Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Der Hypocrite

A collection of recordings taken from Adolf Hitler's headquarters at the end of World War II includes works by Jewish musicians and Russian composers, according to a German magazine report.

Alongside predictable recordings, such as the overture to "The Flying Dutchman" by Hitler favorite Richard Wagner, the collection included works by composers from Russia, whose people were regarded as subhuman by Nazi ideologues.

Among works reportedly found were an aria from Mussorgsky's "Boris Godunov," performed by Russian bass Fyodor Shalyapin, and an album of Tchaikovsky works featuring star violinist Bronislaw Huberman — a Polish Jew — as a soloist. Works by Rachmaninov and Borodin were also featured in the collection.

It could not be substantiated whether the supreme Nazi asshole listened to the music, or if Eva Braun used the records to relax after a long day of race-hating with Der Fuhrer, but it just goes to show that you can't deny good music, even if you are a mass murdering fuckhead like 'ol Adolf.

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