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The Devil’s Music Master: The Controversial Life and Career of Wilhelm Furtwängler
Sam H. Shirakawa
Conductor biography / political history · 1992 · English
Sam H. Shirakawa. The Devil’s Music Master: The Controversial Life and Career of Wilhelm Furtwängler. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. ISBN 0195065085.
This biography documents the career and artistic profile of Wilhelm Furtwängler, placing conducting practice, institutional appointments, repertoire, rehearsals, recordings and professional networks within a chronological life narrative. It is particularly useful for reconstructing how twentieth-century orchestral culture was shaped by individual conductors and by the ensembles, opera houses…
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Richard Strauss: An Intimate Portrait
Kurt Wilhelm
Biography / documentary portrait · 1989 · English
Kurt Wilhelm. Richard Strauss: An Intimate Portrait. London: Thames and Hudson, 1989.
Richard Strauss: An Intimate Portrait is a substantial biographical or documentary resource concerning Richard Strauss. The dossier identifies the work by author and subject and places it within the history of performance, composition, institutions, repertory and reception where relevant. It is especially useful for distinguishing primary testimony, later…
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The Life of Robert Schumann
Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski
Biography / historical source · English or original-language historical edition
Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski. The Life of Robert Schumann. Historical edition / bibliographic record.
This curated dossier identifies The Life of Robert Schumann by Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski as a distinct Library resource and makes it discoverable through normalized title and author forms. The work is valuable as a historical source, critical study or documentary witness and belongs to the core literature…
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The Furtwängler Record
John Ardoin
Biography / discography / conducting history · 1994 · English
John Ardoin. The Furtwängler Record. Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press, 1994.
The Furtwängler Record is a substantial biographical or documentary resource concerning Wilhelm Furtwängler. The dossier identifies the work by author and subject and places it within the history of performance, composition, institutions, repertory and reception where relevant. It is especially useful for distinguishing primary testimony, later recollection and…
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Furtwängler: The Man and His Music
John Ardoin
Biography / conductor / performance history · 1994 · English
John Ardoin. Furtwängler: The Man and His Music. Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press, 1994.
This expanded dossier treats Furtwängler: The Man and His Music as a substantial source on Wilhelm Furtwängler. It records the bibliographic identity of the volume and situates the narrative within the artist’s chronology, professional network, repertory, institutional environment and reception. Particular attention is paid to the difference between…
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