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Wilhelm Furtwängler
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German conductor and composer (1886–1954)
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Wilhelm Furtwängler was a German conductor, composer, choir director, and chapelmaster. Born Gustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler in Schöneberg in 1886, he studied under Arthur Nikisch, Anton Beer-Walbrunn, Josef Rheinberger, and Max von Schillings. He was a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts and the Berlin Philharmonic, and he played the piano.
His notable works include symphonies, and he recorded for the EMI record label. He received the Knight of the Legion of Honour, the Goethe Medal for Art and Science, and the Pour le Mérite. He died of pneumonia in Baden-Baden in 1954. His children included Andreas Furtwängler, and his fathers were Adolf Furtwängler and Philipp Furtwängler.
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Film & TV
Known for
- Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro — Self - Musician (archive footage)2019
- The Reich's Orchestra — Himself (archive footage)2007
- The Art of Conducting - Legendary Conductors of a Golden Era — Self (archive footage)1997
- The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past — Self (archive footage)1993
- Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele — Self (archive footage)1970
- Botschafter der Musik — Self1952
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1886
- Active to
- 1954
Discography
- The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 85/86 : Legendary Chamber Music Performances I1980
- Wilhelm Furtwängler 1942-19441989
- Piano Concerto in B minor1991
- Te Deum / Religiöser Hymnus / Schwindet, ihr dunklen Wölbungen / Lieder1994
- Legendary Performers vol. 7: Wilhelm Furtwängler1995
- Wilhelm Furtwängler1998
- Maestro Classico, Volume Five: Furtwängler: Symphonic Concerto in B minor for Piano and Orchestra / Hindemith: Sinfonische Metamorphosen über ein Thema von Carl Maria von Weber / Pepping: Symphony no. 2 in F minor1999
- Furtwängler Maestro Classico Vol.12000
- Symphony no. 32000
- Furtwängler Maestro Classico Vol.32002
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 13,219
- Total plays
- 3,398,218
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Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886–1954) was a German conductor and composer. He is most famous for his performances of Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, and Wagner. He was also a champion of modern music, and was known to give performances of thoroughly modern works. Furtwängler had a unique conducting technique. Video recordings show him making awkward, gawky movements like a medium in a trance. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Wilhelm+Furtw%C3%A4ngler">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wilhelm
- Family name
- Furtwängler
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Schöneberg
- Place of death
- Baden-Baden
- Father
- Philipp Furtwängler
- Occupation
- composer
- Position held
- Geheimrat
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Student of
- Max von Schillings
- Field of work
- classical music
- Genre
- symphony
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- EMI
- Image
- Wilhelm Furtwangler - collezione Tino Barindelli.tif
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- Commons category
- Wilhelm Furtwängler
- date of birth
- 1886-00-00
- date of death
- 1954-00-00
- name in native language
- Wilhelm Furtwängler
- birth name
- Gustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler
- Commons gallery
- Wilhelm Furtwängler
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- member of
- Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- archives at
- Berlin State Library
- start of work period
- 1906-00-00
- P8168
- Clementia of Hungary
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Wilhelm Furtwängler, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
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 regarded as one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century. He was a major influence for many later conductors, and his name is often mentioned when discussing their interpretative styles.
Furtwängler was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic between 1922 and 1945, and from 1952 until 1954. He was also principal conductor of the Gewandhaus Orchestra (1922–26), and was a guest conductor of other major orchestras including the Vienna Philharmonic.
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