Better to have heard him AFTER they war, after the Nazis were defeated and after Germany, with help of its former enemies, was rebuilt. Furtwangler became an even greater conductor in the 1950's, after his audience changed (you might say).
When I was beginning to appreciate classical music I didn't like slow movements until I heard Furtwangler conduct the 3rd movement. It changed my whole perspective. Unsurpassed!
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@@peterheisler4648 Yes---agree, but it is Beethoven as "heard" by Wagner just after composing Tristan. As a matter of taste, I prefer the austerity of Klemperer because the overall form as more "present", but I grant that listening to the Ninth 3rd movement under Furtwangler is an extraordinary, almost transcendental experience.