Strauss, Richard > Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Weber, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bach, et al / Furtwängler

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2012-08-01

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Hebrides Overture, in...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Richard Strauss: Orchestral Works / Karajan, Berlin PO

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-18

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Don Juan, Op. 20; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Salome, Op. 54; Ein Heldenleben, Op...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Hauptmann, Norbert; Koch, Lothar; Meneses, Antonio; Spierer, Leon; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Wolfrum, Paul
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"As a performance the 1983 Karajan Also sprach Zarathustra (coupled with an exciting account of Don Juan) will be hard to beat and could very...continue...

Lisa della Casa sings Richard Strauss

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-07-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Ariadne auf Naxos; Arabella
Performers: Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Kirchstein, Lenore; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Puttar, Nada; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Erede, Alberto
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Legendary recordings of famed Swiss soprano Lisa Della Casa performing lieder and opera highlights from Richard Strauss. Taken from three performances in Vienna and Berlin,...continue...

Richard Strauss: Don Quixote; Till Eulenspiegel

1 CD / Regis Records / 2011-07-03

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Don Juan, Op. 20
Performers: Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Lehmann, Fritz
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Rudolf Kempe's excellent reputation as a conductor of Richard Strauss is justly deserved. In this recording, he is joined by the inimitable Paul Tortelier in...continue...

Karajan & The Berlin Philharmonic, Tokyo 1957 / Wagner, Strauss, Beethoven [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-01-01

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 61 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0,
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An Evening With Renee Fleming / Ion Marin/BPO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2010-10-26

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Antonín Dvorák: Rusalka, Op 114/B 203; Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor, B 133/T 96; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus Suite, for orchestra no 2; Richard S...
Performers: Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Marin, Ion
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Recently visitors to the Berlin Philharmonic's Waldbühne concerts have been regaled by some of the greatest opera singers of our age, including such operatic legends...continue...
Run Time: 129 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
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An Evening With Renee Fleming / Ion Marin/BPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-10-26

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Antonín Dvorák: Rusalka, Op 114/B 203; Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor, B 133/T 96; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus Suite, for orchestra no 2; Richard S...
Performers: Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Marin, Ion
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Recently visitors to the Berlin Philharmonic's Waldbühne concerts have been regaled by some of the greatest opera singers of our age, including such operatic legends...continue...
Run Time: 129 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Discovering Masterpieces of Classical Music / Schumann, Mendelssohn, etc [5 DVD]

5 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-10-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Richard Strauss...
Performers: Argerich, Martha; Erben, Frank-Michael; Shaham, Gil
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Masur, Kurt; Haenchen, Hartmut; Abbado, Claudio; Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach; Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Definitive performances of five of the great masterpieces of the orchestral repertoire, combined with essential documentary introductions. Legendary pianist Martha Argerich brings her unique intensity...continue...
Run Time: 335 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

A Night of Dances & Rhapsodies: Waldbühne Concert / Jansons, Rudy, Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-11-17

Works: Franz von Suppé: "Light Calvary" Overture; Franz Liszt: Wanderer Fantasy (Schubert) for Piano and Orchestra, S 366; Hungarian Rhapsodies (6) for Orchestra, S 359; Georges Enescu: Romanian Rhap...
Performers: Rudy, Mikhail
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Based on the amphitheater in the ancient Greek city of Epidaurus, and nestled in a natural valley, the Waldbuhne theater seats 22,000 in leafy comfort...continue...
Run Time: 100 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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A Romantic Opera Night: Waldbühne Concert / Levine, Heppner, Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-11-17

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Heimliche Aufforderung; Zueignung; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meiste...
Performers: Heppner, Ben
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Conducted by the celebrated James Levine, the 1999 Waldbuhne concert for the Berlin Philharmonic features music by Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner. The orchestra is...continue...
Run Time: 116 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Beethoven: Symphony no 4; R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben / Karajan, Berlin PO

1 CD / Testament / 2009-01-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Performers: Spierer, Leon
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The concert that Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic gave in London’s Royal Festival Hall on the evening of Saturday April 27, 1985 was...continue...

Zukerman & Ashkenazy - Live in Berlin - W.A.Mozart, R. Strauss / Berlin PO

1 CD / Audite / 2008-03-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major, K 219 "Turkish"; Richard Strauss: Symphonia domestica, Op. 53
Performers: Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This live recording taken from performances in 1996 and 1998 represent two of Ashkenzay's private passions: Strauss and Mozart. In Mozart the concertante pieces fascinated...continue...

Mstislav Rostropovich "Life & Art" / Karajan Berlin PO / Bloch, Schumann, Strauss [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-01-08

Works: Ernest Bloch: Schelomo; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35
Performers: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestre National de France

First release on DVD! This valuable historic material from the Unitel catalogue, has not yet been available on DVD. It features Rostropovich playing three important...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, etc / Karajan, Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-01-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
Performers: Schwalbe, Michel
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Herbert von Karajan’s post-war debut with Deutsche Grammophon was this classic 1959 recording of 'Ein Heldenleben', coupled here with a sizzling account of 'Till Eulenspiegel'...continue...

New Years Eve Concert / Argerich / Battle, BPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2007-07-31

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Burleske for Piano and Orchestra in D minor, AV 85; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59
Performers: Argerich, Martha; Battle, Kathleen; Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 77 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Schumann: Symphony no 2; Brahms, Strauss / Szell, et al

1 CD / Testament / 2005-08-09

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Robert Schumann: Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61
Performers: Schwalbe, Michel
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This is the last concert by George Szell with the Berlin Philharmonic in June of 1969. The program brings together three elements closely associated with...continue...

