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Mendelssohn, the Nazis and Me
Documentary looking at how Jewish composer Felix Mendelssohn's conflicted identity led to the banning of his music by the Nazis and a fight for survival for his descendents.
Felix Mendelssohn was a passionate Christian. He was also born a Jew. This film, marking the 200th anniversary of his birth, tells the extraordinary story of what happened, generations later, both to Mendelssohn's family and to his music, when the Nazis remembered the Jewish roots of Germany's most celebrated composer.
It also examines how the influences of both Judaism and Christianity affected Mendelssohn's music and was made by documentary-maker Sheila Hayman, Mendelssohn's great-great-great-great niece.
Last on
Fri 3 Jun 2011
19:30
Broadcasts
- Fri 26 Jun 2009 20:00
- Sat 27 Jun 2009 02:00
- Sat 18 Jul 2009 22:30
- Thu 30 Jul 2009 21:45
- Fri 31 Jul 2009 01:15
- Fri 3 Jun 2011 19:30