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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 ...
Soon afterwards, Furtwängler signed a contract for a directorship of the National Opera in Berlin. Furtwängler accepted the position on the (false) understanding that Jewish performers would be retained. Nonetheless, this gesture of accommodation with the Nazis led to an increased negative response by émigrés and anti-Nazis abroad.
Oct 14, 2021 · The sublime artistry of Wilhelm Furtwängler collided with his role as de facto chief conductor of the Nazi regime. ... and after his initial protests over the expulsions of Jewish musicians and ...
Aug 29, 2011 · Wilhelm Furtwaengler: ... We know he was not unwilling to perform for Hitler, but also that he helped Jewish musicians. After the war, he was appointed music director of the Chicago Symphony ...
May 17, 2018 · Furtwängler, Wilhelm. Furtwängler, Wilhelm (1886–1954) German conductor. He became conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1922 (life appointment in 1952), and of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in 1930. He appeared frequently at the Bayreuth and Salzburg Festivals, and was a specialist in the works of Beethoven and Wagner.
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 ...
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 ...
