![]() * First concert of Furtwängler with the Kaim Orchestra of Munich in the hall of the Tonhalle Of course, it is a widely accepted truth that statistics show the obvious issues but hide the essential ones! What conclusions would we draw then from the concert listing of Scherchen who conducted music that stretched all the way from Monteverdi to the most contemporary of compisitiuons? Our adventure continues.īeethoven: die Weihe des Hauses - Furtwängler: Symphonic Poem in B minor - Bruckner: Symphony No. ![]() (Jochum and Karajan had about the same repertoire as Furtwängler). ![]() As far as opera is concerned, only Krauss, Böhm, Toscanini, Knappertsbusch, Serafin, Walter and some others (Capuana) had a wider repertoire than Furtwängler. In our set commemorating the fortieth anniversary of Furtwängler's death anniversary we wrote that he conducted more works than Toscanini and over a shorter time, contradicting Harvey Sachs's claims. Stokowsky is said to have conducted some 8000 concerts but he lived to be over ninety years old. ![]() The sheer number of concerts is also a factor. Besides, having studied the repertoire of other famous conductors of the twentieth century, we maintain that the two most "Spartan" repertoires were those of Karajan and Knappertsbusch who invariably only conducted works in which they were at their most brilliant. It appears that Furtwängler did conduct the music of his own time more often that generally assumed and that he premiered quite a number of works that, for the most part, have fallen into oblivion. In our opinion, this updated document is a comprehensive overview of Furtwängler's repertoire, which of course was not restricted to Beethoven's Fifth, or the prelude of the Meistersinger or Brahms's First. One can always imagine that Furtwängler conducted a few concerts with some second-rate provincial orchestras (as was the case, for example, in March 1953 with the Kassel Staatskapelle) but it was not customary for him to do so. As far as opera is concerned, contrary to conductors such as Walter or Knappertsbusch, there is no trace of his activity at the Berlin Kroll-Oper, at the Barcelona Liceu or at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels. Neither did he conduct any Spanish, Romanian or Greek orchestras, as did Karajan and others. It is certain that Furtwängler didn't conduct the Gürzenich in Cologne, or the Dresden Staatskapelle or the Czech Philharmonic. We cannot claim that this listing is hundred percent complete but we think that the number of missing or still unknown concerts has now been reduced to a minimum. 1916, with the troupe of the Mannheim Opera. Last but not least, some ten unknown concerts were discovered, the most important discovery being Furtwängler's activity at the Opéra de Lille on April. But we are also able to supply new information We discovered in fact that during the concert of February 11 1934, he conducted the Berlin Philharmonic and the Bruno Kittel choir in eight Schumann choral works orchestrated by Hans Pfitzner. Fleri! Likewise, for the concert of Februwe indicated Liszt's Fantasie hongroise whereas in reality it should read Hungaria (opus 9). A few examples: we called an Italian singer Mirella Freni instead of. Our original compilation indeed contained some mistakes (almost unavoidable in this kind of work). Seven years later, we are republishing for Furtwängler's admirers this updated listing, corrected, annotated and augmented, based on new research on careful examination of the press during Furtwängler's lifetime. Other existing placeholder names used for composing credits are for instance Folk, Anonymous, Unknown Artist.Īlso note No Artist for use as a main artist placeholder.In 1997, we published a listing of some 3,200 concerts conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler, between 19. please check for an existing artist name, before using Traditional with the appropriate ANV. NOTE: If the writer credit is NOT a variation or translation of 'Traditional', such as DP (Domaine Publique/Public Domain). ( RSG §2.3.1.)įor 'Folk', 'Folklore', or variations/translations, please use Folk and an ANV.Ĭommon abbreviations for this credit are 'Trad' and 'Trad.' or any language variation thereof. Use the Traditional credit only for composition type credits. Please read the entire profile before deciding whether a credit to Traditional is appropriate. It is a common credit in music such as blues, folk, jazz, world, classic and rock (to a lesser extent). Traditional is not a real composer it is a credit given for any piece of music where the songwriter is not known and the music has been handed down - usually by rote (word of mouth / copying the music by ear).
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