Wilhelm Furtwängler

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Wilhelm Furtwängler was a renowned 20th-century German conductor and composer, celebrated for his profound interpretations of the symphonic and operatic repertoire, especially works by Beethoven, Brahms, and Wagner.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German person
composer
conductor
human
activeYearsEnd 1954
activeYearsStart 1906
countryOfBirth German Empire
countryOfDeath West Germany
dateOfBirth 1886-01-25
dateOfDeath 1954-11-30
employer Berlin Philharmonic
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Vienna Philharmonic
familyName Furtwängler
father Adolf Furtwängler
genre Romantic music
classical music
givenName Wilhelm
influencedBy Anton Bruckner
Johannes Brahms
Ludwig van Beethoven
Richard Wagner
knownFor interpretations of Beethoven
interpretations of Brahms
interpretations of Bruckner
interpretations of Schubert
interpretations of Wagner
languageSpoken German
mother Adelheid Wendt
movement German Romantic tradition
name Wilhelm Furtwängler
nationality German
notableRecording Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (Berlin Philharmonic, 1943)
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (Bayreuth, 1951)
Brahms Symphony No. 1 (Berlin Philharmonic, various live recordings)
notableWork Symphonic Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B minor
Symphony No. 1 in B minor
Symphony No. 2 in E minor
Te Deum
occupation composer
opera conductor
orchestral conductor
placeOfBirth Berlin
placeOfDeath Baden-Baden
positionHeld music director of the Vienna Philharmonic (de facto)
principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic
principal conductor of the Berlin State Opera
principal conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
residence Berlin
Vienna
spouse Elizabeth Furtwängler
studentOf Arthur Nikisch

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Berlin Philharmonic hasChiefConductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
Curtis Institute of Music hasNotableFaculty Wilhelm Furtwängler
Wilhelm notableBearer Wilhelm Furtwängler
Furtwängler Glacier namedAfter Wilhelm Furtwängler
Arthur Nikisch notableStudent Wilhelm Furtwängler
Arthur Nikisch influenced Wilhelm Furtwängler
Wilhelm Furtwängler name Wilhelm Furtwängler
Wilhelm Furtwängler familyName Furtwängler
linked to: Wilhelm Furtwängler
Philharmonia Orchestra collaboratedWith Wilhelm Furtwängler
Yehudi Menuhin performedWith Wilhelm Furtwängler
Beethoven symphony cycles conductedBy Wilhelm Furtwängler
Munich Philharmonic associatedConductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
Staatskapelle Berlin notableConductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
Vier letzte Lieder firstPerformanceConductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
Adolf Furtwängler child Wilhelm Furtwängler
Adelheid Wendt child Wilhelm Furtwängler
Adelheid Wendt notableRelative Wilhelm Furtwängler
Symphony No. 1 in B minor composer Wilhelm Furtwängler
Symphony No. 1 in B minor earlyWorkOf Wilhelm Furtwängler
Symphony No. 1 in B minor premiereConductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
Symphony No. 1 in B minor notableRecordingBy Wilhelm Furtwängler
Elizabeth Furtwängler spouse Wilhelm Furtwängler
Symphony No. 2 in E minor composer Wilhelm Furtwängler
Symphony No. 2 in E minor premiereConductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
Walter Legge workedWith Wilhelm Furtwängler
Symphony No. 8 in C minor notableRecording Wilhelm Furtwängler (various live recordings)
linked to: Wilhelm Furtwängler
Symphony: Mathis der Maler premiereConductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
Siegfried’s Funeral March associatedConductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
Prelude to Parsifal notableRecordingBy Wilhelm Furtwängler
subject linked to: Prelude