"In 1944, the conductor conveys an edge of your seat volatility that may have something to do with the circumstances under which the recording was made... Furtwängler finds a truth in these scores that only the most penetrating and dedicated artists ever realize... a summit of the art of conducting" - Fanfare
"It would be implausible that Furtwängler is doing anything other than venting his angst through this troubling music... For those who want a recording of Furtwängler’s famous 1942 account this is the best I have heard." - MusicWeb International
This week we reissue our Complete Furtwängler Beethoven Symphonies in a beautifully packaged 6-CD set, complete with a newly-updated 1942 Ninth Symphony.
We also celebrate Britten's 111th birthday, with an 11% discount on all his music at Pristine.