The Sound of Change (2/6) - Philharmonia Orchestra
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The composers of the Weimar Republic provided a soundtrack for the events that unfolded in Germany between 1919 and 1933. During this tumultuous, exciting time, composers such as Kurt Weill, Paul Hindemith and Alban Berg thrived and produced works that still thrill us today. The sounds of cabaret and jazz infused Weill\\u2019s Threepenny Opera while Paul Hindemith and Alban Berg took a more objective approach, creating music to \\u201creach out beyond political boundaries.\\u201d The influence of Weimar was so infectious that a young Shostakovich, based in Russia, enriched his own music with its sounds, as heard in his jazzy ballet, A Golden Age.
These six films form the introduction to the Philharmonia\\u2019s concert series Weimar Berlin: Bittersweet Metropolis, which opens 9 June at Southbank Centre, London: www.philharmonia.co.uk/weimar_berlin
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