Herbert von Karajan

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14 March

Spotlight Tchaikovsky: The “Pathétique” symphony

It was really a premiere for Karajan. His first-ever recording with the Berlin Philharmonic and his first ever recording of a symphony...

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14 March

Karajan artists: Dennis Brain – the superlative horn player

Dennis Brain was the Fritz Wunderlich of the horn – Benjamin Britten, Francis Poulenc and Paul Hindemith composed works for him. Brain was principal horn player of the...

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07 March

Karajan artists: Edwin Fischer – a generous pianist

The Swiss pianist Edwin Fischer was one of the most distinguished Bach, Mozart and Beethoven interpreters of his generation. Born in 1886, he was 22 years older than Karajan. Their first joint concert...

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07 March

Spotlight Ravel: Five orchestral works

Karajan performed and recorded more pieces by Ravel than by Debussy, but it both cases he had his favourites while...

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