Ambassadors of Music
| Ambassadors of Music | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Hermann Stöß |
| Written by | Wolfgang Brüning (idea) Hermann Stöß |
| Starring | Hilde Körber |
| Cinematography | Edgar S. Ziesemer |
Production company | Start Film |
| Distributed by | Anton E. Dietz-Filmverleih |
Release date | 6 January 1952 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Ambassadors of Music (German: Botschafter der Musik) is a 1952 West German musical documentary film directed by Hermann Stöß.
Made in 1951, it charts the revival of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in post-war Germany under the leadership of Sergiu Celibidache. During the war the orchestra's concert hall had been bombed-out. The film portrays the Orchestra as part of a revived German culture, that had survived the Nazi years and was now presenting a positive image of the new West Germany to other peoples of Europe.[1]
Cast
- Hilde Körber
- Werner Finck
- Josef Pelz von Felinau
- Wolfgang Behrendt
- Albert Ebbecke
- Karla Höcker
- Margo Ufer
- Sergiu Celibidache as Himself
- Wilhelm Furtwängler as Himself
- Richard Strauss as Himself, Archive footage
- Bruno Walter as Himself
References
- ^ Goehr p.173
Bibliography
- Lydia Goehr. Elective Affinities: Musical Essays on the History of Aesthetic Theory. Columbia University Press, 2011.
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