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This box contains all of Furtwängler’s recordings for the RIAS […]
This theoretically classic version of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth features performance values
What a frustrating artist Furtwängler was. All of these performances
Furtwängler fans generally swear by his (in)famous 1942 “Nazi Ninth”,
This is billed as the first release “from the original mastertape,” whatever that means with a recording this old. What matters isn’t how original the
This is “historical” recording with a vengeance. The sonics are horrible. Taken from decayed acetates, the level of swish and static is not only high,
A conductor has two jobs: first, to arrive at a conception of the work, and second, to get the players under his direction to realize
This odd collection presents studio-made Columbia recordings from 1952 of Dutchman excerpts with Rysanek and Sigurd Björling, a 1948 HMV Immolation Scene with Flagstad and
This is the third–and best–of Furtwängler’s recordings of Don Giovanni. The other two–a 1950 performance with Tito Gobbi as the Don, and one from 1954
If the Haydn were not a Furtwängler performance, no one would care about it today. Tempos are reasonably swift and flowing, and the phrasing is
