There is something awesome in this recording of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, taken from a Lucerne Festival performance in which the legendary Wilhelm Furtwangler conducted the Philharmonia Orchestra, ...
Symphony No. 3, Op. 55; Symphony No. 4, Op. 60; Symphony No. 5, Op. 67; Symphony No. 6, Op. 68; Symphony No. 7, Op. 92; Symphony No. 9, Op. 125; Piano Concerto No. 4 ...
German conductor and composer Wilhelm Furtwangler (1886—1954) remains a difficult enigma in music. Though never a member of Germany's NAZI party he was nevertheless associated with the regime both ...