Being more or less official chief conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra London during its very first years, it was obvious that Karajan would be conducting some British music...
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The singer who sang Wotan in the “Ring” studio recordings must have been a special one for Karajan. Thomas Stewart...
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When Karajan selected the cast for his complete “Ring” recording he naturally tried to get the best available singers for every part. His Alberich was certainly the best in his generation – Zoltán Kelemen...
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When Karajan recorded and staged “Siegfried” at the Easter Festival in 1969...
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Edith Mathis (1938 - 2025) was a Swiss soprano who worked intensely with Karajan in the 1970s. No wonder their collaboration revolved largely...
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Regarding the importance Beethoven had for Karajan, it is no surprise that his only opera was a cornerstone in the maestro’s repertoire...
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The interpretation of Arnold Schoenberg’s “Variations for Orchestra” op. 31 was one of Karajan’s most ambitious and consistent recording projects ever. Richard Osborne called it no less than...
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Without any doubt Maurice André was the most popular classical trumpet player in the 20th century...
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Karajan recorded the two complete sets of the “Paris” and the “London” symphonies in the early 1980s...
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Karajan’s and Kathleen Ferrier’s collaboration took place in the context of the 1950 “Bachfest”, an event that settled Karajan’s status...
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