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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instanceOf German person
composer
conductor
human
activeYearsEnd 1954
activeYearsStart 1906
countryOfBirth German Empire
countryOfDeath West Germany NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1886-01-25
dateOfDeath 1954-11-30
employer Berlin Philharmonic
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Vienna Philharmonic NERFINISHED
familyName Wilhelm Furtwängler self-linksurface differs
surface form: Furtwängler
father Adolf Furtwängler NERFINISHED
genre Romantic music
classical music
givenName Wilhelm NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
movement German Romantic tradition
name Wilhelm Furtwängler self-link
nationality German
notableRecording Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
surface form: Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (Berlin Philharmonic, 1943)

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
surface form: 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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Vienna
spouse Elizabeth Furtwängler
studentOf Arthur Nikisch NERFINISHED

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Wilhelm Furtwängler familyName Wilhelm Furtwängler self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Furtwängler
Berlin Philharmonic hasChiefConductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
Curtis Institute of Music hasNotableFaculty Wilhelm Furtwängler
Arthur Nikisch influenced Wilhelm Furtwängler
Wilhelm Furtwängler name Wilhelm Furtwängler self-link
Furtwängler Glacier namedAfter Wilhelm Furtwängler
Wilhelm notableBearer Wilhelm Furtwängler
Arthur Nikisch notableStudent Wilhelm Furtwängler