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2 JANUARY 2025

Spotlight Strauss Family: waltzes and polkas

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

6 DECEMBER 2024

Karajan artists: Helen Donath – a youthful voice

When he cast singers for young characters like Eva in “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” and Marzelline in “Fidelio” Karajan was always keen on voices that sounded really young. Helen Donath had such a voice...

18 OCTOBER 2024

Spotlight Ives: “The Unanswered Question”

Karajan conducted Samuel Barber’s famous “Adagio for Strings” eight times in concert but there has been no recording of it so it seems that the live recording of Charles Ives’ “The Unanswered Question” is the only piece...