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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 of the 20th century.
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.
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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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.
Wilhelm FurtwänglerChief conductor 1922–1934 and 1952–1954. When Arthur Nikisch – principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra starting in 1895 – died in 1922, 36-year old Wilhelm Furtwängler applied to become his successor, convincing both the members of the orchestra and the management. He was a musical personality who ...
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.
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