Early in 1977, Anne-Sophie Mutter played for Herbert von Karajan in a private audition. Much has been said and written about this encounter and the collaboration that followed. But this Weekly SpinOn centres on a principle that guided Karajan’s work with Anne-Sophie Mutter from the very beginning: repertoire choice was…
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Mozart’s Many Faces brings together four works from different moments in Mozart’s life. The playlist moves chronologically from Salzburg to Vienna and from court music to opera and sacred music. Each track represents a different genre and a different working situation. Together, the pieces reveal not a single Mozart, but…
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This week’s edition looks at Herbert von Karajan’s collaborations with female artists at very different stages of their careers. Working in a period when major orchestras remained almost entirely male, Karajan relied on female soloists to shape many of his most distinctive projects. The four recordings selected here trace this…
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What does the Enlightenment sound like? The Enlightenment — or Age of Reason — was a period in the 17th and 18th centuries marked by a profound shift in how people understood the world. Thinkers like Voltaire, Kant, and Hume challenged tradition and authority, promoting reason, science, education, and individual…
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The death of Pope Francis and the following conclave taking place in the Sistine Chapel in the Roman Vatican have inspired this playlist about various compositions on the subject of death, mourning, and transcendence. The papal conclave is one of the oldest continuously practiced rituals in the Western world. Established…
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This is really a farewell piece. The Requiem was Mozart’s last work (completed by his pupil Süßmayr) and it was performed at Karajan’s memorial service...
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Karajan conducted Mozart piano concertos over his career but he concentrated on the Nos 20 – 24 and 27 plus the two works with more than one piano K 365 and K 242...
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Bass-baritone Ferruccio Furlanetto is a singer in great demand...
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“The Magic Flute” is arguably the most popular opera of all time. It had a special significance at several turning points in Karajan’s career (and because of his importance for the development of classical recording)...
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Francisco Araiza was one of Karajan’s favourite tenors in the 1980s...
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Here you can download the full curriculum vitae of Herbert von Karajan!