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German Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler Was Born On This Day in 1886 [ON-THIS-DAY]

By The Violin Channel

January 25, 2020

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German conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler was born on this day in 1886

German conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler was born on this day in 1886.

Remembered as one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th Century, he served distinguished Principal positions with the Berlin Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

MOZART | DON GIOVANNI OVERTURE | WILHELM FURTWANGLER & VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 1954

Wilhelm Furtwängler: Live Recordings 1944-1953 |CD Box Set|

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Vienna Philharmonic

Berlin Philharmonic

Release Date: February 11, 2003

Deutsche Grammophon

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Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsche Grammophon, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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