Karajan | Karajan artists: Géza Anda – “a troubadour of the piano”

12 JANUARY 2024

Karajan artists: Géza Anda – “a troubadour of the piano”

Karajan’s admiration for the great pianists he worked with did not necessarily produce a large number of joint concerts and recordings...

22 DECEMBER 2023

Karajan artists: Giuseppe Taddei – Papageno and pappardelle

He is the artist Karajan worked with longer than with anyone else – 34 years! The Italian baritone Giuseppe Taddei was in Karajan’s line-ups between 1948 and 1982 and he is also the oldest singer...

1 DECEMBER 2023

Karajan artists: Maria Callas – “fellow perfectionists”

When Walter Legge gave a demo tape to Karajan in 1953, he might have hoped that Karajan would listen to it and eventually contemplate to work with...

23 NOVEMBER 2023

Karajan artists: Mario del Monaco – a legendary Otello

Even though Karajan was not an Italian maestro, his authority in the Verdi repertoire was so undisputed that he was able to cast the best singers for his first “Otello” recording in 1961. Mario del Monaco...

16 NOVEMBER 2023

Karajan artists: Giulietta Simionato – the Italian mezzo

In his years at the Scala, Karajan worked intensely with one of the finest mezzos for the Italian repertoire – Giulietta Simionato...

9 NOVEMBER 2023

Karajan artists: Hildegard Behrens – Karajan’s Salome

Apart from a youthful attempt in Salzburg in 1929 and a single performance in Milan in 1956, Karajan only conducted Richard Strauss’ opera “Salome” complete in 1977. His Salome was Hildegard Behrens. Like many other singers...

3 NOVEMBER 2023

Karajan artists: Wolfgang Windgassen – tenor for all Wagner roles

In many cases, it is the recording legacy that shapes the impression we have today from a singer Karajan worked with. Wolfgang Windgassen may not be seen as a...

26 OCTOBER 2023

Karajan artists: Nicolai Ghiaurov – a “re di bassi”

If Karajan really had an “artistic family”, as many people say, Nicolai Ghiaurov was definitely a member of it...

28 SEPTEMBER 2023

Karajan artists: Plácido Domingo – Karajan’s ultimate tenor

“I arrived at 10 and took my place. All of a sudden, I saw the red light next to Karajan go on. He began to conduct, and in fifty-five minutes we had finished recording the first act. ‘Maestro,’ I said... ”