Underplayed Gems

Ambassadors of Music (1952)

Ambassadors of Music poster
Original title
Botschafter der Musik
Directed by
Hermann Stöß
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 18m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A documentary from 1951 follows the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra as it rebuilds after World War Two. Under conductor Sergiu Celibidache, the orchestra travels to perform for audiences across Europe. The film shows music as a way to restore a positive image of West Germany.

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What happens

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 the people of Europe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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