Furtwängler News!

[News I] (From Japanese magazine, June 1996. Translation

by Wen-Li Kuo, Taiwan, Jan, 2001.)

A new testing disc of WF was found, a report informed
by Japanese WF researcher Mr. Kousuke Hiyama as below:

On Apr. 9, 1995, in Frankfurt's auction of historic
records, there was a 78 rpm 25cm metal disc,
both sides were orchestra version of Brahms
Hungarian dance No.1, conducted by Furt. SP's
both sides' white label paper became yellow
due to old age, printed a date of 1929.8.12,
followed by a hand-writing: "Brahms, Ungarisher
Tanz, No.1, Furtwaengler". The SP Matrix
number is 1648BHI, inside printed as 1648 1/2 BHI,
the inner circular area printed "Mechan, Copt. 1929"

It is ono question that this is DG's testing press.
(judged from label, number, printed text). As far
as known, Furt's pre-war recording of this piece was
DG's 1930 recording: 2580 1/2 BH only. If this
newly-found disc was proved to be true, it must
be recorded in one year previously but never released.

[News II] (by Yen Jui-Yuan)

The discogapher Michael H. Gray wrote in Japanese
magazine "Classics Press" (Summer, 2000) :

[BPO Discography Part I, 1913-1945] (pp. 49~)

1929 Aug. 12 Hochschule fur Musik, Berlin
(Grammophone) W. Furtwaengler (cond.)
BRAHMS Hungrian Dance No.1
UNISSED (1948/49 BHI)
(pp. 63)

"Le Grand Baton", The Sir Thomas Beecham Society, USA.

      Number 39  (1977,  Vol. 14, No. 4)  -"Stokowski issue":
         Kenneth DeKay: "Beecham, Furtwangler, & Mendelssohn", pp. 13.
         Harry W. WcCraw: "Furtwangler Abroad; A Critical Discography of His Non-German Recordings", pp. 24-19.
         "Sir Thomas Beecham's Memorial to Furtwangler", pp. 24-26.

      Number 44  (1979, Vol. 16, No. 4):
           Philip J. Conole: "Furtwangler" (reprinted from Le Grand Baton #2), pp. 37 - 43.
           John Hunt:  "Wilhelm Furtwangler", pp. 40.
           Eugene Kaskey: "Furtwangler--The Unforgettable Sounds", pp. 41-43.

      Number 46   (19  , Vol.   , No.  ):
           Harry Goldstonepp: "The Dichotomies That Bedevilled the Career of Wilhelm Furtwangler", pp. 11 - 13.

      Number 65  (1994,  Vol. 25, No. 2)  -"Furtwangler issue"
          Eugene Kaskey: "Wilhelm Furtwangler 1886-1954", pp.3-15.
          Wilhelm Furtwangerl: "About the Handicraft of the Conductor", pp. 16-18.
          Kenneth DeKay: "Musician are Musicians!", pp. 19
          Eugene Kaskey: "The Genius of Wilhelm Furtwangler", pp. 20-26
          John Hunt: "The Furtwangler Sound; Discography", pp. 26-55.
          Antal Dorati: "Anecdote of Furtwangler" (from his book Notes of Seven Decades), pp. 70.

      Number 68  (1996,  Vol. 27, No. 1):
           Bill Flowers: "Oskar Fried: Furtwangler's Great Contemporary?", pp. 27-29.
 

The Sir Thomas Beecham Society

Mr. Joe Ayers,
Editor, Le Grand Baton
85 Morningside Drive,
Falling Waters,
WV 25419,
USA.
E-mail: jgayers@juno.com
 

The Beecham Society is a non-profit organization that, for 37 years, has

sought to keep alive the memory of Sir Thomas Beecham and others of his
era. The Society publishes "Le Grand Baton" on an irregular basis, and it
seeks to publish items of permanent interest to music-lovers and record
collectors. (By Mr. Joe Ayers, Editor of "Le Grand Baton")

Joel Lazar: "Jascha Horenstein; Conductor without Portfolio", Gramophone (UK), Nov. 2000, pp. 32~33.

 

Mr. Lazar, former assistant of Jascha Horenstein, published a two-pages article', referring among others to JH's relations with Furtwangler and to the Furtwanglerian--BPO Klangideal Horenstein cherished all his life.

