Alma Rosé: Orchestrating Survival (UPDATED)
Gustav Mahler was her uncle. Alma Rosé and her family were classical music royalty. But, the next chapter of her life included: Nazis, an infamous concentration camp, a prisoner women's orchestra, and saving lives. Hear her story.
In this episode, you’ll:
Learn about the celebrated Rosé family’s life in Vienna
Understand Alma’s struggles after the Nazis came to power in Austria
Admire how she was instrumental in the survival of her father and dozens of others
Hear the stunning story of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz-Birkenau
Listen to a performance of a song written by Alma Rosé
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House of Austrian History: https://www.hdgoe.at/
Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum: http://auschwitz.org/en/
TRANSCRIPT: https://www.danieladammaltz.com/class...
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0:00 Introduction
1:20 Featured sweet
1:32 Musical royalty in the Rosé family
3:09 Alma forging her own path
5:13 Impact of the Anschluss
6:42 Fleeing Vienna
10:28 Arriving in Auschwitz
11:53 How Alma saved lived in Auschwitz-Birkenau
13:57 The role of the women's orchestra
15:52 Alma's song of hope
19:01 The contradiction of the SS loving classical music
20:02 A mysterious death
23:03 Alma's violin -- and the story that must not be lost
25:24 How to show the Alma Rosé exhibit in your area
26:02 The Alma Rosé Plateau