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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. The son of archaeologist Adolf Furtwängler, he ...

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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.

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6. de.wikipedia.org › wiki › Wilhelm_FurtwänglerWilhelm Furtwängler – Wikipedia

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   Wilhelm Furtwängler, um 1912, Fotopostkarte zum Brahmsfest, Foto: Franz Löwy. Gustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler (* 25. Januar 1886 in Schöneberg; † 30. November 1954 in Ebersteinburg bei Baden-Baden) war ein deutscher Dirigent und Komponist. Er gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Dirigenten des 20. Jahrhunderts.

7. 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 ...

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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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   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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   What was Furtwängler famous for?

   • Furtwängler was famous for his exceptional inarticulacy when speaking about music. His pupil Sergiu Celibidache remembered that the best he could say was, "Well, just listen" (to the music). Carl Brinitzer [ de] from the German BBC service tried to interview him, and thought he had an imbecile before him.

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

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   Even more sympathetic – indeed, outright apologist at times – is Fred Prieberg's Tower of Strength: Wilhelm Furtwängler in the Third Reich (Christopher Dolan, translator) (Northeastern University Press, 1994), which analyzes rare archival and private documents to assess Furtwängler's activities and attitudes during the War.

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.