Herbert von Karajan

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan – Strauss R.: Ein Heldenleben – Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:05:27 minutes | 1,23 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Herbert von Karajan (German: [‘hbt fn ‘karajan] (About this soundlisten); born Heribert Ritter[a] von Karajan; 5 April 1908 – 16 July 1989) was an Austrian conductor. He was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 34 years. During the Nazi era, he debuted at the Salzburg festival, with the Vienna Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, and during the Second World War he conducted at the Berlin State Opera. Generally regarded as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, he was a controversial but dominant figure in European classical music from the mid-1950s until his death. Part of the reason for this was the large number of recordings he made and their prominence during his lifetime. By one estimate, he was the top-selling classical music recording artist of all time, having sold an estimated 200 million records.

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Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan – Strauss R. : Don Quixote – Horn Concerto No.2 (1988/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:04:09 minutes | 1,14 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

The best recording of Don Quixote I’ve ever heard, and this work has had some fine recordings. Karajan, always a superb Strauss conductor, shapes a coherent narrative such that one’s attention never flags. The conductor, orchestra, and recording combine to make the contributions of various instruments clear and telling. Indeed, the sound must be close to peerless. Especially noteworthy is the clear separation between orchestra and the two solo instruments, cello and violin. Often despite the best efforts of performers and engineers, those solos get lost in the orchestral sound. Not here. Such splendid perfomances as Kempe and Previn remain joys to listen to, Previn’s especially with rich, luscious sound. But no recording I’ve heard gets everything so right as this magnificent recording.

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Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan – Mozart: Late Symphonies (Remastered) (1978/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 03:18:09 minutes | 3,38 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Bereits historisch ist die Beschftigung von Herbert von Karajan mit Mozarts Symphonien. Einen wichtigen Teil davon findet Sie hier vereint. Mozart: Late Symphonies” fasst die Einspielungen der Symphonien Nr. 32 bis Nr.41 Jupiter” zusammen und dokumentiert die Berliner Philharmoniker einmal mehr als Weltklasse-Orchester mit charismatischem Maestro an der Spitze.

“Ein meisterhaft gespielter Mozart. Karajans Klangpalette ist ungemein raffiniert.” (FonoForum)

“Beautifully played and vitally alert readings” (Penguin Guide)

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