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Gustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler (UK: / ˈ f ʊər t v ɛ ŋ ɡ l ər / FOORT-veng-glər, US: /-v ɛ ŋ l ər /-lər, German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈfʊɐ̯tvɛŋlɐ]; 25 January 1886 – 30 November 1954) was a German conductor and composer.
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 Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 14, 2021 · The sublime artistry of Wilhelm Furtwängler collided with his role as de facto chief conductor of the Nazi regime.
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.
Legendary conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler's incomparable artistry was forged in the clash with Nazi morality and politics. Discussion and recommendations of his greatest recordings.
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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.
Blessed with an outsize imagination and a prodigious memory Furtwängler soon gravitated to music, and by the time he was 17 had written numerous works including a symphony and settings of Goethe. Composing would remain a vital function throughout his life.
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