Philharmonia Orchestra

Spotlight Ravel: Five orchestral works, Boléro and more

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

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Spotlight Balakirev: Orchestra works by “The Mighty Five”

It is quite surprising that an extremely fruitful and varied collaboration like Karajan’s with the Philharmonia Orchestra in the studio started with a work outside Karajan’s...

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Spotlight Offenbach: overtures and ballet music

It is often said that like few other conductors Karajan had the ability to give so-called ‘light’ music a special distinction...

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Spotlight Strauss Family: waltzes and polkas

Karajan loved the works of the Strauss family and conducted and recorded them throughout his entire career...

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