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Wilhelm Furtwängler

1886 - 1954

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Gustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler (UK: FOORT-veng-glər, US: -⁠lər; German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈfʊɐ̯tvɛŋlɐ] ; 25 January 1886 – 30 November 1954) was a German conductor and composer. He is regarded as one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century. He was a major influence for many later conductors, and his name is often mentioned when discussing their interpretative styles. Furtwängler was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic between 1922 and 1945, and from 1952 until 1954. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Furtwängler is the 7th most popular conductor (down from 5th in 2019), the 496th most popular biography from Germany (down from 450th in 2019) and the most popular German Conductor.

Wilhelm Furtwängler was a German conductor who was most famous for his interpretations of the symphonies of Brahms, Beethoven, and Bruckner.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Wilhelm Furtwängler ranks 7 out of 128. Before him are Herbert von Karajan, Riccardo Muti, Claudio Abbado, Arturo Toscanini, Daniel Barenboim, and Zubin Mehta. After him are Karl Böhm, Sergiu Celibidache, Lorin Maazel, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Bruno Walter, and Otto Klemperer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Wilhelm Furtwängler ranks 20. Before him are Karl von Frisch, Ernst Thälmann, Athenagoras I of Constantinople, Marc Bloch, Karl Barth, and René Guénon. After him are Theodor Morell, Gotthard Heinrici, Archibald Hill, Erich Hoepner, Edward Rydz-Śmigły, and Hermann Broch. Among people deceased in 1954, Wilhelm Furtwängler ranks 17. Before him are André Derain, Getúlio Vargas, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, Alcide De Gasperi, and Jacinto Benavente. After him are Machine Gun Kelly, Dziga Vertov, James Hilton, Andrey Vyshinsky, Maximilian von Weichs, and The French Angel.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Furtwängler ranks 496 out of 7,253. Before him are Heinrich Hoffmann (1885), Josef Kramer (1906), Franz Stuck (1863), Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (1463), Roman Herzog (1934), and Paul Hausser (1880). After him are Oliver Kahn (1969), John William Friso, Prince of Orange (1687), Rudolf Dassler (1898), Gerhard Richter (1932), Dieter Bohlen (1954), and Georg von Küchler (1881).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Germany

Among conductors born in Germany, Wilhelm Furtwängler ranks 1. After him are Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1929), Bruno Walter (1876), Hans Knappertsbusch (1888), Franz Danzi (1763), Eugen Jochum (1902), Günter Wand (1912), Karl Muck (1859), Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (1900), Joseph Keilberth (1908), Michael Gielen (1927), and Ferdinand Leitner (1912).

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