Schubert

Rosamunde, D 797., Entr' acte, 3. act O-6
Wilhelm Furtwangler (dir.), Berliner Philharmoniker.
Berlin, Polydor studio,
1929.

-78   Grammophon 95458

-33   unissued

-CD   Venezia Disc (Japan Private) V-1016 (2000) [WORLD FIRST RELEASE]
 

Venezia Disc V-1016,  Furtwangler / E.Kleiber 1948 conducted LPO

Venezia Disc V-1016,  Furtwangler / E.Kleiber 1948 conducted LPO. Past great conductor E. Kleiber,
father of C.  Kleiber, first release of "Space's music". This is this Maestro first post-war recording,
Furt. and Kna. also recored for UK Decca in this period with LPO, with SP's FFRR recording
technique, which is its most splendid period. Coupling item of this CD included the famous Furt/LPO
Brahms No.2 which was newly transferred from 10 SP matrixes, left the scratch noise of SP as it was
and get good sound quality. It also included 2 other takes of SP,(to fill up the disc), totally from 12
SPs, it can be said as world first release! Bonus track is Furt/ BPO / Rosamunde's "another take" of SP,
recorded in 1929 by DG "Polyfar" recording technique. (Translation by Wen-Li, Kuo, Taiwan, Nov.
2000.)

The "Polyfar" technique is often seen on the label of the early
electrical recordings of  78s by Deutsche Gramophone
and Polydor. This denotes a special type of electrical recording system
including some optical process which was obviously different from
the mainstream Western Electric system. After a commercial use
for 3 to 4 years, Deutsche Gramophone finally gave away this
system because they were not satisfied with the sound quality.
(Notes by Prof. Kazuo Ohmi, Osaka University, Japan, Jan. 2001)

Humphrey Burton: "The Genuine Menuhin", BBC Music, London, Nov. 2000, pp. 36~42.

 

A great tributes to Menuhin, with 20 valuable photos of Menuhin, of which one is at the Kentner wedding in Zurich 1946 with Louis Kentner, Furtwaengler, Griselda Kentner, Elisabeth Furtwangler, Diana Gould- the future Mrs Menuhin.

Recordings of Furtwängler's piano works by Dr. Robert Rivard, originally released by SYMPOSIUM as cassette-tape in 1987

will be released on CD in April, 2001.
 

Original recital took place in celebration of the centenary of Wilhelm Furtwängler's birthday on Jan. 12, 1986. Ten of piano works were performed by Dr. Robert Rivard without record.

 

Wilhelm Furtwangler (1886-1954):

Fantasy (Fantasie 2, Op. II, No. 6, g-Minor), WF 34 (1895)
Piano Sonata (Op. II, c-Minor), WF 53 (1896)
Theme with Variations (C-Major), WF 60 (1897)
Fuga I (E-Major), WF 71 (1898)
Fuga II (B-Major), WF 72 (1898)
Fantasy I (d-Minor), WF 93 (1901)
Fantasy II (c-Minor), WF 94 (1901)
Three Piano Pieces (Drei Klavierstucke), WF 103b (1902-1903)
 

Dr. Robert Rivard recorded six works of the original ten on Apr. 5, 1986. The recording was released in 1987 by SYMPOSIUM RECORDS as a private cassette-tape only for members of some W. Furtängler Societies. Hundreds of tape were sold and later out-of-print in 1988.

 

Originally released as a cassette-tape SYMPOSIUM 1009 by Eliot Levin, SYMPOSIUM RECORDS. Dr. Robert Rivard will personally release his recording on CD in Apr. 2001

 

This recording was under permission from Centra Library Zurich, Swiss to premierly  use the hand-writing scores of WF, and highly praised by Frau E. Furtwangler in 23 Aprl. 1987.

 

CD will be produced by Vestige Company in Louisiana, USA.

All orders should be placed and sent to Robert Rivard, before 31 March, 2001.

Payment by check, money order, or cash in US Funds payable to Rivard Robert.

Price per CD: US$15 (included US First-Class or foreign airmail postage)

 

Address:

Robert Rivard
PO Box 86118
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70879
USA
FAX: (+1)-225-751-3120 (24 hr)

VHS video copy (NTSC) of various TV documentary programs on WF.

