Karajan artists: Kathleen Battle – Karajan’s voice of spring
Karajan wanted her on his side for some of the most precious musical moments in his life - Kathleen Battle. She performed under his baton...
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Karajan artists: Jon Vickers – Karajan’s man for passionate characters
Karajan chose the Canadian tenor Jon Vickers when he needed a man for extremely passionate interpretations on stage...
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Spotlight Johann Strauss: “Die Fledermaus”
Karajan’s affinity to the operetta is not generally well-known but its elegance, wit and pure melodical quality was something he couldn’t resist. Of course, his preference in this genre...
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Karajan artists: Peter Schreier – the voice of Dresden
The photo above shows Peter Schreier as the Evangelist in a Bach “St Matthew Passion” performance conducted by Karajan in 1977, a part that he performed 500 times...
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Spotlight Sibelius: The Fourth Symphony
Karajan met many contemporary composers whose works he interpreted. That was not the case with Sibelius but the almost 90-year-old Finnish master was able to receive the first Philharmonia recordings...
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Karajan artists: Christian Ferras – a tragic hero of the violin
The great French musician Christian Ferras was Karajan’s favourite violinist during the 1960s and early 1970s...
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Spotlight Prokofiev: Two symphonies and a fairy tale
Sergei Prokofiev was born in Ukraine in 1891. His stunning ballets, his passionate solo concertos and his highly original piano music made him one of 20th century’s most popular composers...
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Spotlight Holst: “The Planets”
Gustav Holst’s suite “The Planets” is arguably the most popular piece of English orchestral music, alongside Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance”...
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Karajan artists: Anne-Sophie Mutter – Karajan’s discovery
She is the Karajan protegé par excellence. Anne-Sophie Mutter, one of the leading violinists of our time, started to play concerts with Karajan at the age of 13...
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Spotlight Wagner: “Tristan und Isolde”
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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