extract from documentary on "Degenerate
Music" (Entartete Kunst). It ends with
commentary on by Erich Wolfgang Korngold's
opera "Das Wunder der Heliane".
the musical scene in Germany in the late
1920s and early 1930s
interview with conductor John Mauceri,
composer Berthold Goldschmidt, and writer
Norman Lebrecht.
short clips of Kandinsky painting, shows and
dancing from Berlin in the 20s,
Musikleben der Weimarer Republik - Im Dritten
Reich verboten -- Entartete Musik Tags :EntarteteKunstWeimarGermanyhistoryErichWolfgangKorngoldclassical
"Entartete Kunts" is a bastardization of the
German term "degenerate art" and a snide
reference to the 1937 Nazi purging of all art
deemed objectionable by "Der Führer." This
unfortunate pun seems somehow appropriate for
a bunch of drooling degenerates that
consistently crank out uncompromising
eyesores with seemingly little regard for
commercial viability or good taste. As it
turns out, the title also insures that many
local businesses will refuse to display the
flyer or otherwise promote this annual optic
apocalypse. Entartete Kunts is in fact a very
special exhibition that assembles some of the
most devoted artists from around the world
for a rare glimpse into a thriving and still
largely renegade culture! Tags :ArtJ.PetagnoChrisReifertDrewElliottRev.KrissHadesConnyCobraDennisDreadStrephonTaylor