Details see: http://www.ee.ntu.edu.tw/~d85010/furtboard/film/film-index.html

a. PORTRAIT WILHELM FURTWANGLER (with Japanese subtitle) / Production: Bavarian TV program, Munich, West Germany / 1968.5.17 / Producer: Florian Furtwangler / B&W /Mono /102 mins/ Japan Dreamlife Co. / VHS(LD) DMVB16 (1992)

b. Wilhelm Furtwangler Documentary /Directior: Lothar Seehaus / German production / 1979 / 25th deathday / Sweden TV broadcast / 82 mins

c. Wilhelm Furtwangler Documentary /Director: Norbert Ely / German TV  program/ 1986 / 100th birthday / Sender Freies Berlin production / 61 mins

d. Wilhelm Furtwangler Documentary /BBC TV Edition /Director: Florian Furtwangler/ 7 March 1971 / edited from Bavarian TV program 1968/ 65 mins
 

Ordering (also sells extensive private videos of classical music preformers):

Nathan E. Brown
P.O. Box 665
Sedona, AZ 86339-0665
USA
Tel: 520.203.0416
 

Prices:

Check, money order, or cash.
USD$25 per hour,
USD$100 for 6 hours
Pirce includes postage within USA
Add USD$5 per 2 hours for foreign airmail postage.

Daniel Gillis: "Furtwängler Recalled", published by Atlantis Verlag, Zurich, Switzerland, in USA by John de Graff Inc., Tuckahoe, 1965,  224 pages, 5 photos, hardcover. (superb recollections by many of the maestro's colleagues and friends) (out of print)

 

This book was out of print for a long time, can only be found in some secondhand bookstores. The price for a used copy is high or very high. Recently I contacted a secondhand bookstore and was very surprised that they have 25 copies of this book in their stocks. And the price is resonable at US$20.00. So I think there may be some friends on the list want to have this book.

 

Book's data from the dealer:

Gillis, Daniel (Editor): Furtwangler Recalled; John DeGraff, Tuckahoe, NY, 1965,  VG/VG, rubbing to DJ, heavily mildewed black cloth cover. 88 contributers provide brief insights, opinions, rememberances and tributes to the renowned and controversial conductor. US postage paid. USD20. UR#: 606.

C/o: Wayne Morris, e-mail: biblioworks@netstep.net

                        ******************
Book total:                         US $20
Extra Foreign Postage:  US $7.50
Total due:                         US $27.50

Payment: check or money order in US funds payable to Biblioworks.
Shipping: Global Priority Mail. Allow 3 to 5 days for delivery.
All books are returnable for full refund if we are notified within 10 days of receipt by you.
Shipment upon receipt of payment.

Mail payment to:

Biblioworks
PO Box 1142
Millbrook, NY 12545
USA
Phone: (914)373-9495
 

Additional information from the book's dealer::

Please note the book has mildew damage to the cover. (It was stored in a damp place in the publishers home.) The condition of the book should have been listed as fair to good. The contents of the book are very good, as is the dust wrapper.

I have about 25 copies of this book. I bought a carton at an auction of  the publishers estate. It was stored in a wet area for some time and I thought all the books were damaged. I believe I have at least five or six in good condition except for the smell (which gets less in time.)

Email me if you want additional copies and I will let you know the cost  if all mailed together in one package. They will be less than $27.50 each.

Regards,

Wayne Morris for Biblioworks
e-mail: biblioworks@netstep.net

Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886-1954): 3. Symphonie, Cis-dur (1952-53)

Lorin Mazzel (dir.) Berliner Philharmoniker
Berlin, 30 Nov. 1979 [live] (25th anniversary of WF's death)

CD: (Japan private) Three Zero Classics TH-038 (2000)

Other releases of WF's Sym No.3:

Wolfgang Sawallisch (dir.) Bayerisches Staatsorchester. Munchen, 1980. 01. 07.
LP - French Furtwängler Society SWF 8603
CD -Orfeo C 406961B (1996)

Alfred Walter (dir.) Belgian Radio Orchestra. Brussels, 1987. 12.
CD -Marco Polo 8223105

George Alexander Albrecht (dir.) Staatskapelle Weimar, Nov. 28, 1998 [live]
CD -Arte Nova 74321721032 (2000)

Furtwaengler/ 11 Songs (for high voice)         Price   3,500 JPY

(WF26,49,57,58,74,78,79,80,83,87,90)

Furtwaengler/ 2 Fantasies for piano, WF85                 2,500

(All World first publication)

Publisher: (mail-charge: JPY1000)
Oto-to-Kotoba Edition
4-9-5 Asakusabashi
Taito-ku, 111-0053
Toyko
Japan

http://www.kt.rim.or.jp/~otakesan/
E-mail: otakesan@kt.rim.or.jp (Takeo Noguchi)

Original publishers of WF's composition scores.

