Herbert von Karajan
1908 Born in Salzburg on April 5. The Karajan family originally came from Macedonia in Northern Greece and bore the name Karajannis. Herbert von Karajan’s great-great-grandfather emigrated to Saxony but eventually settled as a merchant in Vienna. For his services in the furtherance of trade and industry, Frederick Augustus, Elector of Saxony, raised him to the nobility on 1 June 1792. As knights of the Holy Roman Empire, the Karajannis family henceforth called themselves “Karajan”. 1912 First piano lessons from the well-known teacher and impresario Franz Ledwinka. 1913 Performs for the first time in public, at a charity concert. 1916–26 Studies at the Mozarteum Conservatory in Salzburg, taught by Franz Ledwinka, Franz Sauer and Bernhard Paumgartner, the last of whom also encourages him to be trained as a conductor. 1917 January 27: First public appearance as a pianist at the Mozarteum. 1926 Graduates from the Classical Secondary School in Salzburg, with a paper about “Thermodynamics and Internal Combustion Engines”. Graduate of the Mozarteum. 1926–28 Studies at the Vienna College of Technology and at the Institute of Musicology at Vienna University. 1926–29 Studies at the Vienna School of Music (piano) and qualifies as a conductor. 1928 December 17: First conducts in public in Vienna during a concert given by students of Alexander Wunderer’s conducting class. 1929 January 22: First public appearance as a conductor in Salzburg. April 19: Conducts Salome at the Festspielhaus, Salzburg. 1929–34 Engaged as principal conductor at the Stadttheater, Ulm. Responsible for summer courses for conducting at the Mozarteum International Foundation. Guest conductor with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. 1934 August 21: Conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker for the first time in Salzburg. 1934–42 Responsible for opera and symphony concerts at Aachen opera house. 1937 June 1: Conducts at the Vienna State Opera for the first time (Tristan und Isolde). 1938 April 8: Conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker for the first time. September 30: Debut at the Berlin State Opera in Fidelio. October 21: International triumph with Tristan und Isolde at the same place – hailed by a Berlin critic as “The Karajan Miracle”. First contract with the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft (extending until 1943). First recording: Magic Flute Overture, with the Berlin Staatskapelle. 1939 Appointed Staatskapellmeister at the Berlin State Opera. 1946 January 12: First post-war concert, in Vienna with the Wiener Philharmoniker. First contacts with Walter Legge, Artistic Director of Columbia Records and founder of the Philharmonia Orchestra, London. Assisted at the Salzburg Festival. 1947 October: First collaboration with the Singverein of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna. 1948–49 Appearances at the Salzburg Festival. 1948 onwards: Artistic Director of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna. Principal conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra; close collaboration with the Philharmonia Orchestra, London. Associate conductor of La Scala, Milan. Numerous guest appearances in Europe and overseas. Runs courses for conductors in Lucerne; appearances at the Lucerne Festival. 1951–52 Conducts at the Bayreuth Festival. 1955 Appointed principal conductor (from 1956 for life) of the Berliner Philharmoniker as successor to Wilhelm Furtwängler. 1957–60 Artistic Director of the Salzburg Festival. 1957–64 Artistic Director of the Vienna State Opera; collaboration with La Scala, Milan. 1958 October 6: Marries Eliette Mouret. 1959 Renewed collaboration with the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. First stereo recording: Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben. 1960 June 25: Birth of daughter Isabel (with the Wiener Philharmoniker acting as godparents). 1963 October 15: Opening concert of the Philharmonie in Berlin (Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony). Release of the recording of Beethoven’s Nine Symphonies as an integral cycle, which proves to be one of the most successful projects in classical recording history. 1963–68 Exclusive contract with the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. 1964 January 2: Birth of daughter Arabel (with the Berliner Philharmoniker acting as godparents). August: Appointed to board of directors of the Salzburg Festival. Since 1965 Production of films of concerts and operas, with Karajan acting as conductor and director; cooperation with French film director Henri-Georges Clouzot. 1967 Inauguration of the Salzburg Easter Festival; founder and Artistic Director: Herbert von Karajan. March 19: Opening of the Easter Festival with the performance of Die Walküre. 1968 March 4: Bestowal of a Ring by Salzburg Province. April 4: Given freedom of the City of Salzburg. April 8: Awarded the Golden Gramophone by Deutsche Grammophon “as a token of admiration and gratitude”. August 14: Appointed Honorary Senator of Salzburg University. Establishment of the “Herbert von Karajan Foundation” in Berlin, for the encouragement of scientific work on the dissemination of conscious musical feeling. The foundation also organizes a competition for young conductors. 1969 Establishment of a “Research Institute of the Herbert von Karajan Foundation for Experimental Psychology in Music”, as part of the Psychological Institute at the University of Salzburg. August 31: Awarded the Arts Prize of the City of Lucerne. 1970 New exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. 1973 Inauguration of the Salzburg Whitsun Concerts; founder and Director: Herbert von Karajan. 1978 May 12: Receives Honorary Doctorate from Salzburg University. June 21: Receives Honorary Doctorate from Oxford University. 1979 Prize of the French President for all new recordings made in the year 1978 as part of the Grand Prix international du disque awarded by the Charles Cros Academy in Paris. April 2: Musical inauguration of the “International Congress Centre” (ICC) in Berlin by Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker. May 17: Herbert von Karajan patronizes a new foundation bearing his name – gift of the Vienna Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde – which is dedicated in the main to scientific investigation in the neuro-physiological field. October 13: Named Honorary Doctor of Philosophy of the Waseda University, Tokyo. 