SKU: HL.49016734 Eine Biografie. Composed by Herbert Haffner. This...(+)
SKU: HL.49016734
Eine Biografie.
Composed by Herbert
Haffner. This edition:
Hardback/Hard Cover.
Book. Misc. 336 pages.
Schott Music #ED20104.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49016734).
ISBN
9783795705909.
5.5x8.75x1.11 inches.
German.
The Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra
has not only seen and
carried its share of the
eventful history of its
home town. Being one of
the world's most
important concert
orchestras, it has, in
addition, become an
excellent ambassador of
culture.Herbert Haffner
tells the story of the
Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestra - from their
formation in 1882 out of
the Bilsesche Kapelle
(Bilse's Band) via the
period of inflation, two
World Wars, the Berlin
Airlift and the German
reunification until the
present day. He does not
conceal economic and
personal crises, showing
that the development of
the orchestra mirrors the
social and political
circumstances of the
time. The Philharmonic
Orchestra is marked,
almost as strong, by the
continuous reorientation
towards its principal
conductors, from Hans von
Bulow via Arthur Nikisch,
Wilhelm Furtwangler,
Herbert von Karajan,
Claudio Abbado to Sir
Simon Rattle.This is not
just a book on music, but
also an entertaining
contribution to the
cultural history of
Germany in general and to
the ever-changing city of
Berlin in particular!