• 34 CDs covering all creative periods of Furtwängler’s recording career on Deutsche Grammophon and Decca, as well as his early Polydor recordings and post-war radio broadcasts, plus an interview with the maestro presenting general insights about musical interpretation and philosophy (in German).
• 1 DVD featuring Furtwängler’s iconic Don Giovanni at Salzburg Festival 1954 with a captivating cast including Cesare Siepi, Elisabeth Grümmer, Anton Dermota, Erna Berger, Lisa della Casa, Walter Berry and the Wiener Philharmoniker.
• Each album has a colour-coded sleeve to give easy access to and an overview on the repertoire segments.
• 76-page booklet (En/De) with insightful essays:
o “The Fall and Rise of Wilhelm Furtwängler” biography by Norman Lebrecht
o “A Childlike Dionysos” by Furtwängler expert Rob Cowan, discussing the recorded legacy itself
o Rare and rediscovered photo material
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, Op. 21
- recorded 1929
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Wilhelm Furtwängler
Bach, J S: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air (‘Air on a G String’)
- recorded 1930
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Wilhelm Furtwängler
Schubert: Rosamunde, D797: Ballet Music No. 2
- recorded 1929
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Wilhelm Furtwängler
Wagner: Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1
- recorded 1930
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Wilhelm Furtwängler
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude & Liebestod
- recorded 1930
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Wilhelm Furtwängler
Schubert: Die Zauberharfe (The Magic Harp), D 644 – Overture
- recorded 1930
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Wilhelm Furtwängler
Strauss, R: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
- includes rehersal, recorded 1931
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Wilhelm Furtwängler
Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, Op. 26
- includes rehersal, recorded 1930
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Wilhelm Furtwängler
Berlioz: Rákóczi March (from La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24)
- recorded 1930
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Wilhelm Furtwängler
Schubert: Rosamunde, D797: Entr’acte No. 3
- recorded 1930
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Wilhelm Furtwängler