1980 January: First digital recording in Berlin (Mozart’s The Magic Flute). August: The Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus presents Herbert von Karajan with the gold Clemens Krauss Medal. December 7: Celebration concert in Berlin on the occasion of Herbert von Karajan’s 25th anniversary as principal conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker. 1981 April 15: Presentation of the “Compact Disc Digital Audio System” during the Salzburg Easter Festival. May: Release of Deutsche Grammophon’s “Karajan Symphony Edition”: 28 LPs, comprising six complete symphonic cycles by Beet¬hoven, Brahms, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Tchaikovsky, compiled from recordings made in the ‘60s and ‘70s. July 27: Karajan is awarded the Cyril and Methodius Order, First Class, at the Council of Ministers building, Sofia, “for his outstanding services in collaboration with Bulgarian artists”. December 1: With the Berliner Philharmoniker, Karajan gives a concert for the first time in the new Gewandhaus in Leipzig. 1982 Foundation of Telemondial S.A.M., which, under the Maestro’s personal direction, will produce Herbert von Karajan’s complete repertoire again for the video disc: a new audio-visual medium. Video discs – in which Herbert von Karajan has complete artistic control of sound and film – will appear only when the equipment of reproduction has reached that necessary grade of perfection which Karajan has aspired to all his life. February: Eliette von Karajan’s debut as a painter, exhibiting her pictures on the record sleeves for the “Karajan Edition” in the new “Galleria” series. 50 original paintings adorn 50 record sleeves for 100 works by composers ranging from Vivaldi to Stravinsky. April 30/May 1: Gala concerts to mark the 100th anniversary of the Berliner Philharmoniker. June 12: Presentation of the first Compact Disc to the conductor (Strauss’s Alpine Symphony) while he is in Hamburg on tour with the Berliner Philharmoniker. June 14: Mayor Jacques Chirac presents Karajan with the “Médaille de Vermeil” in the Paris City Hall. July 29: Salzburg Festival – Karajan’s first ever recording of Puccini’s Turandot (with Katia Ricciarelli and Plácido Domingo) is presented to the public. August 2: First concert given by the Herbert von Karajan Foundation (for vocal studies) in Salzburg. October: First USA tour with the Berliner Philharmoniker since 1976. The tour is celebrated as a triumphant return, and the Maestro is greeted by standing ovations in Carnegie Hall, New York. December: The Governor of Salzburg, Dr. Wilfried Haslauer, presents Herbert von Karajan (as principal conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker) with a commemorative plaque, celebrating the orchestra’s artistic participation at the Salzburg Festival over 25 years. 1983 March: The Royal Philharmonic Society, London, honours Herbert von Karajan with its Gold Medal. April 5: Herbert von Karajan celebrates his 75th birthday in his home town of Salzburg. The province of Salzburg marks the occasion by issuing a commemorative postage stamp. July 26: The Salzburg Festival opens with a new production of Richard Strauss’s Rosenkavalier (producer and conductor: Herbert von Karajan). A Deutsche Grammophon recording of this opera, with the Maestro conducting Agnes Baltsa, Janet Perry, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Kurt Moll and the Wiener Philharmoniker, is released in Summer 1984. August: The UNESCO awards Herbert von Karajan its International Music Prize. Herbert von Karajan announces that he has agreed to produce two concerts per year, until 1986, with the Berliner Philharmoniker, for German Television (ZDF Channel). These concerts are broadcast live, with Karajan assuming complete artistic control. 1984 The first digital recording of the complete Beethoven Symphonies with Herbert von Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker is released on CD by Deutsche Grammophon. The complete Beethoven cycle is filmed by Telemondial. 1985 February: Awarded the Golden Camera by Hör zu magazine. April 2: Karajan signs a new long-term contract with Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. June 29: During a celebration of Solemn High Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome, for the Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, led by Pope John Paul II, Herbert von Karajan conducts the Vienna Singverein and the Wiener Philharmoniker in Mozart’s Coronation Mass. This marks the first time that an orchestra is allowed in the Holy City to participate during a Mass. World-wide television coverage and a Telemondial film follows. August: Receives the Honorary Ring of the Salzburg Festival, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Grosses Festspielhaus. December 7: 30th anniversary as principal conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker. 1986 January 25–26: Festive concert in Berlin commemorating the centenary of the birth of Wilhelm Furtwängler. Verdi’s Don Carlos performed at the Salzburg Easter Festival; the cast includes José Carreras, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Fiamma Izzo D’Amico and Agnes Baltsa, with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Live television broadcast in many European countries. June: In recognition of his artistic achievements, especially at the Easter, Whitsun and Summer Salzburg Festivals, Herbert von Karajan receives, at a ceremony in Athens, the Olympia Award of the Alexander Onassis Foundation; the prize-money goes towards the promotion of talented young singers. August 23: Presentation of Herbert von Karajan’s first recording of Don Giovanni at the Salzburg Festival (with Samuel Ramey in the title role, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Kathleen Battle, Gösta Winbergh, Ferruccio Furlanetto and the Berliner Philharmoniker. 1987 January 1: Herbert von Karajan conducts for the first time the New Year’s Concert of the Wiener Philharmoniker in the Great Hall of the Musikverein in Vien¬na. Worldwide television relay. New production of Don Giovanni at the Salzburg Easter and Summer Festivals. May 1: Opening concert of the 750th anniversary celebrations of the city of Berlin with works by Mozart (Divertimento K. 334) and Richard Strauss (Also sprach Zarathustra). June: Tour of European capital cities (London, Brussels and Paris) with the Berliner Philharmoniker. October 28: Inaugural concert of the new Chamber-Music Hall of the Philharmonie in Berlin; Karajan conducts Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, with Anne-Sophie Mutter as soloist. November: Highly acclaimed six-city tour of West Germany with the Berliner Philharmoniker. 1988 Spring: Karajan Edition “100 Masterpieces”, on 25 CDs, decorated with paintings by Eliette von Karajan, is released by Deutsche Grammophon in celebration of Herbert von Karajan’s 80th birthday on April 5. Early recordings from 1938–43 are released for the first time on CD, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Herbert von Karajan’s association with Deutsche Grammophon. April/May: Tour of Japan with the Berliner Philharmoniker. October: Tour of Europe and the USA with the Berliner Philharmoniker. 1989 February: Last guest appearance in the USA with the Wiener Philharmoniker. July 16: While in the process of rehearsing for Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera Herbert von Karajan dies of heart failure in his house in Anif near Salzburg.
