“In nova fert animus mutatas dicer formas corpora: di, coeptis (nam vos mutastis et illas) adspirate meis primaque ab origine mundi ad mea perpetuum deducite tempora carmen.” “My intention is to tell of bodies changed to different forms; the gods, who made the changes, will inspire my work.” — Ovid,…
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“For each beginning bears a special magic, that nurtures living and bestows protection….” Herman Hesse These words ring true for life in general, as well as the art of classical music. If we think about a child starting to play an instrument, a composer birthing his first work, an overture…
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Richard Wagner’s “The Valkyrie” is a complete opera and also part of the greatest cycle in classical music, “The Ring of the Nibelung”. Karajan’s interpretation of “The Valkyrie”...
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Richard Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” had a crucial bearing not only on the composer’s life and Karajan’s career but on the history of modern music. There is hardly any other work...
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Here you can download the full curriculum vitae of Herbert von Karajan!