An dieser Aufnahme zeigt sich, welche exakten Tempovorstellungen Furtwängler hatte. GERADE bei Wagner orientiert er sich ganz an den Tempovorstellungen des Komponisten. Bravo Bravissimo.❤
The close-ups of the audience members were filmed prior to the concert. No fidgeting, talking or coughing was allowed. This performance took place in a factory, and the workers were told to behave like statues totally engrossed in the music. I must admit the workers did a decent job of feigning total absorption in Wagner's music, including that very pretty fraulein at 6:50.
La calidad del sonido no es muy buena, parece constreñido, por eso no se aprecia la grandeza de esta obra y no creo que sea por culpa de Furtwängler...que opinan Vds...? Saludos desde España...
The decor, too, is "once in a lifetime". As for the performance, Toscanini's observant, exciting performance at pretty much ONE tempo strikes me as more consistent with the work's overall character than the various little hysterias presented here. WF's performances AFTER the war were much better than those he gave during the war.
I think it might make sense to say that Wagner's works are so enduring precisely because you can have such diverse interpretations by truly great conductors. That being said, I agree that this performance is a bit frantic.
Many people know what is exactly happening here. Others aren't aware of it. Doensn't matter ... here are seconds of pure destiny. And a very last fight.
Vintage recording sounds funny, poor things. But still, Wagner would have wept if he was still alive at the time to listen to this recording by Telefunken lol.
An dieser Aufnahme zeigt sich, welche exakten Tempovorstellungen Furtwängler hatte. GERADE bei Wagner orientiert er sich ganz an den Tempovorstellungen des Komponisten. Bravo Bravissimo.❤
Sin dudas uno de los mejores directores que dirigió obras de Wagner.
The eyes of audiences were very impressive. Some of them might think this concert is the last experienc of their life.
Their eyes are saying: I hate the overtime at work but I have to do for the Fuhrer.
The audience close-ups were filmed prior to the actual concert. You can tell it was staged.
What a historical recording - it almost feels unreal. Thank you so much for this!!!
Very special and once in a lifetime footage! Furtwängler and the BPO were great !
I want to give more thumb ups !
Amazing.
Thank you so much!
The close-ups of the audience members were filmed prior to the concert. No fidgeting, talking or coughing was allowed. This performance took place in a factory, and the workers were told to behave like statues totally engrossed in the music. I must admit the workers did a decent job of feigning total absorption in Wagner's music, including that very pretty fraulein at 6:50.
1942? Who'd have thought a war was raging.
And yet the gas ovens remained lit. German inventiveness knew no bounds.
The audience knew that Germany was now at war with the British Empire, the Soviet Union and the USA. In other words, Germany was screwed.
En la fabrica aeg
Serh schön das ist wie immer...Deutchland
immer Nazi musick
Sie meinen Deutschland, nicht?
Histórico documento.
La calidad del sonido no es muy buena, parece constreñido, por eso no se aprecia la grandeza de esta obra y no creo que sea por culpa de Furtwängler...que opinan Vds...? Saludos desde España...
The decor, too, is "once in a lifetime". As for the performance, Toscanini's observant, exciting performance at pretty much ONE tempo strikes me as more consistent with the work's overall character than the various little hysterias presented here. WF's performances AFTER the war were much better than those he gave during the war.
A minority view, that!!!!
Furtwängler tempo changes are more consistent with the german musical romantic tradition. Toscanini did it wrong
Porque era antinazi!!!
I think it might make sense to say that Wagner's works are so enduring precisely because you can have such diverse interpretations by truly great conductors.
That being said, I agree that this performance is a bit frantic.
Toscanini did it better
Many people know what is exactly happening here.
Others aren't aware of it.
Doensn't matter ... here are seconds of pure destiny.
And a very last fight.
The fact that this concert was recorded in 1942 in Nazi Germany with war and genocide raging throughout Europe makes it creepy as hell.
Vintage recording sounds funny, poor things. But still, Wagner would have wept if he was still alive at the time to listen to this recording by Telefunken lol.