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Watch: Wagner’s Jews 2013 123movies, Full Movie Online – Nineteenth century German composer Richard Wagner changed the face of western music forever. He was also one of most hateful people who ever lived. Super egotistical, selfish, a betrayer of friends, and all around a-hole, liar, and jerk. He wrote some truly despicable and vile anti-Semitic essays – spittle spewing rants – that crossed over into the delusional. Some 80 years or so later, these writings were adopted by Hitler and the Nazis and helped propel their ruthless death camps. Yet, Wagner had many rich supporters and admirers, many of them Jewish. He had Jewish musicians and conductors working for him, some who considered Wagner their mentor. Who were they? Why did they work for him or give him money? This documentary digs into the stories of Carl Tausig, a piano prodigy who was 16 when Wagner mentored him; Joseph Rubinstein, pianist and composer, and, most tragically, Herman Levy, a proud and accomplished conductor, the chief conductor of the Munich Orchestra, who was bullied and belittled by Wagner yet conducted the first performances of the Ring Cycle and Parsifal. This documentary delves into that history and brings in the contemporary debate of whether Wagner’s music should be banned in Israel. The question constantly comes up: can we – should we – separate the person from the art that person creates. Wagner is the ultimate test of this question. I saw this 50-minute feature at the Jewish Film Festival in San Diego. At the end of the film there was a 20-minute Q&A with David Amos, conductor, lecturer, and music historian about the issues raised in the film. A very civil and reasonable discussion ensued. A powerful experience..
Plot: Who were they? What brought them to Wagner, and what brought him to them? These questions are at the heart of Hilan Warshaw’s documentary “Wagner’s Jews,” the first film to focus on Wagner’s complex personal relationships with Jews.
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A vital part of music and world history
Nineteenth century German composer Richard Wagner changed the face of western music forever. He was also one of most hateful people who ever lived. Super egotistical, selfish, a betrayer of friends, and all around a-hole, liar, and jerk. He wrote some truly despicable and vile anti-Semitic essays – spittle spewing rants – that crossed over into the delusional. Some 80 years or so later, these writings were adopted by Hitler and the Nazis and helped propel their ruthless death camps. Yet, Wagner had many rich supporters and admirers, many of them Jewish. He had Jewish musicians and conductors working for him, some who considered Wagner their mentor. Who were they? Why did they work for him or give him money? This documentary digs into the stories of Carl Tausig, a piano prodigy who was 16 when Wagner mentored him; Joseph Rubinstein, pianist and composer, and, most tragically, Herman Levy, a proud and accomplished conductor, the chief conductor of the Munich Orchestra, who was bullied and belittled by Wagner yet conducted the first performances of the Ring Cycle and Parsifal. This documentary delves into that history and brings in the contemporary debate of whether Wagner’s music should be banned in Israel. The question constantly comes up: can we – should we – separate the person from the art that person creates. Wagner is the ultimate test of this question. I saw this 50-minute feature at the Jewish Film Festival in San Diego. At the end of the film there was a 20-minute Q&A with David Amos, conductor, lecturer, and music historian about the issues raised in the film. A very civil and reasonable discussion ensued. A powerful experience.

Well-done, thoughtful documentary on a difficult topic
Just a few notes on the review by Mike above. Herman Levi did not conduct the Ring. That was Hans Richter. Levi did indeed conduct most of the performances of Parsifal for the second Bayreuth Festival premiere of Parsifal in 1882. Wagner asked Levi to be baptized before he conducted Parsifal (as laden as it is with Christian symbolism.) Levi declined and Wagner really didn’t seem to care.

Secondly, there is no evidence Hitler adopted Wagner’s writings on Jewishness in Music. He loved Wagner’s music and knew of Wagner’s virulent anti-Semitism. He also loved Mozart and Beethoven. Wagner did not invent hatred of Jews. That distinction belongs to the early Christian church.

“Wagner’s Jews” is a valuable addition to the discussions around the dark side of this brilliant composer. It sheds light on the issue, but you still must make up your own mind, and respect those who come to a different conclusion.

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