Te Deum
Symphony No.1 score
Symphony No.2 score (Bruckner Verlag, Wiesbaden, 1952)
Symphony No.3 score
Piano Quintett score
Violin Sonata No. 1 (Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, 1938)
Viloin Sonata No. 2 (Bote & Bock, Berlin, 1940)
Symphonic Concerto for piano and Orchestra (Bruckner Verlag, Wiesbaden 1954)

All original publication and publishers are not available today. The copyrights are transferred to
some German publishers which can supply Furtwangler 's composition scores today.
 

Ordering Information of publications of  W. Furtwaengler compositions.

 

Te Deum                                DM 38,-

1. Symphony Score           DM 250,-

3. Symphony Score           DM 300,-

Piano quintett Score         DM   90,-

Musikverlag Ries & Erler
Wandalenallee 8
14052 Berlin
Germany

TEL: 030-825 10 49
 FAX: 030-825 97 21
 E-Mail:  verlag@rieserler.de
 http://www.rieserler.de/
 Payment: credit card is acceptible.
 

Violin Sonata No. 1 (xerox-copy only, DM 204,--)

Breitkopf & Härtel
(c/o Daniel Nibbe, sales)
Obere Waldstrasse 30
D-65232 Taunusstein-Wehen
GERMANY
Tel.: +49-6128-9663-12
Fax: +49-6128-9663-50
e-mail: vertrieb@breitkopf.de
Payment: credit card is acceptible.
 

Viloin Sonata No. 2 (publication, DM 80,--)

BOOSEY & HAWKES / BOTE & BOCK MUSIKVERLAG
(C/o Luzi Beyermann)
Luetzowufer 26,
D-10787 Berlin
GERMANY
Tel: +49.30.25001351
Fax +49.30.25001399
e-mail: Luzi.Beyermann@boosey.com
 

Symphony No. 2 (available only on hire)

Symphonic Concerto for piano and Orchestra (available only on hire)

Alkor-Edition Kassel GmBh (a brench of Bärenreiter Verlag)
(C/o Jörg Metz)
P.O. Box 100265
D-34003 Kassel
GERMANY
Tel ++49 561 3105-288
Fax ++49 561 31806-93
E-mail: metz.alkor@baerenreiter.com
Application form available on request.

CD: Arte Nova 74321768282 (2CD-set) (2000),
 W. Furtwängler: Sym. No.1, George Alexander Albrecht: conductor, Staatskapelle Weimar, Mar. 18, 2000 Live
  http://www.artenova.de/artenova/artistsuche/display.htm?country_key=D&prod_no=74321768282

Arte Nova has just published (on 2 CDs) a recording of Furtwaengler's 1st symphony, also with the Staatskapelle Weimar under Albrecht. And, like 3rd, for the first time with the use of the revised, complete score. A German article, "Die Sinfonie als Psychogramm - Wilhelm Furtwaengler", Fono Forum, June 1999, page 42 - 45, complained the sound of the 3rd is a bit dull, but the 1st is recorded in a new location, so the sound should be better.

Price: USD$600 (ca. 1600 pg.!)  (postage extra-rated)
(one of the most sought-after reference works, including photos of Wilhelm Furtwängler.)

This HUGE (ca. 1600 pg.!), monumental compilation was printed in 1968, to celebrate the theater's 60th. Anniversary. Edition was limited and, incredibly enough, the printing plates were DESTROYED after the printing was made, so this never was, or never will be reprinted. Size of each volume: 30 x 23.5 cm. Lavishly bound in leatherette binding with gold lettering and imprints. EXTREMELY RARE AND DESIRABLE BY COLLECTORS WORLDWIDE!

 Volume I: General history of the Theatres in Argentina from the 18th. Century onwards. The actual construction of the present Teatro Colón (with MANY original pictures of the different stages of construction). Then comes a splendid section of about 50 large-scale COLOR photographs of different places of the theatre, diagrams, plans. The rest of Volume I is filled with color pages of scenery/costumes for different stage productions that took place in the theatre--UNIQUE! This volume has 496 pages.

