Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} While the Music Played by Nathaniel Lande While the Music Played: A Remarkable Story of Courage and Friendship in WWII. "We were the dreamers of dreams, the singers of songs. We were the music makers. We would not hear nor play nor love without each other. This is a prelude to our experience, an overture to who we were and how we arrived on the shores of friendship." Beginning in 1939 prewar Prague, While the Music Played focuses on the story of young Max Mueller, a curious bright romantic-a budding musician, piano tuner, and nascent journalist. Max is on the cusp of adolescence when the Nazi influence invades Prague's tolerant spirit with alarming speed as he struggles to understand the changing world around him. When his father, noted German conductor Viktor Mueller, is conscripted into the German army and finds himself increasingly promoting the Nazi message, Viktor's best friend, noted Czech composer Hans Krása, protests the occupation in every way he can. As everyone Max loves is compromised by intolerable conditions, he becomes increasingly isolated, and is forced to find his own way. With each step, Max's journey grows more conflicted. Music is the one constant connecting him to both the lost childhood he cherishes and the man he still hopes to become. But will it be enough to sustain him against the relentless Nazi threat? With a seamless blend of historical and fictional characters, told from multiple points of view, and sweeping across the capitals of Prague, London, and Berlin as World War II ravages Europe, this meticulously researched book is unique with its diverse and interweaving narratives, threaded with news accounts, and encompassing some of the most triumphant and devastating moments of the war-from the opera houses of Berlin to the music halls of London and the making of the famous children's opera Brundibár. While the Music Played is a lyrical, absorbing, and heartbreaking story of love and courage from the widely revered and bestselling author Nathaniel Lande. While the Music Played by Nathaniel Lande. From and To can't be the same language. That page is already in . Something went wrong. Check the webpage URL and try again. Sorry, that page did not respond in a timely manner. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Something went wrong, please try again. Try using the Translator for the Microsoft Edge extension instead. While the Music Played by Nathaniel Lande. From and To can't be the same language. That page is already in . Something went wrong. Check the webpage URL and try again. Sorry, that page did not respond in a timely manner. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Something went wrong, please try again. Try using the Translator for the Microsoft Edge extension instead. Nathaniel Lande. "We were the dreamers of dreams, the singers of songs. We were the music makers. We would not hear nor play nor love without each other. This is a prelude to our experience, an overture to who we were and how we arrived on the shores of friendship." Beginning in 1939 pre-war Prague, WHILE THE MUSIC PLAYED focuses on the story of young Max Mueller, a curious bright romantic—a budding musician, piano tuner, and nascent journalist. Max is on the cusp of adolescence and facing a rapidly changing world as the Nazi influence invades Prague's tolerant spirit with alarming speed, compromising those Max loves even as he struggles to understand. While his father, noted German conductor Viktor Mueller, is drafted into the German army and finds himself increasingly involved with Nazi propaganda; Viktor's best friend, noted Czech composer Hans Krása, protests the occupation in every way he can. As everyone Max knows and loves chooses sides and accepts the consequences, he becomes increasingly isolated, and forced to find his own way. With each step, Max's journey grows more fraught until music is the one constant tying him to both the lost childhood he cherishes and the man he still hopes to become. But will it be enough to sustain him against the relentless Nazi threat? With a seamless blend of historical and fictional characters, told from multiple points of view, and sweeping across the capitals of Prague, London, and Berlin as World War II ravages Europe, this meticulously researched book is unique with its diverse and interweaving narratives, threaded with news accounts, and including some of the most triumphant and devastating moments of the war—from the opera houses of Berlin to the music halls of London and the making of the famous children's opera Brundibár. " WHILE THE MUSIC PLAYED is a lyrical, absorbing, and heart-breaking story of love and courage from the widely revered and best-selling author Nathaniel Lande." EARLY PRAISE AND REVIEWS. Nathaniel Lande has written an epic, compelling and cinematic, richly imagined, often chilling but ultimately life-affirming tribute to the power of music and art, honoring the human spirit. —Richard Zoglin: Contributing Editor: TIME Magazine. Lande's gripping debut entwines a complex set of relationships brought together by music and disrupted by the Nazis…This is a fine addition to the shelf of WWII fiction. Through the power of music and Nathaniel Lande's beautifully written words, provide evidence, that even in the darkest times, man's creativity shines through. While the Music Played is a compelling novel with brilliant characters never to be forgotten and long remembered. —Dr. Andrea Tanner: Senior Fellow in History, University of London. An epic WW2 landscape following the footsteps and footfalls of young Max Mueller and David Grunewald, master story-teller Nathaniel Lande has unleashed a moving novel for a new generation of readers. —Valcav and Zdena Flegl: Senior Correspondents: Český rozhlas. Czech Radio Prague. While The Music Played by Nathaniel Lande is arguably one of the best works of historical fiction I have encountered. This novel treats the Nazi occupation from the perspective of our main characters who are caught in Prague as the city falls. The character development is outstanding, from the flamboyant and fictional orchestral conductor (the Great) Victor Mueller, to the occasionally human yet mostly cold blooded (and real) Nazi SS man Reinhard Heydrich. This work plays heavily on one's emotions as the author exquisitely expresses the fear and hope of those impacted by Nazi oppression. Author Lande beautifully links our characters by the hope that endures and is shared in each of them from their love of music. At the center of it all is a gut wrenching story of father and son, father doing his best to protect his beloved son while undoubtedly feeling the panic that comes from facing increasingly uncontrollable evil. Adding to the novel's realism (and enjoyment) are wonderful period references to cultural fabric in Allied England and America as well as an important development of one character's close friendship with Winston Churchill. The other aspect of the book that I found enjoyable was the detail given to explaining the Nazi occupation from the point of view of the Czech Resistance (which I had previously known nothing about, but I'm now inspired to learn more). All in All, this book expertly brings to life its subject matter consistent with one of my favorite movies: Roberto Benigni's 1997 film "Life is Beautiful". –Tom's Thoughts, GOODREADS. Spinning History. With stunning scholarship, readers will understand how World War 2 laid the foundation of spin, which carries consequence in today’s politics of alternative facts and reactive lying. In Nathaniel Lande’s fascinating new book, the best-selling writer, historian, and a distinguished award-winning film-maker, explores the great war at the heart of the 20th century through the prism of impression management, media, and dramaturgy. The art of theatricality in WW2 was perfected though stirring speeches, elaborately produced rallies, radio and motion pictures, posters, and songs – conveying a message of national will. The notion of theatre is of course not restricted to modern times, dating back as it does at least as far as Plato and Aristotle. But in Spinning History , the narrative manages to relax its academic underpinnings into something quite original. It examines political spin not just in metaphorical terms but presents the Second World War as a drama that progressed into a production that was staged according to the diverse scripts written and overseen by four contrasting masters of impression management: Roosevelt, Churchill, Hitler and Stalin. Each vied with the others to come up with a compelling vision to shape events according to his own script, to win over hearts and minds on the frontline and the home front, using all the tools of the playwright and the theatrical producer: each with his own cast of thousands; vast budgets; lavish costumes; elaborate set-pieces; ingenious props; deception and stagecraft. In a gripping history, an imaginative use of propaganda – black and white was encouraged by all four leaders, with varying degrees of ingenuity and effectiveness to achieve their political aims. The result is a highly intelligent, wholly distinctive and often surprising work of history, a book that manages to cast fresh light on the most obsessively studied conflict in human history. Editorial Reviews and Early Praise. World War II wasn't just the century's greatest conflict, but also its greatest theatrical production.