Hall Of Fame - Wilhelm Furtwangler / 5CD Box incl. 40 page booklet / Past Perfect 5x Audio CD 2002 / 220077

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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. 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.

Although not an adherent of Nazism, he was the leading conductor to remain in Germany during the Nazi regime. Despite his open oposition to antisemitism and the ubiquity of Nazi symbolism, the regime did not seek to suppress him, at Joseph Goebbels' insistence, for propaganda reasons. This situation caused lasting controversy, and the extent to which his presence lent prestige to the Third Reich is still debated.

Wilhelm Furtwängler (Berlin, 1886. január 25. – Ebersteinburg, 1954. november 30.) német karmester és zeneszerző. Sokan a 20. század legnagyobb szimfonikus- és operakarmesterének tartják. Az 1930-as években Európa egyik vezető karmestere volt. A második világháború alatt is Németországban maradt. Bár sohasem volt a náci párt tagja, ennek a döntésének erkölcsi alapja halála óta folyamatosan vita tárgya. Számos muzsikus, kritikus és lemezgyűjtő a mai napig nagyra becsüli egyéni vezénylési stílusát, amit gyakran állítanak szembe a kor talán leghíresebb karmestere, Arturo Toscanini sokkal szabályosabb stílusával. Toscaninihez hasonlóan Furtwängler is számos későbbi karmesterre volt nagy hatással, és gyakran emlegetik akkor is, amikor előadói stílusukról beszélnek.

Tracklist:

CD 1

ANTON BRUCKNER - Symphony No.8 in C minor
(arr. by Furtwangler)

CD 2

JOHANNES BRAHMS - Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68

Hungarian Dances (Excerpts)

CD 3

FRANZ SCHUBERT - Symphony No.9 in C major, D 944 ,,Great"

Rosamunde: Incidental Music, D 797

CD 4

RICHARD WAGNER
Parsifal: Prelude to Act I, Karfreitagszauber (Good Friday Music)

Tristan und Isolde: Vorspiel und Liebestod

Lohengrin: Prelude to Act |

GétterdaGmmerung: Trauermarsch
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Prelude to Act I

CD 5

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN - Symphony No.9 in D minor op.125 ,Choral”

• Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker, Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
  
• Soprano - Tilla Briem 
• Contralto - Elisabeth Héngen
  
• Choir - The Bruno Kittel Choir
• Tenor - Peter Anders
• Bass - Rudolf Watzke