 Volume II: Full Chronologies (year by year, month by month, day by day) of ALL the operas, concerts and musical events that took place within the theatre from 1908 to 1968. HUNDREDS of photographs of artists, singers, conductors, composers, régisseurs, etc. A year-by-year account of ALL the activities of Argentina's most important theatre. This volume has 616 pages.

 Volume III: Inside views of the theatre and different activities. Again, HUNDREDS OF PHOTOS! The second part of this volume is devoted to a full index of the work, in such detail that you can trace each performance, performer, work, conductor, composer or singer in the greatest detail. This volume has 506 pages.

Condition: NOT USED!, with a very light moisture staining. Otherwise superb.

Price: $600 (US Dollars). Price does not include shipping. A strong, safe cardboard and plastic (styrene) packaging will be supplied at no extra cost, and safe shipping is guaranteed. Shipping costs will be provided upon request and depending on shipping method selected (surface, air, DHL/UPS/FedEx courier).

HERNAN L. VIGO SUAREZ.
Orchestral Conductor, Musicologist

Defensa 829, Piso 1,
(1065) Buenos Aires,
ARGENTINA.
Tel.: +5411.4361.4670
24-hr. Fax: +5411.4362.3695
e-mail: hernanmusic@ciudad.com.ar

Wilhelm-Furtwangler-Gesellschaft (German Furtwangler Society) printed a very short text by WF:
Wilhelm Furtwängler: "Die Musik Ludwig van Beethovens", 1950, 11 pages

Now a German publisher published an artisitic book on this text:

Wilhelm Furtwangler: "Die Musik Ludwig van Beethovens",
published by Edition Tiessen, 1989, 17 pages, 29.7 x 20 cm, DM 180.00, ISBN 3-920947-90-8
with 1 original etching by Georg Eisler printed by hand from copper-plate.
(This book is called Artists books, handset & letterpress printed on mould made paper only 300 numbered copies)

Edition Tiessen
postfach 2179
63243 Neu-Isenburg
GERMANY
tel: (+49) 6 102 53335

"Die Grossen Interpreten" series (German)
"Les Grands Interpretes"  series (French)
"Great Concert Artists"   series (English)
Photos by Roger Hauert
Text by Bernard Gavoty

Published by Verlag Rene Kister, Geneve, Switzerland, 1955-1961
Published in three languages versions: German, French, English. (out-of-print)

Editions Kister S.A.
33, Quai Wilson
Case postale 256
CH-1211, Genève 21
Switzerland
Tel: 022 731 50 08
Fax: 022 738 42 24
E-mail: edito@kister.ch

This series contained below titles:
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Gezza   Anda
Ernest  Ansermet
Ataulfo Argenta
Claudio Arrau
Wilhelm Backhaus
Roberto Benzi
Alexandre Brailowski
Maria   Callas
Pablo   Casals
Andre   Cluytens
Alfred  Cortot
Marcel  Dupre
Edwin   Fischer
Kirsten Flagstad
Pierre  Fournier
Zino    Francescatti
Pierre  Francois
Wilhelm Furtwangler
Walter  Gieseking
Szymon  Goldberg
Clara   Haskil
Ludwig  Holscher
Antonio Janigro
Herbert Karajan
Rafael  Kebulik
Wilhelm Kempff
Fritz   Kreisler
Victoria L.Angeles
Wanda   Landowska
Wiltold Malcuzynski
Igor    Markevitch
Yehudi  Menuhin
Nathan  Milstein
Pierre  Monteux
Carles  Munch
Karl    Munchinger
Elly    Ney
Arthir  Rubinstein
Vittorio Sabata
Carl    Schuricht
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Georges Sebastian
Andres  Segovia
Isaac   Stern
Bruno   Walter
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DeAgostini, Italy, published in 1996:

"La grande musica del Festival di Salisburgo", 1996 (1 magazine +  1 CD)
total 60 issues (60 magazine +  60 CD)

SERVIZIO CLIENTI
Istituto Geografico DeAGOSTINI
28100 Novara
via G. da Verrazano, 15
ITALY
tel: (0321) 66181
E-mail: Servizio.Clienti@deagostini.it

For example:
No.6 -Furtwangler
CD: DeAGOSTINI FS96CD06-2 (1996)
    Beethoven Sym No.7, 8 1954.8.30 live

No.31 -Schuricht
CD: FS96CD31-2 -Schuricht,
    Beethoven No.3 1961.8.23 live
...

