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Herbert von Karajan’s Beethoven First and Second symphonies, with their brisk pacing and light-textures, sound closer to today’s style than indicated by their 1962 vintage.
Deutsche Grammophon’s new SACD transfer brings added presence and impact to Herbert von Karajan’s 1962 Beethoven Ninth–the best of his three stereo efforts. Karajan’s focused
The Fifth always was a standout among Herbert von Karajan’s Beethoven performances, and this 1962 recording is the best of the three he made for
Herbert von Karajan’s generally fine rendition of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 comes across well in this new SACD release. The DSD remastering’s enhanced clarity relays
Had Herbert von Karajan lived long enough to see the introduction of DSD technology he most likely would have felt compelled to record yet another
The Philadelphia Orchestra truly shines in Brahms’ First Piano Concerto, thanks to Riccardo Muti’s firm, invigorating projection of what adds up to more than mere
Of all Tchaikovsky B-flat minor Piano Concerto recordings by major artists on major labels, the 1970 Weissenberg/Karajan EMI traversal ranks among the worst. The fault
These are splendid Wagner performances, full of guts and devoid of the fussiness and overly smooth legato that so often make Karajan’s recordings a chore.
Herbert von Karajan was so prolific a recording artist that proof is easily available to either support or disprove his credentials as a “great conductor
This may be the best of Karajan’s recorded German Requiems, though that’s not saying much given that the others are nowhere near the competition. Choral
