Music can never be completely silent (John Cage’s 4′33″ politely excluded), but it can approach silence. This playlist looks at moments where sound is reduced and dynamics are restrained. Like a city after fresh snowfall, familiar surroundings remain, but their character shifts as everything becomes muted. What emerges is a…
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This playlist takes you on a musical journey through the royal courts of Europe. Each track comes from a different country and shows a different kind of royal tradition: the grace of Austria, the ceremony of England, the colour of France, and the proud history of Hungary. These pieces were…
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Karajan isn’t widely thought of as a baroque specialist. Nevertheless, he “had a great if somewhat eccentric fondness for Handel’s music (Richard Osborne).” Early in his career in Ulm...
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Here you can download the full curriculum vitae of Herbert von Karajan!