The Office of Salzburge Festival has released 6 CDs so far, ie, SF001~SF006. The SF001 CD has a recording of WF: Mendelssohn Fingal's Cave Overture 1951-8-19. Other recording archives of Salzburg Festival are released by
ORFEO and EMI, etc.

One can write to Salzburg Festival Office by e-mail or letter for information or catalogue of their CD production.
 

Address:

Salzbvrger Festspiele (Salzburg Festival)
Press Office
Hofstallgasse 1
A-5010 Salzburg
AUSTRIA
Tel. 0043-662/8045-350
Fax. 0043-662/8045-401
http://www.salzburgfestival.at/
E-mail: presse@salzburgfestival.at

10 November: Ther legendary post-war recordings of Furtwängler  http://www.tahra.com/new2.htm
It was precisely during his last period that Furtwängler made several recordings for EMI and DGG, recordings that have legendary, such as his famous Tristan and his Walküre, Schumann's Fourth, Schubert's Ninth, the Emperor Concerto with Fischer, Fidelio, Beethoven's Third, Fifth and Sixth, Haydn's 88th.

Among the public concerts that were broadcast, recorded and saved by a number of radio stations, some have become real "myths" like the famous Brahms concert in Hamburg, in 1951, with the NDR orchestra; the final Beethoven concert in Berlin, in May 1954 (Fifth and Sixth), the last Beethoven Ninth at Lucerne, with the Philharmonia, only three months before his death, and the fabulous Eroica of 8 December 1952, with the Berliner Philharmoniker.

We are now going to reissue these recordings with the new 24 bit-96 KHz standard from the original analogic tapes. This publication was first released by TAHRA with the kind permission of Mrs. Furtwängler, of EMI London, of the lawyers of the Berlin Philharmonic and of the Philharmonia orchestra.

a. Stadt Heidelberg http://www.heidelberg.de/stadtinf/gesch16.htm

The Bergfriedhof, 1842 after plans of the gardener Johann Metzger created, ranks with its
 tendencyful grave systems and its valuable tree stock among the most beautiful cemeteries
 of Germany. It is last Ruhestätte of numerous personalities from the policy, that public life
 and the university, under it realm president Friedrich Ebert, the Pfälzer dialect poet
 Gottfried Nadler and the conductor and composer William Furtwaengler.

b.  On Furtwangler Mailing List by Georg Zöllner <zoe@rad6.u-strasbg.fr>:

The Bergfriedhof is Heidelbergs central cemetry, Rohrbacherstrasse some 800 meters
southeast from the center of Heidelberg the Bismarckplatz. Really not very outside Heidelberg.

a. "The grave is in Bergfriedhof, outside Heidelberg. The stone is very simplem but the setting is fittingly beautiful." by Paul Munchin, Chairman of the former Furtwangler Society UK, Jan. 1969.

b. Furtwangler, Wilhelm b. 1884. d. 1954, German conductor.
Grave: Heidelberg Central Cemetery. http://www.findagrave.com/cemeteries/1644.html

c. Wilhelm Furtwängler's Funeral Music  1 - December 4 1954 Heidelberg
http://www.ee.ntu.edu.tw/~d85010/furtboard/documents/documents-index.html

           Until now, those wishing to study Furtwängler's conducting methods have had to rely on his recordings
           alone. However, Furtwängler's widow Elisabeth has kindly consented to the microfiche publication of her
           husband's annotated conducting scores that are held by the Zentralbibliothek Zürich. They provide
           fascinating insights into Furtwängler's interpretative practice. Besides adding expression markings, bowing
           and tempo instructions, on occasion Furtwängler also altered the orchestration of the works he conducted -
           in some cases heavily.

           These scores are essential source material for any study of Furtwängler's art, and are now available for the
           first time to scholars, conductors and music lovers alike.

           Annotated conducting scores in this collection:

Bach: Triple concerto BWV 1064.

Beethoven: Choral Fantasy; Leonore overture No. 2; Symphonies No. 1, 6, and 9.

Händel: Concerto grosso HWV 323 & HWV 328.

Locatelli: Concerto grosso in f minor.

Schumann: Symphony No. 4.

