Otto Klemperer
Videos
Otto Nossan Klemperer was a German conductor and composer, originally based in Germany, and then the United States, Hungary and finally, Great Britain. He began his career as an opera conductor, but h
Klemperer c. 1920
Kroll Opera House, 1930
Arnold Schoenberg gave Klemperer composition lessons.
The Hungarian State Opera, where Klemperer was musical director, 1947–1950
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Videos
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
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