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I wondered how Furtwangler related to his rival. Hans Knappertsbusch, who is remembered even slower tempi.

--They were even good colleagues who respected each other as professionals. Once, Willem took me to hear Kan s Ring. When the curtain went up and the Rheinmaidens started singing, the pace really was very leisurely. Rhein ... droned the first syllable, for what seemed an eternity. Willem leaned over and whispered in my ear : By this time I m already through with ... gold.

Martin Bernheimer,
FURTWANGLER RECALLED