Alma Rosae: Vienna to Auschwitz

by Richard Newman

Book Overview

Alma Ros 's tragic story, from her birth and youth in the exalted musical circles of Vienna (her father was leader of the Vienna Philharmonic, her uncle was Gustav Mahler) to her death at Auschwitz, first came to public attention through the 1980 film Playing for Time. As leader of the only women's orchestra in the Nazi camps, by force of her will and spirit, she molded a terrified group of young musicians into an ensemble that became their sole hope...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574670859
• ISBN13: 9781574670851
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Amadeus
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 9.2"