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Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Peter Schreier
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Strauss II, J.: Die Fledermaus (Gala Performance)
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Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel; Salome's Dance of the Seven Veils; Tod und Verklärung
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Mozart: Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"; Haydn Symphony No. 103 "Drumroll"
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Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World" / Smetana: The Moldau
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Karajan: The Legendary Decca Recordings
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Puccini: La Bohème
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J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos BWV 1041 & BWV 142; Double Concerto BWV 1043
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Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Capriccio italien
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Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
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Sibelius: Violin Concerto; Finlandia
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Christian Ferras Edition, Vol. 16Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Wiener Singverein
Best of Chormusik
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Mozart: Requiem
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Beethoven: Symphonies & Violin Concerto
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Rostropovich - Chefs D'Oeuvres Pour Violoncelle
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Karajan Espectacular
Gundula Janowitz, Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Waldemar Kmentt
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Mozart.:Serenade In G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Divertimenti K.136, 137 & 138; Serenata notturna In D Major K. 239
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Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera
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Beethoven - The Symphonies
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Albinoni: Adagio in G Minor / Pachelbel: Canon
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Beethoven: The Symphonies
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Mozart, W.A.: Krönungsmesse - Coronation Mass - Messe du Couronnement
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Recomposed - Original Music
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
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Brahms: The Four Symphonies
Gundula Janowitz, Berliner Philharmoniker, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder, TrV 296, Capriccio, Op. 85, TrV 279
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Tchaikovsky: 6 Symphonies
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Sibelius: Violin Concerto; Finlandia; Tapiola
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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7; Valse triste
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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6; The Swan of Tuonela
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Complete Sibelius Recordings on DG
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op. 23
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Wagner: Parsifal
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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos.4 & 7; Valse triste
Gidon Kremer, Shlomo Mintz, Giuseppe Sinopoli
Mad About Violin
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Mad About Sopranos
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Vivaldi: Concertos
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Mozart: Serenade In G, K:525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Divertimento No.15 In B Flat Major, K.287
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Mozart: Horn Concertos
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Spin On Classical Music 3 - Larger Than Life
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Spin On Classical Music 1 - Classical Music Is Everywhere
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21; Symphonies No. 35 "Haffner" & No. 41 "Jupiter"
Sena Jurinac, Graziella Sciutti, Giulietta Simionato
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
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Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite
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Ravel: Boléro, Rapsodie espagnole / Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis, Op. 123
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Beethoven: Die Symphonien
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Beethoven: "Egmont"; Wellington's Victory; Military Marches
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Bruckner: Symphonies No. 4 - No. 9
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Bruckner:Symphonies No. 4 - No. 9
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Bruckner: 9 Symphonies
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Tchaikovsky – The Symphonies
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Anne-Sophie Mutter - The Early Years
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Beethoven: The Symphonies (Dolby Atmos)
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Mozart: Late Symphonies
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Schumann: The 4 Symphonies
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Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana / Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat, Op. 83 / Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Dvorák: Symphony No.9 , Op.95, B. 178 "From the New World"
Dolby Atmos
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Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op.4; Pelléas und Mélisande, Op.5
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Brahms: 8 Hungarian Dances / Dvorak: 5 Slavonic Dances; Scherzo Capriccioso
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Gundula Janowitz, Eberhard Waechter, Berliner Philharmoniker
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op.45
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The Christmas Album
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Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Rolando Panerai
Puccini; La Bohème (set)
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Prokofiev: Symphony No.5 In B-Flat, Op.100 / Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Mozart: Violin Concerto No.3 In G, K.216; Violin Concerto No.5 In A, K.219
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Respighi: The Fountains Of Rome, P. 106; The Pines Of Rome, P. 141; Ancient Airs And Dances - Suite III, P. 172 / Quintettino Op.30 No.6, G.324 / Albinoni: Adagio In G Minor
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Beethoven: 9 Symphonies; Overtures
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Beethoven: Symphony No.9
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Herbert von Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker
Leontyne Price, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Giuseppe Taddei
Puccini: Tosca
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
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Strauss, R.: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190 / Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll, WWV 103
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Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 1-6
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Albinoni / Vivaldi / J.S. Bach / Mozart
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Tschaikowsky: Symphonie Nr. 5 e-Moll Op. 64
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Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
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Strauss, R.: Four Last Songs; Orchestral Works
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Haydn: The Creation
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Wagner: Götterdämmerung
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Wagner: Siegfried
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Wagner: Das Rheingold
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Wagner: Die Walküre
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op.35 / Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Op.45, TH 47; Overture 1812, Op.49, TH 49
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Verdi: Falstaff
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Strauss, R.: Vier letzte Lieder, TrV 296; 6. Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland, Sechs Lieder, Op.56; Capriccio, Op.85
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Mozart: Divertimenti KV 247, 251, 287 & 334
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Anne-Sophie Mutter, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
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Tchaikovsky: Overture "1812"; Romeo and Julia; Marche Slave Op.31; Capriccio italien Op.45
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Strauss, R.: Also sprach Zarathustra; Till Eulenspiegel; Don Juan; Salome's Dance Of The Seven Veils
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Strauss, R.: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.30; Till Eulenspiegel, Op.28; Don Juan, Op.20; Salome's Dance Of The Seven Veils, Op.54
Fritz Wunderlich, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Karl Böhm
Best of Schubert
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Best of Brahms
Eloquence
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Brahms: Symphony No.3 In F, Op.90; Tragic Overture, Op.81
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Ravel: Bolero / Debussy: La Mer / Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition
Wiener Philharmoniker, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Herbert von Karajan
Die Fledermaus - Highlights
Mstislav Rostropovich, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Dvorák: Cello Concerto / Tchaikovsky: Variations On A Rococo Theme
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Mahler: Symphony No.5 In C Sharp Minor
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Matthias Arfmann, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Recomposed
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Ravel: Boléro, M.81 / Debussy: La Mer, L.109 / Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition
Sviatoslav Richter, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanislaw Wislocki
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 In C Minor, Op.18 / Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 In B Flat Minor, Op.23
Mstislav Rostropovich, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Dvorák: Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op.104, B. 191 / Tchaikovsky: Variations On A Rococo Theme, Op.33
