Wilhelm Furtwängler, 1886–1954

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Non seulement pendant sa vie, mais aussi dans les décennies depuis sa mort en 1954, Wilhelm Furtwängler a été mondialement reconnu comme l’un des plus grands musiciens de ce siècle, avant tout comme le brillant premier chef d’orchestre du Philharmonique de Berlin, qu’il dirigea de 1922 à 1945, et de nouveau après 1950. (more…)

Wilhelm Furtwängler, 1886–1954

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French translation here

Not only during his lifetime, but also in the decades since his death in 1954, Wilhelm Furtwängler has been globally recognized as one of the greatest musicians of this century, above all as the brilliant primary conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra, which he lead from 1922 to 1945, and again after 1950. On his death, the Encyclopaedia Britannica commented: “By temperament a Wagnerian, his restrained dynamism, superb control of his orchestra and mastery of sweeping rhythms also made him an outstanding exponent of Beethoven.” Furtwängler was also a composer of merit. (more…)