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Love him or hate him, Herbert von Karajan understood that […]
Anyone with a passing interest in Rostropovich or the cello will likely own some or all of the contents of the first disc in this
Remember Herbert von Karajan? Perhaps it was inevitable that after his death his reputation would fall into something of an eclipse, but given the size
Although numerous CD incarnations of Sviatoslav Richter’s Deustche Grammophon recordings have graced the catalog, collectors surely will welcome this complete “original jacket” edition, programmed in
Karajan never was a “go to” conductor for the Brahms First symphony (his take on the piece–over multiple recorded renditions–always has been a bit stiff
The producers of DG’s Liszt Panorama collection chose their selections well. Both showmanship and refinement characterize Herbert von Karajan’s exciting, gorgeously executed Liszt Les Preludes
Even during his glory days there were many people who felt that Herbert von Karajan had no business staging operas, and that his gifts should
Herbert von Karajan’s strengths did not lie in the German symphonic repertoire, but there were some exceptions: the late Bruckner symphonies (Nos. 7-9), some of
This live Verdi Requiem from the 1949 Salzburg Festival presents a wholly different Karajan than the conductor heard on his later, duller studio recordings. Here
Herbert von Karajan’s way with the Beethoven Ninth is such a known quantity by virtue of his many recordings that it’s tempting to look at
