Germany Nazis Composers

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Germany Nazis Composers
FILE - In this May 1, 2009 file photo, a booklet of 'German marching and travel songs for German youth' with a swastika on it is seen during the exhibition 'Blood and Spirit - Bach, Mendelssohn and their music in the Third Reich' in Eisenach, eastern Germany. Richard Wagner is the classical composer most associated with the Nazis, but it was Johann Sebastian Bach whom the party dubbed "the most German of Germans" and whose music was played at rallies to stir up nationalist zeal. The Nazis praised Bach for his "racially pure" family tree dating back to the 11th century and for the "German" discipline of his baroque-style music. Felix Mendelssohn, on the other hand, who revived Bach's concertos and overtures in modern concert halls, was scorned by the Nazis for his Jewish roots. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)