: ▁" Since ▁Adolf ▁Hitler ▁has ▁recon quer ed ▁freedom ▁for ▁us ▁German ▁artists ▁in ▁Austria , ▁it ▁is ▁our ▁deep est ▁need ▁to ▁prove ▁our ▁grat itude ▁by ▁conf ession ▁and ▁de ed ." ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁period ▁he ▁was ▁conduct or ▁at ▁the ▁Vienna ▁State ▁Opera ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁conduct ing ▁class ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁Vienna . ▁Reich we in ▁founded ▁the ▁NS . ▁Wiener ▁Ton k ünstler ▁Or chester ▁an ew . ▁▁▁▁ ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Reich we in ▁chose ▁suic ide ▁at ▁age ▁ 6 6 ▁in ▁Vienna . ▁ ▁His ▁works ▁include ▁oper as , ▁oper ett as , ▁stage ▁music ▁and ▁songs . ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁Österreich isches ▁Bi ograph isches ▁Lexikon ▁ 1 8 1 5 – 1 9 5 0 , ▁volume ▁ 9 ▁( d elivery ▁ 4 1 ), ▁pages ▁ 3 7 f . ▁ ▁K ater , ▁Michael ▁H . ▁( 1 9 9 7 ): ▁The ▁Tw isted ▁Muse : ▁Mus icians ▁and ▁Their ▁Music ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁Reich ▁New ▁York . ▁ 3 2 7 ▁p . ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Literatur l iste ▁in ▁Online ▁Catalog ▁of ▁the ▁Staats bibliothek ▁zu ▁Berlin ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁German ▁compos ers ▁Category : G erman ▁conduct ors ▁( music ) ▁Category : M ale ▁conduct ors ▁( music ) ▁Category : 2 0 th -