W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35, 36, 38 - 41 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/1978 ] "Here, then, are six symphonies well played and well recorded by one of the finest orchestras with a thoroughness that never detracts from vitality." Records and Recording |
CARL NIELSEN / JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: Symphony No.4 "The Inextinguishable" / Sibelius: Tapiola Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Masters / CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/1995 ] By one estimate Karajan was the top-selling classical music recording artist of all time, having sold an estimated 200 million records. |
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht / Variations for Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 16/Jan/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) |
RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Orchestral Music (The Flying Dutchman, Lohengrin, Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, etc) Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philhamonic], Herbert von Karajan [ EMI Great Recordings of the Century / CD - released 23/Mar/1992 ] 'Superb playing, vividly recorded. Karajan is a fine Wagnerian and with the orchestra he has fashioned so completely to his own vision he gives superlative performances.' (Gramophone) |
NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade (LP) Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Vinyl / LP - released 5/Apr/2019 ] Deutsche Grammophon makes Herbert von Karajan's and the Berliner Philharmoniker's famous "Sheherazade" recording (1967) available again on vinyl. |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 4 & 7 / Valse Triste Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Galleria / CD - released 22/Jan/1985 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) |
BRUCKNER / BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / HAYDN / MOZART / SCHUMANN / TCHAIKOVSKY / MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Karajan Symphony Edition] Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra], Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / 38 CD Box Set - released 19/Jul/2004 ] Available only as a limited edition! The definitive 38-CD set of eight great symphonic cycles from Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic. At a super-budget price, this set is a perfect gift with which to begin or complete a library. |
EDVARD GRIEG
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite Nos.1 & No.2 / Sigurd Jorsalfar (LP) Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / LP - released 25/Feb/2022 ] "Very impressive indeed. Somehow one feels that one could stretch out and touch the players, so vivid is the sound here." Gramophone |
ARTHUR HONEGGER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hionegger: Symphonies Nos 2 & 3 Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon 20th Century Clasics / CD - released 12/Dec/1992 ] "Karajan's performances of these Honegger symphonies enjoy legendary status - and rightly so." (Gramophone) |
DVORAK / DEBUSSY / RAVEL / TCHAIKOVSKY / RACHMANINOV
The Sound of Herbert von Karajan Alexis Weissenberg (piano) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Orchestre de Paris, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 1/Jan/2018 ] Herbert von Karajan is recognised as one of the greatest conductors of the last century and during his career he produced a vast discography of what are still considered some of the greatest recordings ever made. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 4 / Rosamunde, D797: Ballet Music Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra], Herbert von Karajan [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] "These splendidly recorded Karajan performances are exceptional. The Third Symphony's second subject is memorable under Karajan, with ravishing tone on the top A: pure bel canto. String playing is lithe and witty." (Gramophone) |
JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius: Symphonies Nos.1 & 6 Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic] , Herbert von Karajan [ EMI Encore / CD - released 12/Feb/2007 ] "This is Karajan at his finest..very strongly recommended" (*** Penguin Stereo Guide) |
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY / FRANZ LISZT
Tchaikovksy / Liszt: Piano Concertos Lazar Berman (piano), Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von karajan, Vienna Symphony, Carlo Maria Giulini [ Australian Deutsche Grammophon SBS Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] "this magnificent reading of the Tchaikovsky B flat minor certainly confirms that here is a positive personality of the first order " (Gramophone) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Horn Concertos Nos. 1 - 4 / Quintet for piano & winds Dennis Brain (horn) / Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble / Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics Masters / CD - released 13/Feb/2012 ] 'Truly an all-time classic. Timelessly neat and elegant orchestral playing under Karajan accompanies Dennis Brain's flawless and characterful horn playing.' ('The Gramophone' Good CD Guide, 2005) |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Turandot (complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Bregenz Festival / Mlada Khudoley, Manuel von Senden, Michael Ryssov, Riccardo Massi / Paolo Carignani (cond) [ EuroArts / Unitel Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Mar/2016 ] "Guanqun Yu's schoolgirl Liu, sporting beret and pigtails, is the pick of the cast. She delivers a beautifully affecting, 'Tu che di gel sei cinta'. Riccardo Massi sings attractively as Calaf, with a very creditable 'Nessun dorma'." |
RUGGIERO LEONCAVALLO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (Complete opera with libretto) Carlo Bergonzi, Joan Carlyle, Giuseppe Taddei, Ugo Benelli / Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala. Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 12/Oct/2004 ] "..long-breathed, expansible tempi and the minimum of exaggeration. Karajan's choice of soloists was clearly aimed to help that...rarely if ever on record has the La Scala Orchestra played with such beautiful feeling for tone-colour." - Penguin Guide |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphonie No. 6 / 5 Ruckert-Lieder / Kindertotenlieder Christa Ludwig (mezzo) / Berliner Philharmoniker [berlin Philharmonic], Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2006 ] "One of Karajan's earliest recorded encounters with Mahler resulted in a powerful and intense experience with hints of the ninth still to come." (Gramophone) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D major / Kindertotenlieder / Rückert-Lieder Christa Ludwig (mezzo) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 10/Oct/2014 ] "Certainly this is the finest live performance of a Mahler symphony to have appeared on any kind of record since Mengelberg's 1939 account of the Fourth Symphony." Gramophone Top Ten Mahler Symphonies of all time |
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Widor: Complete Organ Symphonies / 5: Organ Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6 / Symphony No. 8 / I. Prélude (original 1887 version) Christian von Blohn (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] Widor's cycle of ten organ symphonies underwent profound development and transformation over many years. Classical elements became more obviously virtuosic and, by the time of these Op. 42 symphonies, his musical language had become monumental.... |
BEETHOVEN / MOZART / SCHUMANN / HAYDN / SCHUBERT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Christoph Escenbach Christoph Eschenbach (piano) with Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Philips Great Pianists Of The 20th Century Vol. 24 / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] "Christoph Eschenbach is perhaps fortunate to have secured a niche in this particular pantheon. His career as a solo pianist featured a brilliant exposition but little in the way of a development or recapitulation." