Hanns Eisler

Ten years after the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps, this piece documents the abandoned grounds of Auschwitz and Majdanek. One of the first cinematic reflections on the horrors of the Holocaust and contrasts the stillness of the abandoned camps' quiet, empty buildings with haunting wartime footage.

Imbert performs his own compositions, as well as music by Schubert, Wagner, and Ornette Coleman. With Jean-Guihen Queyras, Pierre-François Blanchard, and Sonny Troupé.

"This is the story of the collaboration between international corporations and Nazi scientists, whose research contributed to the death of millions. The film focuses on a chemist who embraces political neutrality, closing his eyes to the fact that poison is being produced in his factory - poison to be used in the gas chambers of the concentration camps"--Container.

"1917 was a year of turbulence--both artistically and politically, it was the penultimate year of World War One, the year of the Russian Revolution and a year that demonstrates the artistic and cultural changes that happened across the world at the beginning of the 20th century. Discover 1917 through the music surrounding this pivotal year. Read fascinating notes by Michael Stegemann that explore the stories and the history behind the music. Listen...