Dvorak, Strauss: Works for Cello / Mehta, Maisky, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-05-11

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35
Performers: Maisky, Mischa; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Richard Strauss Conducts Ein Heldenleben, etc / Berlin PO

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2004-03-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Final Scene; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
Conductors: Strauss, Richard
Ensemble: Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra members

Karajan Forever - The Greatest Classical Hits

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-06-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Remo Giazotto: Adagio in C minor for strings & organ (previously attributed to Tomaso Albinoni); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikov...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Berman, Lazar; Cochereau, Pierre; Finke, Eberhard; Gobel, Horst; Meyer, Wolfgang Sebastian; Schwalbe, Michel; Spierer, Leon; Zoeller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Karajan - The Collection - Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-05-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Don Juan, Op. 20; Four Last Songs, AV 150; Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Final Scene
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Schwalbé, Michel; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Undoubtedly this performance is very distinguished, wonderfully spacious and beautifully shaped - the closing Night sequence is very touching - and played with the utmost...continue...

Strauss: Don Quixote, Til Eulenspiegel / Rudolf Kempe

1 CD / Testament / 2003-05-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
Performers: Cappone, Giusto; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The #1 Classical Album

2 CD / Decca / 2002-05-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Domingo, Placido; Haselbock, Martin; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Loveday, Alan; Ortiz, Cristina; Pavarotti, Luciano; Schiff, Andr...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Chailly, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Munchinger, Karl; Végh, Sándor; Boskovsky, Willi; Kempe, Rudolf; Tate, Jeffrey; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoi...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philhar...

Wilhelm Furtwängler - Maestro Classico Vol 2

10 CD / Membran / 2001-11-06

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Symphony no 104 in D major, H 1 no 104 "London"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Robert Schu...
Performers: Fischer, Edwin [Piano]; Gieseking, Walter; Machula, Tibor de
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Karajan Gold - Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra / Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2001-06-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Don Juan, Op. 20
Performers: Brandis, Thomas [Violin]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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The playing of the Berlin Philharmonic on both sets is as glorious as ever; its virtuosity can be taken for granted along...continue...

Strauss: Tone Poems / Böhm, Staatskapelle Dresden, Berlin PO

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2001-03-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64; Don Juan, Op. 20; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Also Sprach Zarathustra; Festliches Präludium for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 61; Till Eulenspiegels lustig...
Performers: Meyer, Wolfgang Sebastian; Schwalbé, Michel
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

Richard Strauss conducts - Mozart, Wagner, Strauss, et al

1 CD / Preiser / 2000-02-01

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe, J 291/Op. 81; Richard Wagner: The Flyi...
Conductors: Strauss, Richard
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra

Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder, etc / Mattila, Abbado, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1999-01-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Songs (4) for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 33; Lieder (5), Op. 48; Cäcilie; Frühlingsfeier ("Das ist des Frühlings traurige Lust!"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra),...
Performers: Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Karita Mattila... was one soprano whose reading of the 'Four Last Songs' I eagerly awaited... she would never diminish these languid, expansive melodies with any...continue...

Erich Kleiber Dirigiert Vol 3

1 CD / Preiser / 1998-07-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek: Donna Diana, overture to the opera; Igor Stravinsky: Fireworks, Op. 4; L'oiseau de...
Conductors: Kleiber, Erich
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra

Mozart: Arias; Strauss: Orchestral Songs / Schäfer, Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-04-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gönner, aria for soprano & orchestra. K. 383; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Mia speranza adorata...Ah, non sai qual pena, K 416; Ch'io ...
Performers: Johannsen, Kay; Pires, Maria-Joao; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"...[Schafer's] unadorned, clear and imaginitive singing of all the Mozart arias demands and hold attention on this [disc]...Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic support Schafer in...continue...

Strauss: Don Quixote, etc / Karajan, Fournier, et al

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 1998-04-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, AV 132
Performers: Cappone, Giusto; Fournier, Pierre; Hauptmann, Norbert
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"...Fournier's partnership with Karajan is outstanding. He brings great subtlety and (when required) repose to the part...Karajan's handling of orchestral detail is quite splendid." -Penguin...continue...

R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Wagner / Karajan, Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1997-03-11

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Performers: Schwalbé, Michel
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

R. Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Don Juan, etc / Karajan

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1996-04-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Don Juan, Op. 20; Salome, Op. 54
Performers: Schwalbé, Michel
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Karajan's...DG recording has long held sway and up to now would be my preferred version in spite of the excellence of many of its rivals."...continue...

Strauss: Four Last Songs, etc / Karajan, Janowitz, Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1996-01-23

Works: Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Four Last Songs, AV 150
Performers: Janowitz, Gundula
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Gundula Janowitz's singing is overpoweringly beautiful and flawless. Her voice is capable of even greater beauty than are Berlin's sound magicians." -Fono Forum...continue...

Strauss: Ariadne Auf Nazos, etc.

1 CD / Testament / 1996-01-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Einerlei ("Ihr Mund ist stets derselbe"), song for voice & piano, Op. 69/3 (TrV 237/3); Lieder (8), Op. 49; Hat gesagt - bleibt's nicht ...
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; Kirschstein, Leonore; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Peschko, Sebastian; Purrar, Nada; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Erede, Alberto
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The Most Famous Opera Duets

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1994-04-16

Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Z...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Bonisolli, Franco; Brendel, Wolfgang; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Gedda, Nicolai; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals...
Conductors: Dervaux, Pierre; Barbirolli, John; Barenboim, Daniel; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Lombard, Alain; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Giulini, Carlo Maria; S...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; French National Radio Orchestra; Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Karajan Gold - Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie / Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1993-11-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Strauss: Metamorphosen, Tod und Verklärung / Karajan

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1983-11-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra