Schubert - Symphony no.9 “The Great”; Schumann - “Manfred” Overture – Furtwängler

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Symphony no.9 in C major "The Great"
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Manfred - overture, op.115

Berliner Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler - conductor

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Beethoven – Symphonies Nos.6 & 8 – Furtwängler

remembering Ludwig van Beethoven on the anniversary of his death

(baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827)

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No.6 in F major, op.68 "Pastoral *
Symphony No.8 in F major, op.93 +

Wiener Philharmoniker *
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra +
Wilhelm Furtwängler - conductor

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Bruckner – Symphony No.5 – Furtwängler

remembering Wilhelm Furtwängler on his birthday

(January 25, 1886 – November 30, 1954)

Anton Bruckner (1824-2896):
Symphony No.5 in B flat major

Wiener Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler - conductor

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Brahms – Symphony No.3; Schubert – Symphony No.8 – Furtwängler

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Symphony No.3 F major, op.90
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Symphony No.8 in B minor, D.759

Berliner Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler - conductor

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Wilhelm Furtwängler – live recordings 1944-1953 – Original Masters DG

remembering Wilhelm Furtwängler on the anniversary of his death

(January 25, 1886 – November 30, 1954)

CD 1:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Overture "Leonore III", op.72 b
Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Symphony No.8 in B minor, D.759 "Unfinished"

CD 2:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Overture "Manfred", op.115
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Variations on a theme by Haydn, op.56a
Symphony No.2 in D major, op.73

CD 3:
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
Symphony No.8 in C minor

CD 4:
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Don Juan - symphonic poem
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony No.6 in B minor, op.74 "Pathétique"

CD 5:
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Symphonic Metamorphosis after a theme by C.M. von Weber
César Frank (1822-1890):
Symphony in D minor
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Rapsodie espagnole

CD 6:
Richard Wagner (1813-1883):
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Prélude to Act 1
Tannhäuser, Overture
Tristan und Isolde, Prelude
Tristan und Isolde, Isoldes Liebestod
Die Götterdämmerung, Trauermarsch
Parsifal, Karfreitagszauber


Berliner Philharmoniker
Wiener Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler - conductor

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Wilhelm Furtwängler – an anniversary tribute – Original Masters DG

remembering Wilhelm Furtwängler on the anniversary of his death

(January 25, 1886 – November 30, 1954)

CD 1:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Suite No.3 in D major BWV 1068
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787):
Overture to "Alceste"
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Overture to "Rosamunde"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543

CD 2:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Overture "Egmont", op.84
Overture Leonore II", op.72a
Symphony No.8 in F major, op.93
Grosse Fugue, op.133
Carl Maria von Weber (1785-1826):
Overture to "Euryanthe"

CD 3:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Symphony No.1 in B flat major, op.38 "Spring"
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Symphony No.3 in F major, op.90

CD 4:
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
Symphony No.9 in D minor

CD 5:
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Metamorphosen
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68

CD 6:
Interviews with Wilhelm Furtwängler


Berliner Philharmoniker
Wiener Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler - conductor

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Brahms – Ein deutsches Requiem, Symphony No.1 – Furtwängler

Johann Brahms (1833-1897):
Ein deutsches Requiem, op.45 *
Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68 +

Kerstin Lindberg-Torlind - soprano *
Bernhard Sönnerstedt - baritone *
Musikaliska Sällskapet Kör *
Stockholms Konsertföreningens Orkester *
Concertgebouw Orchestra +
Wilhelm Furtwängler - conductor

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Beethoven – Symphonies No.8 & No.7 – Furtwängler

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No.8 in F major, op.93
Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92

Wiener Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler - conductor

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Beethoven - Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 - Furtwängler

remembering Wilhelm Furtwängler on his birthday

(January 25, 1886 – November 30, 1954)

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67
Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92

Wiener Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler - conductor

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Beethoven, Mendelssohn - Violin Concertos - Menuhin, Furtwangler

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.61 *
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64 +

Yehudi Menuhin - violin
Philharmonia Orchestra *
Berliner Philharmoniker +
Wilhelm Furtwängler - conductor

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Beethoven - Fidelio - Furtwängler

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Fidelio, op.72 - opera in two acts

with:
Martha Mödl
Wolfgang Windgassen
Gottlob Frick
Otto Edelmann
Alfred Poell
Sena Jurinac
Rudolf Schock
Alwin Hendricks
Franz Bierbach

Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
Wiener Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler - conductor

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Beethoven - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 'Eroica' - Furtwängler

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No.1 in C major, op.21
Symphony No.3 in E flat major "Eroica", op.55

Wiener Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler - conductor

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf edition – Vol.III - Opera Arias

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf EMI edition

Opera Arias by:
Mozart
Verdi
Humperdinck
Lehár
J.Strauss II
Puccini
R.Strauss

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - soprano

with:
Elisabeth Grümmer
Karl Schmitt-Walter

Wiener Philharmoniker
Philharmonia Orchestra
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano

Herbert von Karajan
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Otto Ackermann
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Victor de Sabata
Tullio Serafin

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Furtwängler - Maestro Classico

Furtwängler - Maestro Classico

CD 1:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Serenade No. 10 for winds in B flat major ("Gran Partita"), K. 361 *
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Symphony No. 8 in B minor ("Unfinished"), D. 759 *

CD 2:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92 *
Richard Wagner (1813-1883):

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Prelude *
Die Walkürenritt
Tristan und Isolde - Prelude & Liebestod +

CD 3:
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893:

Symphony No.4 in F minor, op.36 *
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884)
The Moldau *
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Hungarian Dances No. 1, No.3, No.10 *

CD 4:
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
Symphony No. 7 in E major +

Wiener Philharmoniker *
Berliner Philharmoniker +
Wilhelm Furwängler - conductor

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Beethoven - Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 - Furtwängler

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No.2 in D major, op.36
Symphony No.4 in B flat major, op.60

Wiener Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler - conductor

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Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 "Choral" - Furtwängler

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 "Choral"

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - soprnao
Elisabeth Höngen - contralto
Hans Hopf - tenor
Otto Edelmann - bass
Bayreuth Festival Chorus
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Wilhelm Furtwängler - conductor

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