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/ [CONFINENTIAL EANS RISUER NARRATE I left Germany after the burning of the Reichstag. Therefore, f had to receive second hand inforzetion about ali of the latest events in Ser men musicel life, It is only natural and legal for the Fascist regime to uproot ell. attempts to develop the Worker's Masical Movement. Quite a large German Yorkers Gesangverein existed, It was a society of worker's singers. But ali this head long since been dissolved. ‘The Fascists not only persecuted the worker's society, but also the leftist bourgecis composers. Even Paul Hindernit to whom the Hitlerites hed speedily given amnesty because of the scarcity of musicians again appears to be in disfavor, oO While a youns generation of second-rate Epigonuses which vontLan to Adolf Hitler's political and artistic strivings is growing up, top honors in music are shared by Hans Pfitzner and the aged Richard Strauss. Adcut Pfitzner himself notninz mich can be said. His popularity (extremely relative) never crossed the Gernen borders. But Strauss was a great at one time. The meic which be now com poses will not be recerded on the glorious pages of the history remembering his creetive power, Recently the preziere of his nev opera was given in Dreeden, ‘This opera was written on Stefan Zweig's theme, Whet desire mast have come to, to reward Strauss for his loyalty by permitting the performance of the work of Jew Zweig in present-day Gernany, Alas, this seema to de the only reward for the composer's efforts, The opera had a dubious success, In London, where I landed immediately after leaving Germany, I wrote a long aymphony in woich I ventured to solve numerous (purely tecnnicel) musical problems. Under the leadership of the noted French conductor George Aneern ' the premiere of my symphony was given in London, The effect of this musical — work led to the composition of my new eymphony which ig dedicated to the victins of Fascist terror. Woile in England I wrote the music for the film "Abdul-Hemid" (or Phe Fall of Dictatorghip") which is attracting so much attention, It is about the strugzle of youns Turkish revclutionaries with the Feudalists. In spite of the historical subject matter, it is easy for the attentive observer to ses features which make the olé Turkish dictator a kin to the living Reichskansler. Grune produceé the film. It was very successful, The leading role of Abéni- Hamid wag brilliantly played by the noted actor, Frits Courtner, JCONFURENTIAL ee eee te a - ee ce A rR ce RE