3/15/00 IDC Publishers released:
Wilhelm Furtwangler's Annotated Conducting Scores (with all his handwritten annotations)
http://www.idc.nl/aspview/fulltext.asp?Collection=319

10 scores

19 microfiches

~USD$180.00
All microfiches are supplied with core level bibliographic records, in AACR2/USMARC format.

Ordering availability:

Theodore Front Musical Literature, Inc
6122 Cohasset St.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
USA
Tel: 818.994.1902
Fax: 818.994.0419
http://www.tfront.com/
E-mail: Music@TFront.com

CD: Arte Nova 74321721032 (2000),
 W. Furtwängler: Sym. No.3, George Alexander Albrecht: conductor, Staatskapelle Weimar, Nov. 28, 1998 Live
  http://www.artenova.de/artenova/artistsuche/display.htm?country_key=D&prod_no=74321721032

There is a German publisher which can supply Furtwangler 's composition scores.
 

Publications of  W. Furtwaengler compositions

Te Deum                             DM 38,-
1. Symphony Score           DM 250,-
3. Symphony Score           DM 300,-
Piano quintett Score         DM   90,-
 

Hans-Peter Schmitz: "Wilhelm Furtwängler; Erinnerungen eines ehemaligen Phiharmonikers". (Memories of a former Phiharmonikers), 16 pages, Ries & Erler, Berlin, 1985

 

Sebastian Krahnert edited: "Furtwängler-Studien I; Beiträge zum Symposium der 1; Wilhelm-Furtwängler-Tage, Jena", Ries & Erler, 1998, 160 pages, ISBN 3-87676-010-0, 48,- DM (Contributions for the symposium of the 1st William Furtwaengler day, Jena, 6.-9. November 1997; Furtwaengler studies; by Matzner, Joachim; Thaerichen, Werner; Jean J., Roger; Birkner, Guenter; Heudieres, Bruno de; Albrecht, George A ; Rapin, Jean J; Mutz, Ulrich; Krahnert, Sebastian)

 

Sebastian Krahnert edited: "Furtwängler-Studien II; Beiträge zum Symposium der 2 &  3; Wilhelm-Furtwängler-Tage, Jena", Ries & Erler,  Berlin, 2000. (to be published)

 

Musikverlag Ries & Erler Berlin

Wandalenallee 8
14052 Berlin
Germany

 TEL: 030-825 10 49
 FAX: 030-825 97 21
 E-Mail:  verlag@rieserler.de
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  Book Title:
              "Furtwangler - ho diretto per lei ; Luciana Frassati Gawronska; Protagonista del Novecento"
               ("Furtwangler - I have conducted for her; Luciana Frassati Gawronska; a protagonist of the 1900s")
               (book+CD: price ITL 90,000)

               Production: foné, Giulio Cesare Ricci publisher, Italy, September 1999
               [claimed to contain unpublished photos and letters,  world first recordings]

Author: edited by Armando Carusoa, a professor in Turin.

 

Book: hard-cover paperback, 126 pages, B4 format (25 cm x 36 cm), very good quality of papers.

            Part I: "Furtwangler - I have directed for she", total 52 pages, many photos of Furtwangler, Toscanin, etc.
            Part II: "Letters", total 54 pages, facsilmile of many letters between Furtwangler and Luciana Frassati Gawronska.
 

CD: "Chamber music of Furtwangler",  recorded by The New Arca Trio, Nov. 1998

            Piano sonata n.8 in D min, WF 68 (Feb. 1898, for piano) [world first recording]
            Violin sonata n.1 in A min, WF 81 (1898-1899, for violin and piano) [world first recording]
            Trio, F-dur, Op.4 No.1, WF 47 (1896, Adagio for violin, violoncello and piano) [world first recording]
            total times: 52:00

