{"title":"Neil Gregor","description":"\u003cp\u003eNeil Gregor’s work offers a profound exploration of arts and culture within historical contexts, blending meticulous research with engaging narrative. His writing illuminates the complex relationship between music, politics, and society, particularly in challenging periods such as Nazi Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful analysis and rich cultural insights, with a focus on how artistic expression both reflects and shapes the times. Gregor’s books invite reflection on the power of the arts in shaping collective memory and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-symphony-concert-in-nazi-germany-by-neil-gregor-9780226839103","title":"The Symphony Concert in Nazi Germany","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA new history of how the musical worlds of German towns and cities were transformed during the Nazi era.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the years after the Nazis came to power in January 1933 and through the war years, all aspects of life in Germany changed. However, despite the social and political upheaval, gentile citizens were able to continue leisure activities such as attending concerts. In this book, historian Neil Gregor surveys the classical concert scene in Nazi Germany from the perspective of the audience, rather than institutions or performers. Gregor delves into the cultural lives of ordinary Germans under conditions of dictatorship. Did the ways in which Germans heard music in the period change? Did a Nazi way of listening emerge?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor audiences, Gregor shows, changes to the concert experience were small and often took place around the edges. This, combined with the preserved idea of the concert hall as a space of imagined civility and cultivation, led many concertgoers and music lovers to claim after the war that their field and their practice had been innocent—a place to retreat from the vicious violence and racism of the Nazi regime. Drawing on untapped archival sources, \u003cem\u003eThe Symphony Concert in Nazi Germany\u003c\/em\u003e reveals that the true history was one of disruption but also of near effortless adaptation. Through countless small acts, the symphony concert was reframed within the languages of strident nationalism, racism, and militarism to ensure its place inside the cultural cosmos of National Socialist Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464691204332,"sku":"9780226839103","price":85.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226839103-the-symphony-concert-in-nazi-germany.jpg?v=1775050943"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/neil-gregor.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}