Furtwangler: Brahms and the Crisis of Our Times

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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwangle's recording of Brahms Fourth Symphony is one of the greatest performances ever recorded. This little essay gives us insights into how the Maestro understood Brahms, and this may be the first English translation.

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