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Book Title: "Wilhelm Furtwangler - Ho diretto per Lei" by Armando Caruso
(Published by Fonè, Italy, 1999, regular price Lire 90,000)
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Concerts: Furtwaengler Institute Tokyo Orchestra, Conductor: Takeo Noguchi
1995.10 Furtwangler: Symphonie, h-moll: Largo (1905), first movement only
                                           (Adagio in B minor, WF 110a)
                Bruckner: Sym. No.9
1996.7 Furtwangler: Sinfonisches Konzert, h-moll [2nd movement]
              Bruckner Sym No.5
1997.7 Furtwangler: Ouvertüre, Es-dur, Op. 3 (1899, WF 84)
              Hindemith: Funeral music for viola and strings
       Bruckner: Sym. No.7 [world first performanceof new revised J.Schalk Edition]
              Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Vorspiel 3 Act
1998.1 Furtwangler: Lieder,
                                        Kleinigkeit: Andante con moto (WF103a, No.3, 1902)
                                        Drei Klavierstuecke (WF103B, 1902-3)
                                        2 piano sonatas: Op. IV, No.3, in D major (WF 59); in D min (WF 68)
                                        2 Fantasies for piano, Op.5: d-moll & c-moll (WF 85)
1998.8 Furtwangler: Festlische Ouvertüre, F-dur (1904, WF 108) [world first performance]
              Bruckner: Sym. No.8 [world first performanceof new revised J.Schalk Edition]
1998.12 Furtwangler: 4 Lieder (for soprano)
1999.1 Furtwangler:  Kleinigkeit: Andante con moto (WF103a, No.3, 1902)
                                        Drei Klavierstuecke (WF103B, 1902-3)
                                        5 Lieder (for soprano):
                                        Du sendest Freund, mir Lieder (WF26),
                                        Wenn die Engel Harfe spielen (WF 77),
                                        Erinnerung (WF 57),
                                        Moewenflug (WF 87),
                                        Der traurige (WF 80),
                                       Adagio for violin, violoncello and piano,Op. IV, No.1 (1896, WF 47)
                                        Trio, E-dur for violin, violoncello and piano (1900, WF 86)
1999.3 Gluck: Alceste overture,
              Beethoven: Sym No.7
1999.7 Wagner: Loengrin prelude, Tristan und Isolde, Vorspiel und Liebestod
             Bruckner Sym No.3

CD issues:
(price: 1CD JPY3000, 2CD JPY4500; member-price: 1CD JPY 1500, 2CD JPY2500; mail-charge: JPY1000)
WCD 104: Furtwangler: Symphonie, h-moll: Largo (1905), first movement only
                                              (Adagio in B minor, WF 110a),
                    Bruckner Sym no.9
WCD 115: Bruckner Sym No.5 (Schalk edition)
WCD 118: Bruckner Sym No.7, Hindemith: Funeral music for viola and strings
WCD 120-1 (2CD-set): Furtwangler: Festival overture, 2 piano sonatas, 2 fantasies, Bruckner: Sym No.8
MT 9904: Gluck: Alceste overture, Beethoven: Sym No.7
MT 99014-5 (2CD-set): Furtwangler:  5 Lieder (for soprano):
                                            Du sendest Freund, mir Lieder (WF26),
                                            Wenn die Engel Harfe spielen (WF 77),
                                            Erinnerung (WF 57),
                                            Moewenflug (WF 87),
                                            Der traurige (WF 80),
                                            Trio, E-dur for violin, violoncello and piano (1900, WF 86),
                                            Wagner: Loengrin prelude, Tristan: Prelude & Isolde's death,
                                            Bruckner: Sym No.3
                                            Furtwangler: Sinfonisches Konzert, h-moll [2nd movement]
MT 9901: Furtwangler: 2 piano pieces:
                                            Kleinigkeit: Andante con moto (WF103a, No.3, 1902)
                                            Drei Klavierstuecke (WF103B, 1902-3)
                                            5 Lieder (for soprano): (same recordings as MT99014/5)
                                            Du sendest Freund, mir Lieder (WF26),
                                            Wenn die Engel Harfe spielen (WF 77),
                                            Erinnerung (WF 57),
                                            Moewenflug (WF 87),
                                            Der traurige (WF 80),
                                            Adagio for violin, violoncello and piano,Op. IV, No.1 (1896, WF 47)
                                            Trio, E-dur for violin, violoncello and piano (1900, WF 86),

Publications:
Oto-to-Kotoba Edition
4-9-5 Asakusabashi
Taito-ku, 111-0053
Toyko
Japan

music scores: (mail-charge: JPY1000)
Furtwaengler/ 11 Songs (for high voice)        Price   3,500 JPY
(WF26,49,57,58,74,78,79,80,83,87,90)
Furtwaengler/ 2 Fantasies for piano, WF85                2,500
(all world first publication)

Bruckner/ Symphony No.5 (F.Schalk Edition)              3,300
Bruckner/ Symphony No.8 (J.Schalk Edition)              3,800
Bruckner/ Symphony No.9 (F.Loewe Edition)              3,600
(all world first revised publication)