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Herbert von Karajan Vol 2 - Beethoven: Symphonies no 3 and 9

2 CD / Audite / 2008-10-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Frick, Gottlob; Grümmer, Elisabeth; Höffgen, Marga; Haefliger, Ernst
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir

Ever since Karajan's first encounter with the Berlin Philharmonic, he wanted nothing more than to be its principal conductor. These recordings shed light on his...continue...

Edition von Karajan Vol 2 - Mozart: Piano Concerto no 20, Symphony no 41

1 CD / Audite / 2008-08-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Colors and form: Karajan discovered in Mozart's scores not only a great wealth of orchestral timbres but the musical structure within these colors. Shunning rhetoric...continue...

Edition von Karajan Vol 1 - Verdi: Requiem - Live 1949

2 CD / Audite / 2008-05-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Christoff, Boris; Klose, Margarete; Rosvaenge, Helge; Zadek, Hilde
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Herbert von Karajan's first recording of the Verdi Requiem (Salzburg Festival, 1949) was made at a time when he was laboriously rebuilding his career. It...continue...