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German conductor and composer Gustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886-1954) enjoyed fame prior to World War Two. However, his remaining in Germany caused many to brand him as a Nazi, a Nazi-sympathizer, or as an anti-Semite. Post-war evidence points to the contrary, but his damaged reputation was not restored prior to his death.

Resources in This Category

• The Devil's Music Master: The Controversial Life and Career of Wilhelm Furtwaengler

  http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v14/v14n1p41_Shirakawa.html
  Review of Sam H. Shirakawa's biography by Andrew Gray. Reviewer defends the conductor to an even greater extent than does the author.

• Wilhelm Furtwaengler

  http://members.macconnect.com/users/j/jimbob/classical/furtwaengler.html
  Biography and analysis of his wartime work, photograph, survey, and recommended recordings. Includes links to further reading and to noted contemporaries.

• Wilhelm Furtwangler

  http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Furtwangler-Wilhelm.htm
  Biography, photographs, and details of his conducting, especially as related to the Bach cantatas.

• Wilhelm Furtwängler

  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0299162/
  Filmography at IMDb with on-screen and conductor credits.

• Wilhelm Furtwängler and Music in the Third Reich

  http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v17/v17n3p-2_Charles.html
  Article from Antony Charles in the Journal of Historical Review. Provides a re-examination of his life, musical artistry, and relationships both with the Nazis and with the post-war world.

• Wilhelm Furtwangler, Genius Forged in the Cauldron of War

  http://www.classicalnotes.net/features/furtwangler.html
  Peter Gutmann provides a brief biography and extensive examination of his artistry clashing with Nazi morality and politics. Contrasts him to Herbert von Karajan and provides a discography.

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