a German conductor and composer. He is regarded as one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century.
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Oct 14, 2021 · Wilhelm Furtwängler conducted Beethoven, Brahms and Wagner with almost proprietary authority. For Hitler, he was the supreme exponent of holy German art.
Furtwängler was at the peak of his career, perceiving himself (and perceived by others) as a representative and defender of Germany's glorious musical heritage.
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After 1945 Furtwängler was banned from working. He was cleared in 1947 in a denazification process, and conducted the Philharmonic again in May of that year.
Legendary conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler's incomparable artistry was forged in the clash with Nazi morality and politics. Discussion and recommendations of ...
Wilhelm Furtwängler
German conductor and composer
Gustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler was a German conductor and composer. He is regarded as one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century. He was a major influence for many later conductors, and his name is... Wikipedia
Born: January 25, 1886, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany
Died: November 30, 1954 (age 68 years), Ebersteinburg, Baden-Baden, Germany
Spouse: Elisabeth Furtwängler (m. 1943–1954) and Zitla Lund (m. 1923–1943)
Children: Dagmar Bellová and Andreas Furtwängler
Songs
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Act I: Prelude
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Ride of the Valkyries
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
»The Moldau«
Siegfrieds Trauermarsch
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Prélude
Wagner: Parsifal, Act 1: Prelude
Violin Concerto, Op. 77 - II. Adagio
Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: I. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56a
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral Symphony": IV. 2. Allegro assai vivace - Alla marcia
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
Der alte Sturm, die alte Müh!
Rondo : Allegro
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral Symphony": II. Molto vivace - Presto - Molto vivace
Wagner: Lohengrin: Prelude
Coriolan, op. 62: I. Overture
Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major: II. Adagio
Wagner: Götterdämmerung, Act 3: Siegfried's Funeral March
Tannhäuser: Ouverture
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 4 in D minor: III. Scherzo. Lebhaft - trio
Berlin
Tristan und Isolde: Act II, Scene I. "Hörst du sie noch?"
Symphonie Nr. 8 C-dur, D 944: I. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 - I. Allegro con brio
Overture "Manfred", Op. 115: Rasch
O Sink' Hernieder, Nacht Der Liebe
Der Freischütz: Overture
Casting of Wagnerian roles / impact of gender / perfection and charisma
Larghetto
Albums
Tristan und Isolde (Chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Philharmonia Orchestra feat. conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler)
1986
Bruckner - Symphony No. 7
1978
Die Walküre
1989
BEETHOVEN: FIDELIO
1991
Beethoven : Symphony No. 9
1984
Richard Wagner - Siegfried (La Scala Opera Orchestra feat. conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler) (disc 6)
2001
Movies
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From 1922 until his death in 1954, Wilhelm Furtwängler was the foremost cultural music figure of the German-speaking world, conductor of both the Berlin and ...
May 29, 2017 · The German conductor, Wilhelm Furtwängler, who was the son of the archaeologist Adolf Furtwängler, spent his youth in Munich, where his father ...
Wilhelm Furtwängler (January 25, 1886 – November 30, 1954) was a German conductor and composer. He is considered to be one of the greatest symphonic and ...