Despite Dohnanyi's selfless dedication to the musical welfare of his country, events conspired against him. He ill-advisedly made a decision which was to give his enemies the ammunition they needed to vilify his name, and as a result he was accused of Nazi sympathies and branded a war criminal. Today Donald Macleod introduces the work Dohnanyi wrote in the midst of this nightmarish turmoil - his second symphony.
Impromptu and Landler(Six Pieces, Op 41) Ernst von Dohnanyi (piano) Symphony No 2
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor Matthias Bamert