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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, 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. 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. Wilhelm Furtwangler - Biography, photographs, and details of his conducting, especially as related to the Bach cantatas. Wilhelm Furtwaengler - Biography and analysis of his wartime work, photograph, survey, and recommended recordings. Includes links to further reading and to noted contemporaries. 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. Wilhelm Furtwängler - Filmography at IMDb with on-screen and conductor credits.

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