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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Wilhelm_FurtwänglerWilhelm Furtwängler - Wikipedia

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   Furtwängler in 1912. Gustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler ( UK: / ˈfʊərtvɛŋɡlər / FOORT-veng-glər, US: /- vɛŋlər / -⁠lər, German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈfʊɐ̯tvɛŋlɐ]; 25 January 1886 – 30 November 1954) was a German conductor and composer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors ...

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Wilhelm-FurtwanglerWilhelm Furtwängler | 20th-Century, Classical, Maestro ...

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   Wilhelm Furtwängler (born Jan. 25, 1886, Berlin, Ger.—died Nov. 30, 1954, near Baden-Baden, W.Ger.) was a German conductor, one of the great exponents of Romantic music. Known for his passionate, romantic style, he excelled as a conductor of the works of Ludwig van Beethoven and Richard Wagner.

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4. www.nytimes.com › 2021/10/14 › artsA Conductor’s Impossible Legacy - The New York Times

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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. Credit...

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6. www.newyorker.com › culture › cultural-commentThe Disquieting Power of Wilhelm Furtwängler, Hitler’s Court ...

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   May 2, 2019 · The German conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler has long held an exalted place among practitioners of the enigmatic art of waving one’s arms in front of an orchestra. A tall, willowy man with the air...

7. www.classicalnotes.net › features › furtwanglerWilhelm Furtwangler, Genius Forged in the Cauldron of War

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   Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler stands awkwardly on the podium. The vague meandering of his baton summons the first shadowy note of Bruckner's Ninth Symphony. A Radio Berlin engineer starts his Magnetophon. The most extraordinary orchestral recording of the century has just begun.

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   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Wilhelm Furtwängler (born Jan. 25, 1886, Berlin, Ger.—died Nov. 30, 1954, near Baden-Baden, W.Ger.) was a German conductor, one of the great exponents of Romantic music.

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   Who was Adolf Furtwängler?

   • Known for his passionate, romantic style, he excelled as a conductor of the works of Ludwig van Beethoven and Richard Wagner. The son of archaeologist Adolf Furtwängler, he studied in Munich, where he was assistant to the conductor Felix Mottl (1907–09).

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   Is Wilhelm Furtwängler still alive?

   • Rob Cowan reflects on the triumphs and controversies of one of the greatest conductors of all You could say that although the great German conductor-composer Wilhelm Furtwängler passed from our midst more than 50 years ago he still refuses to die.

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   How did Furtwängler become a conductor?

   • Furtwängler met no such resistance as a conductor. After a series of minor posts, notably in Mannheim, he became chief conductor of both the Berlin Philharmonic and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in 1922, later dropping the Leipzig position for one with the Vienna Philharmonic.

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9. www.gramophone.co.uk › features › articleWilhelm Furtwängler: The Man and Myth | Gramophone

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   A comprehensive article on the life and legacy of the great German conductor-composer, who was both a visionary artist and a controversial figure in his time. Learn about his musical education, his compositions, his rivalry with Toscanini, his political dilemmas and his recordings.

10. www.berliner-philharmoniker.de › en › about-usWilhelm Furtwängler - Berliner Philharmoniker

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    Learn about the life and career of Wilhelm Furtwängler, the chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker from 1922 to 1934 and 1952 to 1954. Discover how he shaped the orchestra's musical identity, faced political challenges and influenced the post-war rebuilding.