Rob Cowan celebrates the career of the great German conductor
Wilhelm Furtwangler , who died 50 years ago today.
Music conducted by Furtwangler unless otherwise stated.
Who Was Wilhelm Furtwangler ? Rob Cowan looks at the conductor's background.
7.35 Wagner Siegfried 's Funeral Music (Gotterdammerung) Berlin PO
7.50 Rob Cowan talks to Eric Wen about the influence of Heinrich Schenker 's system of musical analysis on Furtwangler's work.
8.00 Mozart Symphony No 40 in G minor, K550 (1st mvt) Vienna PO
8.07 Rob Cowan and Richard Osborne compare live and studio performances by Furtwangler.
8.20 Schumann Symphony No 4 in D minor (3rd and 4th mvts) Berlin PO
8.40 Former orchestral players recall their experiences of working with Furtwangler,
9.04 Weber Overture: Der Freischutz Berlin PO
9.15 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf , Dietrich Fischer -Dieskau and other great singers recall their experiences of working with Furtwangler as an opera conductor and lieder accompanist.
9.50 Wagner Tristan und Isolde, Act 1 Scene 3 (excerpt) Kirsten Flagstad and Blanche Thebom (sopranos). Philharmonia
10.00 Rob Cowan and Richard Osborne discuss Furtwangler's work in the Baroque and 20th-century fields.
10.10 Hindemrth Turandot Scherzo (Symphonic Metamorphosis of themes by Weber) Berlin PO
10.20 The Man behind the Mask
Furtwangler's widow, Elisabeth, and singers Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf shed light on the conductor's enigmatic personality.
10.35 Beethoven Symphony No 9 in D minor (Choral) (finale) Soloists, Lucerne Festival Chorus, Philharmonia
11.05 Tully Potter , Michael Tanner and Richard Evans examine the controversies surrounding Furtwangler's role during the Nazi period in Germany.
11.15 The Legacy What influence did
Furtwangler have on future generations of musicians? With Tully Potter , Michael Tanner , Daniel Barenboim and Christian Thielemann.
11.30 Furtwangler the Composer
Furtwangler Symphony No 2 (1st mvt)
Chicago SO, conductor Daniel Barenboim