Portrait of the infamous figure of Czech history, Reinhard Heydrich
They can come back to us at any time.
Robert Rytina's groundbreaking and, according to experts, revelatory first novel brings an unusual insight into the life of one of history's greatest criminals. It doesn't defend his actions in the slightest. He merely describes the fateful crossroads at which he was free to choose which direction to take. It was enough to choose a different direction at any of the crossroads and the son of the composer, opera singer and composer of the Halle Conservatory above the Hall of Bruno Heydrich did not wear the black SS uniform at all. What about his alleged Jewish ancestry? Why didn't he - despite his obvious talent - also become a musician? Why did he choose a career in the Navy and why did he have to say goodbye to it in ignominious circumstances? And how did his younger brother Heinz feel about Reinhard Heydrich's crimes during the Second World War? This recording answers these and other questions from the life of the "executioner who loved music".
The bonus part of the recording includes four songs by the composer Bruno Heydrich (1865-1938). And in a world premiere, because as the father of a mass murderer, he has been on the imaginary index for over 70 years. Although he did not live to see his son's crimes. Baritone Petr Matuszek accompanied by pianist Jan Valta.
