And today we are celebrating the birthday of another acclaimed German conductor, Herr
Wilhelm Furtwängler. Known as an unpredictable conductor, and mostly misinterpreted due to this artistic characteristic, in fact he used to take musical liberties as required by his free mind. He held positions in many important musical places - Leipzig's Gewandhaus and Wien among them - but built himself fame as the chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker between 1922 and 1954.
I need to say that I particularly share his non-acceptance about the end of tonality. Ok, it may not be something to be proud of - and believe me, I am not - but I would not be 100% honest if I stated otherwise. I really appreciate the repertoire he developed.
If you want to know a bit more about his impact as a conductor, I encourage you to read Daniel Barenboim's post
Why Furtwängler still moves us today, originally published at the German's newspaper
Der Tagesspiegel.
And before closing, I give you 3
petit-cadeaus:
- A special free track of Furtwängler's 1951 Haydn recording with the Berliner Philharmoniker (you need to register at Deutsche Grammophon in order to get access to free tracks);
- The 2014 documentary Furtwängler's Love (free trailer and film available online at the Digital Concert Hall of the Beliner Philharmoniker);
- Schumman's 4th Symphony in D minor, Op. 120, in a studio recording made in Berlin 1953 conducted by Furtwängler (watch the video in youtube).
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Elisabeth Furtwängler, wife of the former
Conductor, and central source in the
Documentary "Furtwängler's Love" |
That's it for today. Happy birthday, Mr. Furtwängler! Or like the Germans would say it:
Alles gut sum Geburtstag, Herr Futwängler! :)
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