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Mahler: Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor
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Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande / Berg: Three Pieces for Orchestra / Webern: Passacaglia
3 CD's
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Bach, J.S.: Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067 & Suite No.3 In D, BWV 1068
Herbert von Karajan
Karajan 60s/1
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D, Op.73
CD 20
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Werner Krenn
Mozart, W.A.: Requiem In D Minor, K.626
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Strauss, R.: Don Quixote; Horn Concerto No.2
Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Christa Ludwig
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
96 kHz / 24 Bit
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Ileana Cotrubas, Frederica von Stade
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Bruckner: 9 Symphonies
9 CDsRenata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Aldo Protti
Verdi: Otello
2 CDsBerliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Morning Mood - Romantic Moments
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Napoleon - A Musical Odyssey
Beethoven · Strauss · Haydn · Schoenberg · Tchaikovsky:Bläser der Berliner Philharmoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Radetzky March - Marches & Polkas
New York Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra Washington, Berliner Philharmoniker
Twilight Of The Gods: The Essential Wagner Collection
Horst Stein, Lorin Maazel, Herbert von Karajan
Music by Grieg and Sibelius
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Karajan Festival
5 CDs
Lella Cuberli, Trudeliese Schmidt, Vinson Cole
Beethoven: Mass In D, Op.123 - "Missa Solemnis"
Kathleen Battle, Janet Perry, Trudeliese Schmidt
Mozart: Mass K.317 "Coronation Mass" / Bruckner: Te Deum
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 In D Minor, Op.125 "Choral"
96 kHz / 24 BitHerbert von Karajan
Classic Karajan - The Essential Collection
Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Elizabeth Harwood
Puccini: La Bohème
Elizabeth Harwood, Teresa Stratas, Donald Grobe
Lehár: Die Lustige Witwe - Highlights
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 In E Minor, Op.93
CD 44Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Grieg: Holberg Suite / Prokofiev: Symphonie Classique
Agnes Baltsa, José Carreras, Katia Ricciarelli
Bizet: Carmen - Highlights
José van Dam, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Ileana Cotrubas
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro - Highlights
Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan - The Platinum Collection
Set
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
101 Herbert von Karajan
CD 6 of 6
Herbert von Karajan
Karajan - 1970s
4Thomas Brandis, Emil Maas, Neithart Resa
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Strauss, Johann and Josef: Waltzes and Polkas
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.2 & 4
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Tchaikovsky: Ouverture solennelle "1812"; Nutcracker Suite; Marche slave; Capriccio italien
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Mozart: Coronation Mass
2 CDs
Carlo Bergonzi, Joan Carlyle, Giuseppe Taddei
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker
Beethoven: Symphony No.9
Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker
Beethoven: Symphony No.9
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Bizet: Carmen Suite No.1 – The Works
International Version
Herbert von Karajan
Karajan 60s/4
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Overtures
Australian Eloquence Digital
Various Artists, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Ileana Cotrubas
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
3 CDs
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies
Australian Eloquence Digital 5 CDs
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites - The Nutcracker; The Sleeping Beauty; Swan Lake
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Holst: The Planets
CD 22 of 50
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Brahms: Symphonies Nos.2 & 4
CD 2
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Janet Perry
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Act 3
CD 3Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.5 & 6 "Pastorale"
Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado
Basic Mendelssohn
2 CD's
Neeme Järvi, Herbert von Karajan
Basic Grieg
2 CD's
Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan, Seiji Ozawa
Basic Opera
2 CD's
Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado
Basic Tchaikovsky
2 CD's
Boston Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg, Berliner Philharmoniker
Basic Richard Strauss
2 CDs
Herbert von Karajan, Okko Kamu
Basic Sibelius
2 CD'sGundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers
Beethoven: Fidelio
2 CDs
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Bizet: Carmen Suite No.1
Neeme Järvi, Claudio Abbado, Herbert von Karajan
Good Morning! - Classics for Breakfast
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Symphony No.8; Symphony No.9 (rehearsal)
Herbert von Karajan
Deluxe Edition Herbert von Karajan - Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9; Rehearsal Symphony No.9
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Schumann: 4 Symphonies
3 CDsBerliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Haydn, J.: 6 "Paris" & 12 "London" Symphonies
7 CDs
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56A; Tragic Overture, Op.81
CD 3
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Mozart: Symphonies Nos.40 & 41 "Jupiter"
CD 3Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Brahms: The Complete Symphonies
3 CDsEdith Mathis, Liselotte Rebmann, Werner Hollweg
Mendelssohn: 5 Symphonies
3 CDsAnne-Sophie Mutter, Antonio Meneses, Berliner Philharmoniker
Brahms Edition: Concertos
CD 3Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker
Brahms Edition: Orchestral Works
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Eliette von Karajan - Mein Leben an seiner Seite
Herbert von Karajan
Eliette von Karajan - Mein Leben an seiner Seite
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Schubert: Symphony No.9 In C Major D.944 "The Great" / Beethoven: Great Fugue In B Flat Major, Op.133 (Orchestral Version)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Karajan Gold
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Mozart: Divertimento K.334; Serenata notturna K.239
Leon Spierer, Michel Schwalbé, Hanns-Joachim Westphal
Handel: Concerti grossi Op.6
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Mozart, W.A.: Symphonies Nos. 29 & 39
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Vivaldi: Concerti "L'amoroso"; "Al Santo Sepolcro"; "L'inquietudine"; "Alla rustica"; "Madrigalesco"; "La notte"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 23 ; Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 98 ;Variations On A Theme By Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a; Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Strauss, R.: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Till Eulenspiegel, Op.28
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Bizet: Suites "Carmen" & "L'Arlésienne" / Offenbach: Barcarolle; Overture "Orpheus in the Underworld"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Brahms: Symphony No.2 In D Major, Op. 73; Variations On A Theme By Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a
Gundula Janowitz, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Strauss, R.: Four Last Songs; Metamorphoses; Oboe Concerto
Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan - The Legend (A Memorial Release)
2 CD's
Christian Ferras, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Brahms: Violin Concerto; Violin Sonata No.1
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Webern: Passacaglia for Orchestra; Five Movements; Six Pieces for Orchestra; Symphony Op.21
CD 3Agnes Baltsa, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Anne-Sophie Mutter
Karajan Master Recordings
Christian Ferras, Michel Schwalbé, Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan - The Music, The Legend
Myung-Whun Chung, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Herbert von Karajan
Classical Masterpieces Vol. 5
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Michel Schwalbé
Strauss, R.: Ein Heldenleben; Till Eulenspiegel
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring / Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Michel Schwalbé, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Morning Mood - Romantic Moments
EloquenceEugen Jochum, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine
Classical Masterpieces Vol. 4
Lazar Berman, Gidon Kremer, Orchestre Philharmonique De Berlin
Tchaïkovsky: Concerto pour piano n° 1 - Concerto pour violon
Oralia Dominguez, Richard Kraus, Janos Kulka
Oralia Dominguez, mezzo-soprano - Recital
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Strauss: New Year's Concert in Vienna 1987
WDR Sinfonieorchester, Herbert von Karajan
Orff: De Temporum Fine Comoedia
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Berliner Philharmoniker - Edition
EloquenceBerliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Serenaden
EloquenceBerliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Adagio - The Top 10
Various Orchestras, Herbert von Karajan
The First Recordings
6 CD'sAnna Tomowa-Sintow, Ileana Cotrubas, Frederica von Stade
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
3 CDsHelga Dernesch, Gundula Janowitz, Jess Thomas
Wagner: The Ring - Highlights
Eugen Jochum, Karl Böhm, Herbert von Karajan
Wagner: Overtures & Preludes
CD 2Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Mozart: Divertimenti
CD 2Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Bruckner: Symphony No.4 "Romantic"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht; Variations, Op.31
Herbert von Karajan
Karajan:Beethoven Sinfonie Nr. 3 + Leonore Ouvertüre Nr. 3
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 "Pathétique" / Smetana: The Moldau
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Das Weihnachtskonzert
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Ravel: Bolero; Rapsodie espagnole / Debussy: La mer; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune / Saint-Saens: "Organ" Symphony
2 CDsBerliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites; Holbert Suite / Sibelius: Finlandia; Tapiola; Valse Triste
2 CDs
Herbert von Karajan
Dvorak / Smetana
2 CDs
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; L'estro armonico / Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos.3 & 5; Suite No.3
2 CDs
Herbert von Karajan
Karajan - Famous Overtures
CD 2
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Brahms: The 4 Symphonies
