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

By The Violin Channel

January 25, 2017

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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 conducting positions with the Berlin Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

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

WAGNER | LOHENGRIN PRELUDE | WILHELM FURTWANGLER & BAYREUTH FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | 1936

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