We Want the Light: The Jews and German Music (2008)
Directed by Christopher Nupen
Sub-Genres - Instrumental Music, Music History, Social History |
Countries - United Kingdom |
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Synopsis by Matthew Tobey
The struggles of the world's Jewish people over the course of several centuries are expressed and explored through the music they inspired in this documentary from the BBC and Opus Arte. We Want the Light brings together harrowing tales from Holocaust survivors with performances of music by such legendary composers as Mahler, Bach, Mendelssohn, and Brahms.
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classical-music, Jewish, composer, concert, Holocaust, music, Nazi, symphony
