerling and Crowe, moderated by filmmaker Olivia Wilde ; "Reliving our 'Fast times at Ridgemont High'," a 1999 documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew ; audio discussion from 1982 with Heckerling at the American Film Institute ; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing ; plus: new introduction by Crowe and an essay by film critic Dana Stevens , Bildformat 1.85:1 , Englisch - Untertitel: Englisch für Hörgeschädigte
    Language: English
    Keywords: Film ; Blu-Ray-Disc
    Author information: Penn, Sean 1960-
    Author information: Crowe, Cameron 1957-
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  • 6
    Book
    Book
    New York ; London ; Toronto ; Sidney ; Auckland : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
    UID:
    b3kat_BV042338233
    Format: 470 Seiten , Illustrationen , 25 cm
    Edition: First edition
    ISBN: 9780385534918
    Content: Among the most creative and outsized personalities of the Weimar Republic, that sizzling yet decadent epoch between the Great War and the Nazis' rise to power, were the renegade poet Bertolt Brecht and the rebellious avant-garde composer Kurt Weill. These two young geniuses and the three women vital to their workactresses Lotte Lenya and Helene Weigel and writer Elizabeth Hauptmannjoined talents to create the theatrical and musical masterworksThe Threepenny OperaandThe Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, only to split in rancor as their culture cracked open and their aesthetic and temperamental differences became irreconcilable.The Partnershipis the first book to tell the full story of Brecht and Weill's impulsive, combustible partnership, the compelling psychological drama of one of the most important creative collaborations of the past century. It is also the first book to give full credit where it is richly due to the three women whose creative gifts contributed enormously to their masterworks. And it tells the thrilling and iconic story of artistic daring entwined with sexual freedom during the Weimar Republic's most fevered years, a time when art and politics and society were inextricably mixed. - PAMELA KATZ is a screenwriter and novelist whose most notable works are films made in collaboration with legendary director Margarethe von Trotta, including Rosenstrasse; The Other Woman; and most recently Hannah Arendt, which received international acclaim, and was selected as one of the New York Times’ Top Ten Films of 2013. Katz teaches screenwriting at NYU's Tisch Graduate Film Program and lives with her family in New York City and Berlin.
    Content: "The first book to tell the full story of Brecht and Weill's impulsive, combustible partnership, the compelling psychological drama of one of the most important creative collaborations of the past century. It is also the first book to give full credit where it is richly due to the three women--[actresses Lotte Lenya and Helene Weigel and writer Elizabeth Hauptmann]--whose creative gifts contributed enormously to their masterworks. And it tells the thrilling and iconic story of artistic daring entwined with sexual freedom during the Weimar Republic's most fevered years, a time when art and politics and society were inextricably mixed"--Amazon.com
    Note: Includes filmography (page 450), bibliographical references (pages 447-450) and index
    Language: English
    Subjects: German Studies , Musicology
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    Keywords: Weill, Kurt 1900-1950 ; Brecht, Bertolt 1898-1956 ; Lenya, Lotte 1898-1981 ; Weigel, Helene 1900-1971 ; Hauptmann, Elisabeth 1897-1973 ; Biografie
    Author information: Katz, Pamela 1958-
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  • 7
    UID:
    b3kat_BV049600481
    Format: 1 Blu-Ray (142 min) , farbig , 12 cm
    Content: "Die Ereignisse in Kambodscha unmittelbar vor und nach dem Fall Phnom Penhs und der Machtübernahme durch die Roten Khmer. Nach einem authentischen Bericht des "New York Times"-Reporters Sydney Schanberg rekonstruiert der Film dessen Erlebnisse im Bürgerkrieg und den Leidensweg seines Dolmetschers und Freundes in kambodschanischen Umerziehungslagern. Ein realistischer, detailgenauer Erstlingsfilm von außerordentlicher Eindringlichkeit und humaner Gesinnung, der sich zu einer höchst bemerkenswerten Auseinandersetzung mit einem fortwirkenden Kapitel jüngster Geschichte verdichtet." [filmdienst.de]
    Note: Original: Großbritannien 1984 , Extras: Audiokommentar von Regisseur Roland Joffé ; Dokumentation über die Dreharbeiten ; Wendecover , Bildformat 1.85:1 , Sprachen: Deutsch, Englisch- Untertitel: Deutsch
    Language: German
    Keywords: Film ; Blu-Ray-Disc ; Kommentar ; Erlebnisbericht ; Erlebnisbericht ; Kommentar
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  • 8
    UID:
    b3kat_BV047376590
    Format: 1 Blu-Ray (86 min) , farbig , 1 Beilage , 12 cm
    Series Statement: The Criterion collection 1083
