tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post2043008631440804820..comments2024-02-25T13:20:20.620+01:00Comments on mostly opera: Herbert von Karajan in the Third Reichmostly opera...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05653818157295091506noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-584137625959959232012-04-15T01:15:17.480+02:002012-04-15T01:15:17.480+02:00Unlikely he had deeply entrenched Nazi views of an...Unlikely he had deeply entrenched Nazi views of any kind<br />-two of his closest friends and colleagues were Jewish,and had suffered at the hands of the Nazis: Michel Glotz (the producer) and most notably the great pianist Alexis Weissenberg. <br />The latter stated that he wouldn't be able to work with someone who he didn't respect on a personal level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-47433761184488711562010-11-23T10:44:57.099+01:002010-11-23T10:44:57.099+01:00His failure to explain while alive has created an ...His failure to explain while alive has created an opportunity for others to fill in the blanks. Seems reasonable to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-47768551303179574072009-01-27T08:29:00.000+01:002009-01-27T08:29:00.000+01:00As one who has played under the Maestro Karajan, I...As one who has played under the Maestro Karajan, I can only tell you that his heart was always music. This idea that he would be such a part of policy, ordered to carry out NSDAP policy is not true. As a horn player in the late 70's in Europe, I did not personally know Karajan. I can say however that after performing for him, I have a deep love and respect for him to this day. If this means Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-80000840379319092772009-01-12T10:50:00.000+01:002009-01-12T10:50:00.000+01:00Why everybody is so much concerned with this non-s...Why everybody is so much concerned with this non-sense about Karajan's Nazi past? Richard Osborne in his excellent research of Karajan's life clarified the issue to the highest possible degree - Karajan joined the party for purely opportunistic reasons and that's all.<BR/><BR/>Why he never explained publicly? Why should he have? Karajan was never a public figure, only some people tried to make Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-2619370204889739192008-04-17T05:21:00.000+02:002008-04-17T05:21:00.000+02:00The "double membership" issue has been dealt with ...The "double membership" issue has been dealt with at length by Osborne's biography and other sources. It seems from examination of the membership card and other Party documents that HvK's provisional membership never became confirmed. HvK had filed for membership in the month after the Nazi takeover, when not only Jews but unreliable (or unpopular and smearable) men were being purged from top Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-52271218790920005342008-01-31T20:21:00.000+01:002008-01-31T20:21:00.000+01:00I do agree with your comment Vivi - the interestin...I do agree with your comment Vivi - the interesting thing is that in Denmark, HvK´s Second World War Activities have always been widely debated, and I grew up in the 80´s with the image of "Karajan - the semi-nazi" where he would be compared (mostly unfavorably) to Leonard Bernstein. I only got to appreciate his musical qualities long after his death. <BR/>The major problem is, imo, not what he mostly opera...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05653818157295091506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-34452697357093105192008-01-31T15:29:00.000+01:002008-01-31T15:29:00.000+01:00That topic has indeed been very hushed up here in ...That topic has indeed been very hushed up here in Germany Like many others, I learned about it all only recently, with very mixed feelings. On the one hand it is very important to make known also those uncomfortable facts, on the other hand it is always a bit problematic when it happens when the person is already dead and can't respond to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com