CD 2Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Vivaldi: L'estro armonico (Concerto No.10) / Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No.3 & 5; Suite No.3
CD 2Herbert von Karajan
Dvorak: Slavonic Dances; Schero capriccioso / Smetana: Má Vlast
CD 2Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
R. Strauss: Zarathustra; Till; Don Juan; Heldenleben; Tod & Verklärung
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Symphony No.7 / Haydn: Symphony No.104
Maurizio Pollini, Jerzy Katlewicz, Herbert von Karajan
Chopin / Schumann: Piano Concertos
Bonus CDBerliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Ballet Music
Renata Tebaldi, Giulietta Simionato, Carlo Bergonzi
Verdi: Aida (highlights)
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Mendelssohn / Bruch: Violin Concertos
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Stravinsky: Apollon Musagète / Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Wagner: The Ring of the Nibelung (Highlights)
2 CDs
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39, 40 & 41; Requiem
CD 2Helsinki Radio Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu, Berliner Philharmoniker
Sibelius: Finlandia: Valse triste; Karelia Suite
2 CDsHerbert von Karajan, Emil Gilels, Colin Davis
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites; Holberg Suites; Piano Concerto
2 CDsCarlos Kleiber, Ferenc Fricsay, Giuseppe Sinopoli
Beautiful Wedding Melodies
Franz Crass, Gerd Nienstedt, Bayreuther Festspielchor
Wagner: Opera Choruses
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Michel Schwalbé
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Tchaikovsky: Capriccio; Overture "1812"
Renata Tebaldi, Giulietta Simionato, Carlo Bergonzi
Verdi: Aida
2 CDs
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Herbert von Karajan
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Puccini: Tosca (Highlights)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Rossini: 4 String Sonatas; Boccherini: Quintettino
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Haydn: Symphonies No. 94 "Surprise"; No. 96 "The Miracle"; No. 104
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Bach, J.S.: Mass in B minor
CD 2
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Webern: Passacaglia / Schoenberg: Variations Op.6 / Berg: 3 Pieces from the "Lyric Suite"; 3 Pieces for Orchestra Op.6
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
3 CDsBerliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies
5 CD's
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Tod und Verklärung
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Famous Ballet Music
CD 2Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Hanns-Martin Schneidt
Bach: Magnificat; 3 Motets
CD 8Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Bach: St. Matthew Passion - Arias & Choruses
CD 1Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Bach, J.S.: Brandenburg Concertos Nos.4, 5 & 6
Don Kosaken Chor, Serge Jaroff, Berliner Philharmoniker
Tschaikowsky: Capriccio Italien; Eugen Onegin; Romeo and Julia
EloquenceBerliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta
Montserrat Caballé, Maria Chiara, Mirella Freni
Puccini Gala
Staatskapelle Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker
The Artist's Album - Herbert von Karajan
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, David Garrett, Itamar Golan
Tune Your Brain With Mozart
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Brahms: The Complete Symphonies
2 CD'sBerliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Mahler: Symphony No.6 in A minor; Kindertotenlieder; Rückert-Lieder
CD 2
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Haydn: Die Schöpfung
CD 2
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Bach, J.S.: The Brandenburg Concertos; Suites Nos.2 & 3
CD 2
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos.4, 5 & 6 "Pathétique"
2 CD'sBerliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Tchaikovsky: Piano & Violin Concertos
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Symphony No.9
London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux, Wiener Staatsopernchor
Elgar: Enigma Variations / Holst:The Planets
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Mozart: Coronation Mass
2 CD'sBläser der Berliner Philharmoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan - Christmas Adagio
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Mozart, W.A.: Symphonies Nos.35 - 41
CD 2Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Verdi: Overtures & Preludes
CD 2Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Mahler: Symphony No.9; Kindertotenlieder; Rückert-Lieder
CD 2Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan - Adagio 2
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker
Anne-Sophie Mutter - Romance
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 In Eminor, Op. 93
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
2 CD'sWiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Verdi: Don Carlo
2 CDsWiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Verdi: Il Trovatore
CD 2
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Ravel: Boléro / Debussy: La Mer / Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Mstislav Rostropovich, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Dvorák: Cello Concerto / Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Haydn, J.: 6 "Paris" Symphonies
2 CD's
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Nielsen: Symphony No.4 "The Inextinguishable"/ Sibelius: Tapiola, Op. 112
Plácido Domingo, Roger Wagner Chorale, Roger Wagner
Domingo Favourites
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Symphony No.6 op.68 "pastorale"; no.8 op.93
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Bruckner: Symphony No.4 In E Flat Major "Romantic"
Janet Perry, Agnes Baltsa, Vinson Cole
Beethoven: Symphony No.9
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4
Christian Ferras, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Overtures
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
W.A. Mozart: Jupiter Symphonie
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Mozart: Symphonies Nos.32, 33, 35 "Haffner" & 36 "Linz"
Christoph Eschenbach, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Mark Zeltser
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1, Triple Concerto Op.56
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Brahms: Symphonies Nos.3&4
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Brahms: Symphony No.1 In C Minor, Op.68 / Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale In E Major, Op.52
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos.2 & 5; Hungarian Fantasia; Mephisto Waltz
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Tchaikovsky: 6 Symphonies
4 CD'sBerliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Brahms: The Symphonies
3 CDs
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Schumann: Symphony No.4 In D Minor, Op.120 / Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 In G Major, Op. 88
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Mendelssohn: 5 Symphonies
3 CDsBerliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Haydn: 12 Londoner Symphonien
5 CDs
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op.14; Dance of the Sylphs; Dance of the Will-o'-the-Wisps
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Schumann: Symphonies Nos.3 "Rhenish" & 4
CD 2Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 "Pathétique"
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble, Herbert von Karajan
Radetzky March - Prussian and Austrian Marches
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne (Excerpts) / Chopin: Les Sylphides
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
Lorin Maazel, Herbert von Karajan
Prokofiev: Peter und der Wolf / Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Brahms: Ungarische Tänze
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen - Highlights
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites Nos.1 & 2; From Holberg's Time; Sigurd Jorsalfar
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Herbert von Karajan
Die schönsten Chöre
CD 2Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
3 CDsWiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Adam: Giselle
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Puccini: Turandot
CD 2Katia Ricciarelli, Plácido Domingo, Barbara Hendricks
Puccini: Turandot - Highlights
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4; Capriccio italien
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Die Himmel Ruhmen (The Heavens Are Sounding)
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Claudio Abbado, Herbert von Karajan
Flieg, Gedanke... - Beliebte Opernchöre
Bläser der Berliner Philharmoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan - A Christmas Concert
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Kathleen Battle
New Year's Concert in Vienna 1987
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.1 & 4
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Brahms: Symphony No.1
Wiener Singverein, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion
CD 3
Samuel Ramey, Paata Burchuladze, Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Mozart: Don Giovanni - Highlights
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.5 & 8; Overture Fidelio
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Symphony No.3 "Eroica"; Overture "Leonore No.3"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Schubert: Symphony No.8 "Unfinished" / Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 "Italian"
Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Christa Ludwig
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
CD 3 of 3Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps; Apollo
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Solemn High Mass in St. Peter's
Papst Johannes Paul II, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Feierliches Hochamt Im Petersdom
Michel Schwalbé, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni / Albinoni: Adagio / Corelli: Christmas Concerto
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Smetana: The Moldau / Liszt: Les Préludes; Hungarian Rhapsody No.5 / Weber: Invitation to the Dance / Rossini: "William Tell" Overture
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Albinoni: Adagio in G minor / Pachelbel: Canon
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Haydn: Die Schöpfung
2 CD'sBerliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Strauss, Johann: Emperor Waltz; Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka; Roses From The South; The Gypsy Baron (Overture); Annen Polka; Wine, Women And Song; Hunting Polka
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Antonio Meneses, Berliner Philharmoniker
Brahms: Double Concerto In A Minor, Op. 102; Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Bizet: Carmen
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I singoli più rappresentativi di Herbert von Karajan, tra successi storici e nuove uscite.
