Wilhelm Furtwängler: The Legend

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Album Summary

Conductor

• Furtwangler, Wilhelm

Ensemble

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Composers

• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884)
• Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
• Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826)
• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
• Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
• Luigi Cherubini (1760 - 1842)
• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)

Notes & Reviews:

This 3-CD set couples together a selection of some of the more popular classics recorded by the great German conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler. Furtwängler was born 125 years ago in 1886 and this birthday tribute comes as a timely reminder of his genius. He was, without doubt, one of the truly great musical interpreters of the 20th century and we are fortunate indeed that he was working at a time when EMI were able to capture on record his work both in the studio and on the concert platform.

All the recordings were made with the Vienna Philharmonic in the late 1940s and early ‘50s, during the final years of the conductor’s career. The first disc in the set contains three popular symphonies by composers who were close to Furtwängler’s heart. The other two CDs comprise a selection of well-known shorter works, making this the ideal means by which purchasers can familiarize themselves with the work of this great man of music.

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Works Details

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550

• Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
• Notes: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, Austria (1948-12-07_1948-12-08&1949-)
• Running Time: 23 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1788

Haydn, Franz Joseph : Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"

• Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
• Notes: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, Austria (1951-01-11_1951-01-12&1951-)
• Running Time: 22 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1791

Schubert, Franz : Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"

• Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
• Notes: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, Austria (01/19/1950-01/21/1950)
• Running Time: 23 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1822

Schumann, Robert : Manfred, Op. 115 :: Overture

• Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
• Running Time: 12 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1848-1849

Mendelssohn, Felix : Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"

• Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
• Notes: Composition written: 12/11/1830.
• Running Time: 10 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 12/11/1830

Smetana, Bedrich : Má vlast :: 112/2

• Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
• Running Time: 12 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1874

Weber, Carl Maria von : Oberon :: Overture

• Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
• Running Time: 10 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1825-1826

Schubert, Franz : Die Zauberharfe, D 644 :: Overture

• Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
• Notes: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, Austria (01/03/1951/01/17/1951)
• Running Time: 10 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: circa 1820

Schubert, Franz : Rosamunde, incidental music, D 797 :: Entr'acte no 3 in B flat

• Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
• Running Time: 5 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1823

Schubert, Franz : Rosamunde, incidental music, D 797 :: Ballet no 2 in G

• Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
• Running Time: 5 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1823

Cherubini, Luigi : Anacréon :: Overture

• Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
• Notes: Composition written: Circa 1803.
• Running Time: 9 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: circa 1803

Gluck, Christoph Willibald : Alceste :: Overture

• Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
• Notes: Composition written: Germany.
• Running Time: 8 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Gluck, Christoph Willibald : Iphigénie en Aulide :: Overture

• Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
• Notes: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, Austria (1951-01-11_1951-01-12&1951-)
• Running Time: 10 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Weber, Carl Maria von : Der Freischütz :: Overture

• Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
• Running Time: 10 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1817-1821

Weber, Carl Maria von : Euryanthe :: Overture

• Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
• Running Time: 9 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1822-1823

Strauss, Richard : Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28

• Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
• Running Time: 16 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1894-1895

Liszt, Franz : Les préludes, S 97

• Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
• Running Time: 15 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1848-1854