Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream - Furtwangler -(part1)

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream
(part1)
Orchestra: Berlin Orchestra
Director: Wilhelm Furtwangler
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(part1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUoB55XKEL4

(part2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVCz4qPH5sU
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Music

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• felix
• mendelssohn
• a
• midsummer
• night's
• dream
• wilhelm
• furtwangler

[ocramizz]

Beautiful music!! Thank you Mendelsohnn, and Berliner!

[picmeco]

Thank you soooo much for this! I have always loved Furtwangler's warmth and musicality, and this is yet another great treasure of his. Thanks for posting.

[larsbrp]

@Raggedy9

In Fact Furtwängler tried to get work in USA but was rejekted in the last moment.

He was dismissed as Chief for the German Opera in Berlin because of his support to the jews.

Greetings -

Furtwängler versuchte Arbeit zu bekommen in USA aber wurde in letzter Augenblick abgewiesen.

Furtwängler war Leiter der Deutschen Oper in Berlin, aber wurde von den Nazis gefeuert als er sich weigerte jüdische musik aus dem Program wegzunehmen - es handelte sich um die Oper Matthis der Maler.

Gruss

[butterfly9684]

Where is the MSND ballet?

[KyrieEleison46]

Absolutely beautiful, great music to go jogging to!

[Raggedy9]

@IAMWONDER . . . who refused to work under the Nazis provided hope and comfort to the enemies of fascism; famous artists who remained were useful propaganda for the Nazis whatever their beliefs. I find it strange to hear F. referred to as "one of the most important GERMAN conductors." Art transcends nationality; he was one of the great conductors, period. If F. thought of himself as a German first, it betrays how insidious nationalism is, and explains his (lack of) action.

[Raggedy9]

@IAMWONDER Du hast vollkommen recht ueber F., die Nazis, und seine attempts um die Juden seines Orchesters zu helfen. Wie Sie sehen, kann ich nur schlecht auf Deutsch schreiben, so I will continue in English. I think his failing was his remarkable political naivete in not understanding that compromise was impossible with the Nazis. Most Germans had to stay in Germany regardless of their beliefs, but F. was in a position to get work elsewhere. Non-Jewish Germans such as Lehmann and Dietrich

[kingsott]

To Aristopus. Correction: Mendelssohn was born in 1809; Chopin & Schumann in 1810; & Liszt in 1811. What a galaxy! Kingsott

[deandusk]

@ocramizz and furtwangler

[Aruthiand]

How about you go learn facts before you spew BS. "The majority of Europe speaks English"? What kind of BS is that?

[RHutton2710]

Music is there to be listened to. The video doesn't matter.

[ajsmashy]

What a hideous advert you have rolling across the screen. Quite ruins the music.