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Karajan - The Legendary Decca Recordings - Brahms, Adam, etc

9 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 103 in E flat major, H 1 no 103 "Drumroll"; Symphony no 1...
Performers: Brabec, Emanuel; Sivo, Josef
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

April 5, 2008 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Herbert von Karajan, the legendary Austrian-born conductor who achieved a position of musical supremacy...continue...

The Originals - Holst: The Planets; Strauss / Karajan, VPO

1 CD / Decca / 2007-06-12

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Von Karajan recorded his 'Planets' way back in 1961, so in terms of sound alone, you'd think this Vienna Philharmonic rendition would be out of...continue...