Karajan | The inner dynamics of music – Herbert von Karajan on his understanding of Beethoven, music, and recording

12 SEPTEMBER 2022

The inner dynamics of music – Herbert von Karajan on his understanding of Beethoven, music, and recording

Herbert von Karajan gave two interviews on the occasion of the release of the new Beethoven cycle in 1977: one to Richard Osborne and another one to Joachim Kaiser. Both of them are part the newest release of the cycle in Dolby Atmos by Deutsche Grammophon. Here you can read a summary of the interview with Joachim Kaiser, including the most impressing insights into Karajan’s understanding of Beethoven, music, and recording.

12 SEPTEMBER 2022

Herbert von Karajan – The Meaning

A few months back we gave away 3 CDs of a Karajan recording of Schostakowitsch 10th symphony to thank for the participation in our survey. By chance one of the winners was Stafford James, an American contra-bassist and lifelong Karajan fan. He was so nice as to send us his personal Karajan story and pictures with his prize. Enjoy the read!

11 SEPTEMBER 2022

‘I think there is a great tragedy in Mahler, and a great tragic sense!’

Prof. Peter Revers held a lecture on Karajan as a Mahler conductor a few years back. Although it is quite a demanding text, especially for non-musicologists, we do think it sheds a light on very interesting aspects of Karajan’s interpretation. He was much closer to the composer’s intent than one might think, with great respect for the shades of Mahler’s musical expression.

12 JANUARY 2022

Karajan artists: Mirella Freni – the Mimì of the century

Definitely one of Karajan’s favourite voices. Mirella Freni was his first choice for the Italian repertoire in the 1960s and 1970s. Under Karajan’s baton she achieved triumphant results...

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