Herbert von Karajan
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Herbert von Karajan was an Austrian conductor. He was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 34 years. During the Nazi era, he debuted at the Salzburg Festival, with the Vienna Philharmoni
Karajan conducting in 1972
Herbert von Karajan's parents, Ernst von Karajan and his wife, Marta von Karajan (née Kosmač)
Herbert von Karajan conducting in 1941
Karajan's grave in the churchyard of Anif parish church, just outside Salzburg
Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Gustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler was a German conductor and composer. He is regarded as one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century. He was a major influe
Herbert von Karajan
…Wunder Karajan (Karajan the miracle). The critic wrote that Karajan's "success with Wagner's demanding work Tristan und Isolde sets himself alongside Wilhelm Furtwängler and Victor de Sabata, the greatest opera conductors in Germany at the present time". Receiving a contract with Deutsche Grammophon that same year…
Furtwängler in 1912
Furtwängler in 1925
Etching of Furtwängler from 1928
Furtwängler conducting the Berlin Philharmonic in a "work-break" concert at AEG in February 1942, organized by the Nazi Strength Through Joy program