Larger than Life: The Fascination of Furtwängler
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Wilhelm Furtwängler didn't live to see much of the studio-recording era, but the power of his best live recordings with the Berlin Philharmonic cut through the veil of their vintage sonics. His passionate performances of Wagner ushered in the era of conductor-as-celebrity, and his Romantic interpretive approach to the Austro-German canon resulted in some stylish realizations of Beethoven.German canon resulted in some stylish realizations of Beethoven.