Spotlight Mozart: The Requiem
This is really a farewell piece. The Requiem was Mozart’s last work (completed by his pupil Süßmayr) and it was performed at Karajan’s memorial service...
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Composers
Spotlight Tchaikovsky: The “Pathétique” symphony
It was really a premiere for Karajan. His first-ever recording with the Berlin Philharmonic and his first ever recording of a symphony...
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Spotlight Ravel: Five orchestral works
Karajan performed and recorded more pieces by Ravel than by Debussy, but it both cases he had his favourites while...
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Spotlight Mahler: The Sixth Symphony
Karajan’s commitment to Mahler’s symphonies concentrated on the numbers 4,5,6 and 9 and on the years 1973 – 1982...
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Spotlight Offenbach: overtures and ballet music
It is often said that like few other conductors Karajan had the ability to give so-called ‘light’ music a special distinction...
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Spotlight Schoenberg: “Verklärte Nacht”
Karajan naturally interpreted Arnold Schoenberg’s “Verklärte Nacht” not in its original form as a string sextet but in the version for string orchestra...
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Spotlight Strauss Family: waltzes and polkas
Karajan loved the works of the Strauss family and conducted and recorded them throughout his entire career...
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Spotlight Schmidt: the “Notre Dame” intermezzo
Karajan never had the slightest intention to be a composer and none of the composers he knew personally...
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Spotlight Puccini: “Tosca”
During every decade of his career, Karajan had Puccini operas in his repertoire and some of his recordings are looked on as the best of all...
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Spotlight Blacher: Five orchestral works
Boris Blacher was – together with Orff – the contemporary German composer Karajan performed most often but...
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