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
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Beethoven: Symphony No.1 In C, Op.21: 3. Menuetto (Allegro molto e vivace)
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Beethoven: Symphony No.4 In B Flat, Op.60: 1. Adagio - Allegro vivace
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Beethoven: Symphony No.3 In E Flat, Op.55 -: 1. Allegro con brio
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Beethoven: Symphony No.5 In C Minor, Op.67: 4. Allegro
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Beethoven: Symphony No.1 In C, Op.21: 1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
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Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Symphony No.7 In A, Op.92: 3. Presto - Assai meno presto
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Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven: Symphony No.2 In D, Op.36: 2. Larghetto
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Beethoven: Symphony No.7 In A, Op.92: 4. Allegro con brio
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Beethoven: Symphony No.6 In F, Op.68 -: 2. Szene am Bach: (Andante molto mosso)
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Beethoven: Symphony No.1 In C, Op.21: 2. Andante cantabile con moto
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Beethoven: Symphony No.6 In F, Op.68 -: 5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm: Allegretto
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Beethoven: Symphony No.5 In C Minor, Op.67: 3. Allegro
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Beethoven: Symphony No.7 In A, Op.92: 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
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Beethoven: Symphony No.4 In B Flat, Op.60: 2. Adagio
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Beethoven: Symphony No.3 In E Flat, Op.55: 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
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Beethoven: Symphony No.1 In C, Op.21: 4. Finale (Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace)
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Beethoven: Symphony No.3 In E Flat, Op.55: 4. Finale (Allegro molto)
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Beethoven: Symphony No.8 In F, Op.93: 2. Allegretto scherzando
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Beethoven: Symphony No.7 In A, Op.92: 2. Allegretto
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Beethoven: Symphony No.2 In D, Op.36: 4. Allegro molto
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Beethoven: Symphony No.3 In E Flat, Op.55 -: 2. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai)
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Beethoven: Symphony No.9 In D Minor, Op.125 -: 3. Adagio molto e cantabile
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Beethoven: Symphony No.6 In F, Op.68 -: 1. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande: Allegro ma non troppo
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Beethoven: Symphony No.9 In D Minor, Op.125 -: 2. Molto vivace
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Beethoven: Symphony No.5 In C Minor, Op.67: 2. Andante con moto
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Beethoven: Symphony No.4 In B Flat, Op.60: 4. Allegro ma non troppo
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Beethoven: Symphony No.9 In D Minor, Op.125 -: Presto- "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" -Allegro assai
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Beethoven: Symphony No.6 In F, Op.68 -: 3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro)
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Beethoven: Symphony No.4 In B Flat, Op.60: 3. Allegro vivace
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Beethoven: Symphony No.8 In F, Op.93: 4. Allegro vivace
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Beethoven: Symphony No.6 In F, Op.68 -: 4. Gewitter, Sturm (Allegro)
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Beethoven: Symphony No.2 In D, Op.36: 1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
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Beethoven: Symphony No.8 In F, Op.93: 3. Tempo di menuetto
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 -: Presto -
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Beethoven: Symphony No.5 In C Minor, Op.67: 1. Allegro con brio
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Beethoven: Symphony No.2 In D, Op.36: 3. Scherzo (Allegro)
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Beethoven: Symphony No.9 In D Minor, Op.125 -: 1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
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BIOGRAFIA
1908 Born in Salzburg on April 5. The Karajan family originally came from Macedonia in Northern Greece and bore the name Karajannis. Herbert von Karajan’s great-great-grandfather emigrated to Saxony but eventually settled as a merchant in Vienna. For his services in the furtherance of trade and industry, Frederick Augustus, Elector of Saxony, raised him to the nobility on 1 June 1792. As knights of the Holy Roman Empire, the Karajannis family henceforth called themselves “Karajan”.
1912 First piano lessons from the well-known teacher and impresario Franz Ledwinka.
1913 Performs for the first time in public, at a charity concert.
1916–26 Studies at the Mozarteum Conservatory in Salzburg, taught by Franz Ledwinka, Franz Sauer and Bernhard Paumgartner, the last of whom also encourages him to be trained as a conductor.
1917 January 27: First public appearance as a pianist at the Mozarteum.
1926 Graduates from the Classical Secondary School in Salzburg, with a paper about “Thermodynamics and Internal Combustion Engines”. Graduate of the Mozarteum.
1926–28 Studies at the Vienna College of Technology and at the Institute of Musicology at Vienna University.
1926–29 Studies at the Vienna School of Music (piano) and qualifies as a conductor.
1928 December 17: First conducts in public in Vienna during a concert given by students of Alexander Wunderer’s conducting class.
1929 January 22: First public appearance as a conductor in Salzburg. April 19: Conducts Salome at the Festspielhaus, Salzburg.
1929–34 Engaged as principal conductor at the Stadttheater, Ulm. Responsible for summer courses for conducting at the Mozarteum International Foundation. Guest conductor with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.
