Best Karajan 100

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Album Summary

Performers

• Peter Glossop (Baritone)
• Jon Vickers (Tenor)
• Aldo Bottion (Tenor)
• Mirella Freni (Soprano)
• Piero Cappuccilli (Baritone)
• Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano)
• Edita Gruberova (Soprano)
• Kerstin Meyer
• Elisabeth Grummer (Voice)
• Helen Donath
• Helga Dernesch (Soprano)
• Horst Laubenthal (Voice)
• Peter Schreier (Tenor)
• James Galway (Flute)
• Gundula Janowitz (Soprano)
• Fritz Helmis (Harp)
• Maria Callas (Soprano)
• Bernard Walton (Clarinet)
• Dennis Brain (Horn)
• Wilma Lipp (Soprano)
• Erich Kunz (Baritone)
• Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
• Nan Merriman (Mezzo Soprano)
• Lothar Koch (Oboe)
• Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
• Maurice Andre (Trumpet)
• Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
• David Oistrakh (Violin)
• Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
• Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
• Gidon Kremer (Violin)
• Ernst Vocals] (Tenor)
• José Carreras (Tenor)
• Michel Sénéchal

Conductor

• Karajan, Herbert von

Ensemble

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Composers

• Charles Gounod (Composer) (1818 - 1893)
• Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
• Jaromir Weinberger (1896 - 1967)
• Engelbert Humperdinck (Classical) (1854 - 1921)
• Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778 - 1837)
• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
• Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
• Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)
• Johann Strauss I (Senior) (1804 - 1849)
• Emmanuel Chabrier (1841 - 1894)
• Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936)
• Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
• Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
• Richard Wagner (Classical) (1813 - 1883)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
• Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
• Emile Waldteufel (1837 - 1915)
• Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884)
• Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868)
• Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)
• Alexander Borodin (1833 - 1887)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
• Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)
• Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
• Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
• Johann Strauss II (Junior) (1825 - 1899)
• Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
• Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)

Notes & Reviews:

In the 100th Anniversary year of the birth of Herbert von Karajan, EMI Classics is very pleased to announce this latest 6-CD set in the Best 100 series, Best Karajan100. This set features selections from Karajan's best-loved recordings with the world's greatest orchestras - Berlin Philharmonic and Vienna Philharmonic - and with world renowned soloists, including James Galway, Dennis Brain, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Maurice Andre, and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.

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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 16 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1787

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major :: 2. Andantino (Extract)

• Performers: James Galway (Flute); Fritz Helmis (Harp)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1778

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : German Dances (3), K 605

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 2 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1791

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622 :: 2. Adagio

• Performer: Bernard Walton (Clarinet)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 8 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1791

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K 495 :: 3. Rondo

• Performer: Dennis Brain (Horn)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1786

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Overture

• Performers: Wilma Lipp (Soprano); Erich Kunz (Baritone)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 7 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1791

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Act 1. Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja

• Performers: Erich Kunz (Baritone); Wilma Lipp (Soprano)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 2 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1791

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Act 2. Der Hölle Rache

• Performers: Erich Kunz (Baritone); Wilma Lipp (Soprano)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 2 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1791

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Così fan tutte, K 588 :: Act 1. Soave sia il vento

• Performers: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano); Nan Merriman (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1790

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Ave verum corpus

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1791

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Symphony no 29 in A major, K 201 (186a) :: 1. Allegro moderato (Extract)

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 5 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1774

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d) :: 3. Rondo

• Performer: Lothar Koch (Oboe)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Notes: Composition written: 1777.
• Running Time: 5 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1777

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550 :: 1. Molto allegro

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 7 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1788

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"

• Performer: Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1725

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"

• Performer: Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1725

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"

• Performer: Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1725

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"

• Performer: Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 2 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1725

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"

• Performer: Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1725

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk : Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, S 49/WoO 1 :: 3. Rondo

• Performer: Maurice Andre (Trumpet)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 12/08/1803

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15 :: 2. Largo (Opening)

• Performer: Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1798

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 :: 3. Rondo

• Performer: Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 5 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1788-1798

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto" :: 2. Largo

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 5 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1803-1804

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58 :: 2. Andante con moto

• Performer: Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 5 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1805-1806

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58 :: 3. Rondo

• Performer: Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 7 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1805-1806

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor" :: 2. Adagio un poco mosso (Conclusion) -

• Performer: Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1809

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor" :: 3. Rondo

• Performer: Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1809

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 :: 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (Opening)

• Performer: Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1874

Strauss, Richard : Don Quixote, Op. 35 :: Theme

• Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 2 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1897

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18 :: 2. Adagio sostenuto (Opening)

• Performer: Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 5 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1900-1901

Brahms, Johannes : Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77 :: 3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace

• Performer: Gidon Kremer (Violin)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 8 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1878

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67 :: 1. Allegro con brio

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 7 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1808

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" :: 5. Allegretto (Shepherds' Hymn after the Storm)

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 9 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1808

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92 :: 2. Allegretto (Opening)

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1812

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92 :: 4. Allegro con brio

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 7 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1812

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93 :: 2. Allegretto scherzando

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1812

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93 :: 4. Allegro vivace (Conclusion)

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1812

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" :: 4. Ode to Joy

• Performers: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano); Ernst Vocals] (Tenor)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 5 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1824

Haydn, Franz Joseph : Symphony no 104 in D major, H 1 no 104 "London" :: 3. Menuetto (Allegro) & Trio

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1795

Schubert, Franz : Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished" :: 1. Allegro moderato (Opening)

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1822

Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World" :: 2. Lar

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Notes: Composition written: 01/10/1893-05/24/1893.
• Running Time: 4 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64 :: 3. Valse (Allegro moderato)

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 6 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1888

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74 :: 1. Adagio - Allegro non troppo (Extract)

