PoliticalChic
Diamond Member
1. While politics is my fav, music is a close second. And most of all, when there is a nexus of the two. Which brings me to Emil von Reznicek.
The only piece of his that I have heard is the overture from Donna Diana.
But lots of folks have heard it....it was even used on the show 'Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon.'
"The overture is a popular stand-alone piece at symphonic concerts, and it served as the theme for the American radio (1947–1955) series Challenge of the Yukon, which later migrated to the TV series (1955–1958) Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. It was also used in the 1950s on the BBC's Children's Hour by Stephen King-Hall for his talks on current affairs."
Emil von Reznicek - Wikipedia
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3. " When the Nazi Party came to power in 1933, Reznicek (who was not interested in politics) had a problem:[5] his wife Berta was of Jewish origin.
His daughter Felicitas (1904–1997) became a journalist, writer, and pioneer of female mountain climbing. During the Nazi era she joined the German resistance movement and informed for MI6.[1] she entered the German resistance movement as early as 1934. Later, she also collaborated with the British MI6, becoming one of its most important informants. (Winston Churchill bestowed on her British citizenship in 1951). She had a personal relationship with Hitler's Adjutant Fritz Wiedemann and therefore access to the innermost circles of the Nazi regime.
4. On the other hand, Emil-Ludwig (1898–1940), Reznicek's youngest son, was a fervent Nazi sympathiser even before 1933, joining the party and the SS. When he appeared in Nazi uniform in 1933, Reznicek was outraged and a complete split of the family was prevented only with the promise never to discuss politics."
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5. One can easily imagine the same sort of pressures in American families today, with part of the family remaining American, .......
....while other members vote Democrat.
The only piece of his that I have heard is the overture from Donna Diana.
But lots of folks have heard it....it was even used on the show 'Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon.'
"The overture is a popular stand-alone piece at symphonic concerts, and it served as the theme for the American radio (1947–1955) series Challenge of the Yukon, which later migrated to the TV series (1955–1958) Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. It was also used in the 1950s on the BBC's Children's Hour by Stephen King-Hall for his talks on current affairs."
Emil von Reznicek - Wikipedia
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3. " When the Nazi Party came to power in 1933, Reznicek (who was not interested in politics) had a problem:[5] his wife Berta was of Jewish origin.
His daughter Felicitas (1904–1997) became a journalist, writer, and pioneer of female mountain climbing. During the Nazi era she joined the German resistance movement and informed for MI6.[1] she entered the German resistance movement as early as 1934. Later, she also collaborated with the British MI6, becoming one of its most important informants. (Winston Churchill bestowed on her British citizenship in 1951). She had a personal relationship with Hitler's Adjutant Fritz Wiedemann and therefore access to the innermost circles of the Nazi regime.
4. On the other hand, Emil-Ludwig (1898–1940), Reznicek's youngest son, was a fervent Nazi sympathiser even before 1933, joining the party and the SS. When he appeared in Nazi uniform in 1933, Reznicek was outraged and a complete split of the family was prevented only with the promise never to discuss politics."
Emil von Reznicek - Wikipedia
5. One can easily imagine the same sort of pressures in American families today, with part of the family remaining American, .......
....while other members vote Democrat.