1934 August 21: Conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker for the first time in Salzburg.
1934–42 Responsible for opera and symphony concerts at Aachen opera house.
1937 June 1: Conducts at the Vienna State Opera for the first time (Tristan und Isolde).
1938 April 8: Conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker for the first time. September 30: Debut at the Berlin State Opera in Fidelio. October 21: International triumph with Tristan und Isolde at the same place – hailed by a Berlin critic as “The Karajan Miracle”. First contract with the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft (extending until 1943). First recording: Magic Flute Overture, with the Berlin Staatskapelle.
1939 Appointed Staatskapellmeister at the Berlin State Opera.
1946 January 12: First post-war concert, in Vienna with the Wiener Philharmoniker. First contacts with Walter Legge, Artistic Director of Columbia Records and founder of the Philharmonia Orchestra, London. Assisted at the Salzburg Festival.
1947 October: First collaboration with the Singverein of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna.
1948–49 Appearances at the Salzburg Festival.
1948 onwards: Artistic Director of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna. Principal conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra; close collaboration with the Philharmonia Orchestra, London. Associate conductor of La Scala, Milan. Numerous guest appearances in Europe and overseas. Runs courses for conductors in Lucerne; appearances at the Lucerne Festival.
1951–52 Conducts at the Bayreuth Festival.
1955 Appointed principal conductor (from 1956 for life) of the Berliner Philharmoniker as successor to Wilhelm Furtwängler.
1957–60 Artistic Director of the Salzburg Festival.
1957–64 Artistic Director of the Vienna State Opera; collaboration with La Scala, Milan.
1958 October 6: Marries Eliette Mouret.
1959 Renewed collaboration with the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. First stereo recording: Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben.
1960 June 25: Birth of daughter Isabel (with the Wiener Philharmoniker acting as godparents).
1963 October 15: Opening concert of the Philharmonie in Berlin (Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony). Release of the recording of Beethoven’s Nine Symphonies as an integral cycle, which proves to be one of the most successful projects in classical recording history.
1963–68 Exclusive contract with the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft.
1964 January 2: Birth of daughter Arabel (with the Berliner Philharmoniker acting as godparents). August: Appointed to board of directors of the Salzburg Festival.
Since 1965 Production of films of concerts and operas, with Karajan acting as conductor and director; cooperation with French film director Henri-Georges Clouzot.
1967 Inauguration of the Salzburg Easter Festival; founder and Artistic Director: Herbert von Karajan. March 19: Opening of the Easter Festival with the performance of Die Walküre.
1968 March 4: Bestowal of a Ring by Salzburg Province. April 4: Given freedom of the City of Salzburg. April 8: Awarded the Golden Gramophone by Deutsche Grammophon “as a token of admiration and gratitude”. August 14: Appointed Honorary Senator of Salzburg University. Establishment of the “Herbert von Karajan Foundation” in Berlin, for the encouragement of scientific work on the dissemination of conscious musical feeling. The foundation also organizes a competition for young conductors.
1969 Establishment of a “Research Institute of the Herbert von Karajan Foundation for Experimental Psychology in Music”, as part of the Psychological Institute at the University of Salzburg. August 31: Awarded the Arts Prize of the City of Lucerne.
1970 New exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft.
1973 Inauguration of the Salzburg Whitsun Concerts; founder and Director: Herbert von Karajan.
1978 May 12: Receives Honorary Doctorate from Salzburg University. June 21: Receives Honorary Doctorate from Oxford University.
1979 Prize of the French President for all new recordings made in the year 1978 as part of the Grand Prix international du disque awarded by the Charles Cros Academy in Paris. April 2: Musical inauguration of the “International Congress Centre” (ICC) in Berlin by Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker. May 17: Herbert von Karajan patronizes a new foundation bearing his name – gift of the Vienna Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde – which is dedicated in the main to scientific investigation in the neuro-physiological field. October 13: Named Honorary Doctor of Philosophy of the Waseda University, Tokyo.
1980 January: First digital recording in Berlin (Mozart’s The Magic Flute). August: The Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus presents Herbert von Karajan with the gold Clemens Krauss Medal. December 7: Celebration concert in Berlin on the occasion of Herbert von Karajan’s 25th anniversary as principal conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker.
1981 April 15: Presentation of the “Compact Disc Digital Audio System” during the Salzburg Easter Festival. May: Release of Deutsche Grammophon’s “Karajan Symphony Edition”: 28 LPs, comprising six complete symphonic cycles by Beet¬hoven, Brahms, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Tchaikovsky, compiled from recordings made in the ‘60s and ‘70s. July 27: Karajan is awarded the Cyril and Methodius Order, First Class, at the Council of Ministers building, Sofia, “for his outstanding services in collaboration with Bulgarian artists”. December 1: With the Berliner Philharmoniker, Karajan gives a concert for the first time in the new Gewandhaus in Leipzig.
1982 Foundation of Telemondial S.A.M., which, under the Maestro’s personal direction, will produce Herbert von Karajan’s complete repertoire again for the video disc: a new audio-visual medium. Video discs – in which Herbert von Karajan has complete artistic control of sound and film – will appear only when the equipment of reproduction has reached that necessary grade of perfection which Karajan has aspired to all his life. February: Eliette von Karajan’s debut as a painter, exhibiting her pictures on the record sleeves for the “Karajan Edition” in the new “Galleria” series. 50 original paintings adorn 50 record sleeves for 100 works by composers ranging from Vivaldi to Stravinsky. April 30/May 1: Gala concerts to mark the 100th anniversary of the Berliner Philharmoniker. June 12: Presentation of the first Compact Disc to the conductor (Strauss’s Alpine Symphony) while he is in Hamburg on tour with the Berliner Philharmoniker. June 14: Mayor Jacques Chirac presents Karajan with the “Médaille de Vermeil” in the Paris City Hall. July 29: Salzburg Festival – Karajan’s first ever recording of Puccini’s Turandot (with Katia Ricciarelli and Plácido Domingo) is presented to the public. August 2: First concert given by the Herbert von Karajan Foundation (for vocal studies) in Salzburg. October: First USA tour with the Berliner Philharmoniker since 1976. The tour is celebrated as a triumphant return, and the Maestro is greeted by standing ovations in Carnegie Hall, New York. December: The Governor of Salzburg, Dr. Wilfried Haslauer, presents Herbert von Karajan (as principal conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker) with a commemorative plaque, celebrating the orchestra’s artistic participation at the Salzburg Festival over 25 years.
