The Inextinguishable Symphony, Martin Goldsmith
The Inextinguishable Symphony, Martin Goldsmith
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The Inextinguishable Symphony
A True Story of Music and Love in Nazi Grmany

Author: Martin Goldsmith

Narrator: Martin Goldsmith

Unabridged: 11 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/24/2009


Synopsis

In the spring of 1933, more than 8,000 Jewish musicians, actors, and other artists were expelled from their positions with German orchestras, opera companies, and theater groups. Later that year, the Jdische Kulturbund, or Jewish Culture Association, was created to allow Jewish artists to perform for Jewish audiences.Here is the riveting and emotional story of Gunther Goldschmidt and Rosemarie Gumpert, two courageous Jewish musicians who struggled to perform under unimaginable circumstances and found themselves falling in love in a country bent on destroying them. A poignant testament to the enduring vitality of music and love even in the harshest times, The Inextinguishable Symphony gives us a compelling look at an important piece of Holocaust history that has heretofore gone largely untold.

About Martin Goldsmith

Martin Goldsmith is director of classical music programming for XM Satellite Radio. From 1989 to 1999, he hosted Performance Today, NPR’s daily classical music program. Since 1984 he has been cohost of Songs for Aging Children, a radio program devoted to the singer-songwriter generation. He lives in Maryland with his wife.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Steve on May 02, 2010

Here is my review of this wonderful book from the San Francisco Chronicle in 2001: The Night Jewish Musicians Played Mahler Amid Nazi Terror Reviewed by Steve Kettmann -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE INEXTINGUISHABLE SYMPHONY A True Story of Music and......more

Goodreads review by Karen on September 28, 2008

"Where there is life, there is spirit. And where there is spirit, where there is even one human soul, there is music." P. 282 "And I am so proud of them [his parents] and so grateful to them for showing me what is truly important, for showing me that you must love the people and things that are impo......more

Goodreads review by Mary on June 17, 2017

This book is well-researched and expertly written by Martin Goldsmith, one of the voices for NPR, about the lives of his parents. Both musicians, they were a part of the Kulturbund, which provided a creative outlet for the Jews in Hitler's Germany both as performers and as spectators. Fortunately, t......more