I had the great pleasure and honor this week(and next week) to speak with the author of the new book Time's Echo Jeremy Eichler. The book chronicles four composers and their varied reactions to World War II and the Holocaust, including Schoenberg, Strauss, Shostakovich, and Britten. This week we talked about the historical symbiosis between Germans and German Jews, the concept of Bildung, a central idea in German culture throughout the 19th and early 20th century, Mendelssohn's role in creating a sense of "German" music, Schoenberg's remarkable prescience about what lay in the future after the Nazis took power in Germany, his remarkable Survivor from Warsaw, the first major musical memorial to the Holocaust, and the almost hard to believe it's so wild story of the premiere of the piece. This is truly one of my favorite books about classical music that I've ever read, so I highly recommend picking it up. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did!
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from Westside Story
Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" - LIVE with the Aalborg Symphony!
Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra
R. Schumann Piano Concerto
Brahms Violin Concerto
What Does Music Mean?
William Grant Still Symphony No. 1., "Afro-American"
(Part 2) - The Music of World War II and the Holocaust with "Time's Echo" writer Jeremy Eichler
Mahler Symphony No. 4, Part 2
Mahler Symphony No. 4, Part 1
Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 132, Part 2
Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 132, Part 1
Nielsen Symphony No. 4, "Inextinguishable"
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Elgar Cello Concerto
Romeo and Juliet in Classical Music
Mozart Symphony No. 38, "Prague"
Jean-Louis Duport Cello Concerto No. 4
Brahms B Major Piano Trio
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