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Furtwängler, Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Furtwängler, WilhelmFurtwängler, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm [key]Furtwängler, Wilhelm f&oobreve;rtˈvĕng-lər [key], 1886–1954, German conductor, b. Berlin; son of Adolf Furtwängler. One of the…Rose, Gustav
(Encyclopedia) Rose, GustavRose, Gustavg&oobreve;sˈtäf rōˈzə [key], 1798–1873, German mineralogist. He served as professor at the Univ. of Berlin from 1839. Noted especially as a crystallographer…Destinn, Emmy
(Encyclopedia) Destinn, Emmy (Ema Kittl)Destinn, Emmydĕsˈtĭn [key], 1878–1930, Czechoslovakian soprano. She debuted in Berlin in 1898 before singing the title role in the London production of Madame…Axis
(Encyclopedia) Axis, coalition of countries headed by Germany, Italy, and Japan, 1936–45 (see World War II). The expression “Rome-Berlin axis” originated in Oct., 1936, with an accord reached by…Walter Braunfels — Berlin Radio Choir, German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin <br/><span class="rm" >Lothar Zagrosek conducting</span>
Die VogelLondon The London label's Entartete Musik series of works suppressed by the Third Reich has yielded lots of surprises but none more delightful than this operatic adaptation of…Karajan, Herbert von
(Encyclopedia) Karajan, Herbert vonKarajan, Herbert vonkäräyänˈ [key], 1908–89, Austrian conductor. Karajan began his conducting career in 1927. After World War II his reputation spread through…Arrau, Claudio
(Encyclopedia) Arrau, ClaudioArrau, Claudioclawdēō ărˈrō [key], 1903–91, classical pianist, b. Chile. In 1911 he was sponsored by the Chilean government to study with Martin Krause in Berlin, where…Havel
(Encyclopedia) HavelHavelhäˈfəl [key], river, c.215 mi (350 km) long, rising in the lake region of Mecklenburg, N Germany. It flows generally S through West Berlin to Potsdam where it turns west. At…Blacher, Boris
(Encyclopedia) Blacher, BorisBlacher, Borisbläˈkhər [key], 1903–75, Estonian-German composer, b. Yingkou, China. Blacher lived for six years in Siberia. He studied in Berlin and in 1953 became the…Walter, Bruno
(Encyclopedia) Walter, Bruno, 1876–1962, German-American conductor, b. Berlin as Bruno Walter Schlesinger. Walter studied at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin. After he had conducted in several German…Trending
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