    Content: "The path to living as one’s authentic self is paved with trials and tribulations in this revelatory, assured feature debut by Dee Rees—the all-too-rare coming-of-age tale to honestly represent the experiences of queer Black women. Grounded in the fine-grained specificity and deft characterizations of Rees’s script and built around a beautifully layered performance from Adepero Oduye, Pariah follows Brooklyn teenager Alike, who is navigating the emotional minefields of first love and heartache and the disapproval of her family as she expresses her gender and sexual identities within a system that does not make space for them. Achieving an aching intimacy with its subject through the expressive cinematography of Bradford Young, this deeply felt portrait finds strength in vulnerability and liberation in letting go." [criterion.com]
    Note: Original: USA 2011 , director-approved Blu-Ray special edition features: 2K digital transfer, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack ; new conversation between director Dee Rees and filmmaker and professor Michelle Parkerson ; new cast reunion featuring Rees and actors Adepero Oduye, Pernell Walker, Kim Wayans, Charles Parnell, and Aasha Davis, moderated by film scholar Jacqueline Stewart ; new program on the making of the film, featuring Rees, cinematographer Bradford Young, production designer Inbal Weinberg, producer Nekisa Cooper, and editor Mako Kamitsuna, moderated by Stewart ; new interview with film scholar Kara Keeling, author of "Queer times, black futures" ; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing ; plus: an essay by critic Cassie da Costa , Bildformat 1.85:1 , Englisch - Untertitel: Englisch für Hörgeschädigte
    Language: English
    Keywords: Film ; Blu-Ray-Disc
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  • 9
    UID:
    b3kat_BV047951302
    Format: 1 Blu-Ray-Disc (87 min) , schwarz-weiß , 1 Beiheft (36 Seiten) , 12 cm
    Series Statement: The Criterion collection 543
    Note: Original: USA 1936 , Blu-Ray special edition features: new, restored 2K-resolution digital transfer, created in collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack ; audio commentary by Charlie Chaplin biographer David Robinson ; two new visual essays, by Chaplin historians John Bengtson and Jeffrey Vance ; new program from 2010 on the film’s visual and sound effects, with experts Craig Barron and Ben Burtt ; interview from 1992 with Modern Times music arranger David Raksin, plus a selection from the film's original orchestral track ; two segments cut from the film ; All at sea (1933), a home movie by Alistair Cooke featuring Chaplin and actress Paulette Goddard, with a score by Donald Sosin and an interview with Cooke’s daughter, Susan Cooke Kittredge ; The Rink (1916), a Chaplin two-reeler ; For the first time (1967), a short Cuban documentary about first-time moviegoers seeing Modern Times ; Chaplin today: "Modern times" (2003), a program with filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne ; three theatrical trailers ; plus: an essay by film critic Saul Austerlitz and a piece by film scholar Lisa Stein that includes excerpts from Chaplin’s writing about his 1930s world tour , Bildformat 1.33:1 , All at sea , For the first time , Stummfilm mit englischen Zwischentiteln - Untertitel: Englisch für Hörgeschädigte
    Language: English
    Keywords: Film ; Blu-Ray-Disc
    Author information: Chaplin, Charlie 1889-1977
    Author information: Goddard, Paulette 1911-1990
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  • 10
    UID:
    b3kat_BV048455003
    Format: 1 Blu-ray Disc (125 min) , schwarz-weiß , 1 Beiheft (28 Seiten) , 12 cm
    Series Statement: The Criterion collection 565
    Content: "In his controversial masterpiece The Great Dictator, Charlie Chaplin offers both a cutting caricature of Adolf Hitler and a sly tweaking of his own comic persona. Chaplin, in his first pure talkie, brings his sublime physicality to two roles: the cruel yet clownish "Tomainian" dictator and the kindly Jewish barber who is mistaken for him. Featuring Jack Oakie and Paulette Goddard in stellar supporting turns, The Great Dictator, boldly going after the fascist leader before the U.S.’s official entry into World War II, is an audacious amalgam of politics and slapstick that culminates in Chaplin’s famously impassioned speech." [criterion.com]
    Note: Original: USA 1940 , Blu-ray special edition features: new high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack ; new audio commentary by Charlie Chaplin historians Dan Kamin and Hooman Mehran ; "The tramp and the dictator" (2001), Kevin Brownlow and Michael Kloft’s documentary paralleling the lives of Chaplin and Hitler, including interviews with author Ray Bradbury, director Sidney Lumet, screenwriter Budd Schulberg, and others ; two new visual essays, one by Chaplin archivist Cecilia Cenciarelli and one by Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance ; color production footage shot by Chaplin’s half-brother Sydney ; barbershop sequence from Sydney Chaplin’s 1921 film "King, Queen, Joker" ; deleted barbershop sequence from Chaplin’s 1919 film "Sunnyside" ; rerelease trailer ; plus: A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Michael Wood, Chaplin’s 1940 New York Times defense of his movie, a reprint from critic Jean Narboni on the film’s final speech, and Al Hirschfeld’s original press book illustrations , Bildformat 1.33:1 , Englisch - Untertitel: Englisch für Hörgeschädigte
    Language: English
    Keywords: Film ; Blu-Ray-Disc
    Author information: Chaplin, Charlie 1889-1977
    Author information: Goddard, Paulette 1911-1990
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