Karajan artists: Franco Corelli – “fire and blood”
The famous Italian tenor Franco Corelli worked with Karajan on two occasions, first as Manrico in a Salzburg “Trovatore” in 1962...
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Karajan artists: The European Union Youth Orchestra – a question of conviction
“Of all the big-name conductors who worked with the EUYO in 1980s none brought more conviction to the task than Karajan...”
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Karajan artists: David Oistrakh – Brahms at the summit
David Oistrakh was one of the preeminent violinists of the 20th century...
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Karajan artists: Mstislav Rostropovich – ambassador with the cello
Mstislav Rostropovich was a cellist and conductor and a unique musician in the second half of the 20th century. There is hardly any other instrumentalist...
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Karajan artists: Agnes Baltsa – Carmen meets Octavian
Agnes Baltsa is a Greek singer, born in 1944. She worked with Karajan over 15 years and in his final years was his first choice for demanding mezzo parts...
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Karajan artists: Gundula Janowitz – famous last songs
Gundula Janowitz started her career in her early twenties and soon performed with every superlative conductor of her time...
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Karajan artists: Renata Tebaldi – “the voice of an angel”
Renata Tebaldi was one of the great Italian divas of the 20th century. For many opera lovers she was the Desdemona, the Aida of all time...
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Karajan artists: Glenn Gould – the incomparable
There have never been reproducing musicians whose art of interpretation has been so intimately connected with technical novelties and media innovation as Karajan and Glenn Gould...
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Karajan artists: Dinu Lipatti – the musical saint
Dinu Lipatti is one of the few musicians of the 20th century not only admired for his music-making but also worshipped almost like a saint till today...
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Karajan artists: Clara Haskil – mostly Mozart
Clara Haskil was one of the 20th century’s great Mozart pianists but she was also remarkable for her interpretations of Beethoven and Ravel. Like Dinu Lipatti and Radu Lupu...
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