I have a DG vinyl box set of his Beethoven symphonies, but for the most part I just dipped my toe into the Furtwangler catalog. Yeah, I did have access to a lot of his recordings, thanks to my year or so working at Tower Classical Records in Hollywood. And to be sure, there were a couple of dedicated Furtwangler fans among my co-workers who regularly put him on the store’s stereo (including a guy we referred to as Grandma behind his back). In any case, I found his readings to be emotional as hell if just a bit too undisciplined for my taste.
How far down the Furtwangler rabbit hole did you go?
Qobuz has an apparently complete collection of Furtwangler recordings to match John Hunt's discography. After adding 1000+ tracks to a Furtwangler playlist, I felt like Gandalf climbing the Endless Stair (in reverse). My question to Furtwangler fans is how far down this particular mixed metaphor did you go? And was there a hidden gem down at the bottom?
* cultural reference.