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 5 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1893

Sibelius, Jean : Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 :: 3. Allegro molto - Largamente assai

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 9 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1919

Handel, George Frideric : Work(s) :: Water Music Suite

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Morgenblätter, Op. 279

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1868

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1867

Strauss I (Senior), Johann : Radetzky March, Op. 228

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 2 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: March
• Written: 1848

Waldteufel, Emile : Les Patineurs Valse ("Skater's Waltz"), Op. 183

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 7 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1882

Berlioz, Hector : La damnation de Faust, Op. 24

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 11/1845-10/1846

Chabrier, Emmanuel : España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos)

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Notes: Composition written: 1883.
• Running Time: 6 min. sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1883

Chabrier, Emmanuel : Joyeuse marche "Marche française"

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: March
• Written: 1888

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 2 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1858

Smetana, Bedrich : Má vlast :: 112/2

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 5 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1874

Sibelius, Jean : Kuolema

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 6 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1904

Sibelius, Jean : Karelia Suite, Op. 11 :: 1. Intermezzo

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1893

Sibelius, Jean : Karelia Suite, Op. 11 :: 3. Alla marcia

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1893

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116 :: 4. Intermezzo interrotto

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1943-1945

Respighi, Ottorino : Pines of Rome :: 1. The Pines of the Villa Borghese

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1924

Respighi, Ottorino : Pines of Rome :: 4. The Pines of the Via Appia

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 6 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1924

Rossini, Gioachino : Il barbiere di Siviglia :: Overture

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 7 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1816

Gounod, Charles : Faust :: Les Nubiennes

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1856-1859

Bizet, Georges : L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 2

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1876

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Act 1. Prelude

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1873-1874

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Act 2. Entr'acte

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 1 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1873-1874

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Act 3. Entr'acte

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 2 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1873-1874

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Act 4. Entr'acte

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1873-1874

Massenet, Jules : Thaïs :: Méditation

• Performer: Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 6 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1892

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Overture

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 9 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1858

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Barcarolle

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut :: Intermezzo

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Notes: Composition written: 1893.
• Running Time: 5 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1893

Borodin, Alexander : Prince Igor :: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1869-1887

Borodin, Alexander : Prince Igor :: Polovtsian Dances (Opening)

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1869-1887

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Swan Lake :: Act 2. Scene

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1875-1876

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Swan Lake :: Act 2. Dance of the Little Swans

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 1 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1875-1876

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Swan Lake :: Act 3. Hungarian Dance (Czárdás)

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1875-1876

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a :: Act 1. Valse

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1888-1889

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a :: Act 1. Rose Adagio

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 6 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1888-1889

Weinberger, Jaromir : Schwanda the Bagpiper

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1927

Wagner, Richard : Lohengrin :: Act 3. Prelude

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1848

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: Act 1. Una vela! Una vela!...Esultae!

• Performers: Michel Sénéchal; Peter Glossop (Baritone); Jon Vickers (Tenor); Aldo Bottion (Tenor)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 6 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1887

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: Act 4. Ave Maria

• Performer: Mirella Freni (Soprano)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 5 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1887

Verdi, Giuseppe : Don Carlos :: Act 1. Dio, che nell'alma infondere

• Performers: José Carreras (Tenor); Piero Cappuccilli (Baritone)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Notes: Composition written: 1884.
• Running Time: 4 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1884

Verdi, Giuseppe : Don Carlos :: Act 2. Nei giardin del bello

• Performers: Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano); Edita Gruberova (Soprano)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Notes: Composition written: 1884.
• Running Time: 4 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1884

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il Trovatore :: Act 2. Scene 1. Anvil Chorus. Vedi le fosche notturne spoglie

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1853

Brahms, Johannes : German Requiem, Op. 45 :: 4. Wie

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 5 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1857-1868

Strauss, Richard : Der Rosenkavalier :: Act 2. Finale. Herr Kavalier

• Performer: Kerstin Meyer
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1909-1910

Humperdinck, Engelbert : Hänsel und Gretel :: Act 1. Brüderchen, komm tanz mit mir

• Performers: Elisabeth Grummer (Voice); Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1893

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Fidelio, Op. 72 :: Act 1. Mir ist so wunderbar

• Performers: Jon Vickers (Tenor); Helen Donath; Helga Dernesch (Soprano); Horst Laubenthal (Voice)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Notes: Composition written: 1804-06.
• Running Time: 4 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1804-1806

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Fidelio, Op. 72 :: Act 2. Finale. Wer ein holdes Weib errungen

• Performers: Jon Vickers (Tenor); Horst Laubenthal (Voice); Helga Dernesch (Soprano); Helen Donath
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Notes: Composition written: 1804-06.
• Running Time: 4 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1804-1806

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Mass in C major, Op. 86 :: Gloria in excelsis Deo - Gratias agimus ti

• Performers: Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano); Peter Schreier (Tenor); Gundula Janowitz (Soprano)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1807

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Mass in B minor, BWV 232 :: Crucifixus

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1748-1749

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Mass in B minor, BWV 232 :: Et resurrexit

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1748-1749

Donizetti, Gaetano : Lucia di Lammermoor :: Act 3. Spargi d'amaro pianto

• Performer: Maria Callas (Soprano)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Running Time: 4 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1835

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Act 2. Scene 2. Gloria all'Egitto

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Notes: Composition written: 1871.
• Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1871

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Act 2. Scene 2. Triumphal March

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Notes: Composition written: 1871.
• Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1871

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Act 2. Scene 2. Ballet Music

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Notes: Composition written: 1871.
• Running Time: 4 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1871

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Act 2. Scene 2. Vieni, o guerriero vindice

• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Notes: Composition written: 1871.
• Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1871