A recent visit to the Hochschule fur Musik Und Theatre in Munich gave chance to climb this grand staircase. It was here in September 1938 that the British Prime Minister of the time, Neville Chamberlain met with Adolf Hitler to sign the Munich Agreement. The building that today houses one of the world’s most respected music schools was constructed for the Nazi party and was called at the time of their occupation the – Fuhrerbau.
Dark days indeed and not one that I would have cared to live through and I am pleased to report that the atmosphere there today is hugely more pleasant than what would have greeted Mr. Chamberlain. But if I had access to a time machine, how I would like to be transported back to the wonderful piano factories in Germany in the late 1930′s. Here they produced some of the most beautiful pianos still existing and if you are lucky enough to own one of them you will know what I am talking about.
