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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.

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Wilhelm Furtwangler Society of America

Official site of the nonprofit organization. Includes society information, clothing and CD purchasing, articles and comments, membership details, forum, and links.
http://www.wfsa.org/

The Smidth Pages: Links to Wilhelm Furtwängler

Annotated directory categorized by language and by subject. Also family listing, broadcast list, audio files, and discography.
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/7863/furt/furt.html

Société Wilhelm Furtwängler, La

Examination of the man, the composer, and the conductor. Includes pictures, discography, bibliography, newsletter, links, guestbook, and membership information. [French and English.]
http://www.furtwangler.net/home

Wilhelm Furtwangler, Genius Forged in the Cauldron of War

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.
http://www.classicalnotes.net/features/furtwangler.html

Wilhelm Furtwängler and Music in the Third Reich

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.
http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v17/v17n3p-2_Charles.html

Furtwängler: Brahms and the Crisis of Our Times

Original translation of an essay by Furtwaengler, discussing the significance of Johannes Brahms and campaigning against decaying European spiritual life and artistic decline.
http://members.aol.com/abelard2/furt.htm

Wilhelm Furtwangler

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

Wilhelm Furtwaengler

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

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

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

Wilhelm Furtwängler

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

Wilhelm Furtwangler (1886-1954)

Brief biographical sketch and Naxos discography of his orchestral, choral, chamber, and religious music.
http://www.naxos.com/composer/btm.asp?fullname=Furtwangler,%20Wilhelm
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A Pilgrimage to Furtwängler's Grave

Photographs from January 2004 of the Bergfriedhof in Heidelberg, focusing on the immediate neighborhood of his gravesite. Fully captioned in both and English and German.
http://www.opus95.com/heidelberg/Bergfriedhof.htm

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