1983 March: The Royal Philharmonic Society, London, honours Herbert von Karajan with its Gold Medal. April 5: Herbert von Karajan celebrates his 75th birthday in his home town of Salzburg. The province of Salzburg marks the occasion by issuing a commemorative postage stamp. July 26: The Salzburg Festival opens with a new production of Richard Strauss’s Rosenkavalier (producer and conductor: Herbert von Karajan). A Deutsche Grammophon recording of this opera, with the Maestro conducting Agnes Baltsa, Janet Perry, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Kurt Moll and the Wiener Philharmoniker, is released in Summer 1984. August: The UNESCO awards Herbert von Karajan its International Music Prize. Herbert von Karajan announces that he has agreed to produce two concerts per year, until 1986, with the Berliner Philharmoniker, for German Television (ZDF Channel). These concerts are broadcast live, with Karajan assuming complete artistic control.
1984 The first digital recording of the complete Beethoven Symphonies with Herbert von Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker is released on CD by Deutsche Grammophon. The complete Beethoven cycle is filmed by Telemondial.
1985 February: Awarded the Golden Camera by Hör zu magazine. April 2: Karajan signs a new long-term contract with Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. June 29: During a celebration of Solemn High Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome, for the Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, led by Pope John Paul II, Herbert von Karajan conducts the Vienna Singverein and the Wiener Philharmoniker in Mozart’s Coronation Mass. This marks the first time that an orchestra is allowed in the Holy City to participate during a Mass. World-wide television coverage and a Telemondial film follows. August: Receives the Honorary Ring of the Salzburg Festival, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Grosses Festspielhaus. December 7: 30th anniversary as principal conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker.
1986 January 25–26: Festive concert in Berlin commemorating the centenary of the birth of Wilhelm Furtwängler. Verdi’s Don Carlos performed at the Salzburg Easter Festival; the cast includes José Carreras, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Fiamma Izzo D’Amico and Agnes Baltsa, with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Live television broadcast in many European countries. June: In recognition of his artistic achievements, especially at the Easter, Whitsun and Summer Salzburg Festivals, Herbert von Karajan receives, at a ceremony in Athens, the Olympia Award of the Alexander Onassis Foundation; the prize-money goes towards the promotion of talented young singers. August 23: Presentation of Herbert von Karajan’s first recording of Don Giovanni at the Salzburg Festival (with Samuel Ramey in the title role, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Kathleen Battle, Gösta Winbergh, Ferruccio Furlanetto and the Berliner Philharmoniker.
1987 January 1: Herbert von Karajan conducts for the first time the New Year’s Concert of the Wiener Philharmoniker in the Great Hall of the Musikverein in Vien¬na. Worldwide television relay. New production of Don Giovanni at the Salzburg Easter and Summer Festivals. May 1: Opening concert of the 750th anniversary celebrations of the city of Berlin with works by Mozart (Divertimento K. 334) and Richard Strauss (Also sprach Zarathustra). June: Tour of European capital cities (London, Brussels and Paris) with the Berliner Philharmoniker. October 28: Inaugural concert of the new Chamber-Music Hall of the Philharmonie in Berlin; Karajan conducts Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, with Anne-Sophie Mutter as soloist. November: Highly acclaimed six-city tour of West Germany with the Berliner Philharmoniker.
1988 Spring: Karajan Edition “100 Masterpieces”, on 25 CDs, decorated with paintings by Eliette von Karajan, is released by Deutsche Grammophon in celebration of Herbert von Karajan’s 80th birthday on April 5. Early recordings from 1938–43 are released for the first time on CD, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Herbert von Karajan’s association with Deutsche Grammophon. April/May: Tour of Japan with the Berliner Philharmoniker. October: Tour of Europe and the USA with the Berliner Philharmoniker.
1989 February: Last guest appearance in the USA with the Wiener Philharmoniker. July 16: While in the process of rehearsing for Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera Herbert von Karajan dies of heart failure in his house in Anif near Salzburg.
ULTIME NEWS
06.08.2015
Karajan: finalmente l'integrale beethoveniana
Si annuncia per novembre la pubblicazione della storica integrale Beethoveniana del 1963 con Herbert von Karajan a capo dei Berliner Philharmoniker in un cofanetto LP a tiratura limitata in puro vinile da 180 grammi. Il cofanetto ha venduto dalla sua pubblicazione milioni di copie. Per chi non l’avesse ancora, o per chi ne volesse una nuova edizione, possiamo solo consigliare di prenotarla per tempo.
25.06.2015
Karajan Opera Recordings tra gli album più venduti
Il cofanetto Karajan Opera Recordings (Deutsche Grammophon, 70 cd, n.cat. 4794640) è entrato nella classifica gfk dei dischi più venduti a N. 85 questa settimana. Non si ricorda un caso simile, con un cofanetto di queste dimensioni nella graduatoria. Un’ulteriore testimonianza della grandezza di un artista che ha lasciato davvero il segno nella storia della musica classica e del cd. Il cofanetto contiene una serie di prestigiosissime realizzazioni del direttore austriaco, fra cui l’incisione del “Ballo in maschera” verdiano, pubblicato poche settimane prima della prematura morte avvenuta nell’estate del 1989. Per i più accaniti fan ricordiamo anche i precedenti cofanetti, usciti negli anni scorsi e ormai diventati oggetto di culto: Karajan ‘60s (N. CAT. 4790055), Karajan’70 (N. CAT. 4790055) e Karajan 80s (N. CAT. 4793448).
12.06.2015
Karajan: The Opera Recordings
Con questo box si conclude la serie di 4 cofanetti dedicati al grande Karajan, presentando l'intera discografia DG del direttore. Forse tra le eredità più imponenti e magnifiche della storia della musica incisa. Il box di 70 cd in edizione limitata con tutte le opere registrate per DG, Decca, Philips, oltre a 5 registrazioni dal vivo del Festival di Salisburgo. In più, la Creazione di Haydn. Clicca sull'immagine per guardare il trailer!
25.06.2012
Il box di Karajan è un must
David Mellor, famoso giornalista del Mail on Sunday, non ha dubbi in proposito. Se Herbert von Karajan può essere considerato uno dei più significativi direttori d'orchestra del secondo dopo guerra, allora il box appena pubblicato della Deutsche Grammophon 1960's è un prodotto assolutamente da acquistare. 82 CD con le cover degli LP originali, un libro interno di 200 pagine a colori con foto inedite e una confezione nuova e accattivante. "Fatevi un favore,scommettete, rubate o fatevi prestare i soldi per acquistare questo box. E' una partnership tra un direttore di genio assoluto e un'orchestra dagli standard tuttora ineguagliati. Noi gli crediamo!
16.07.2009
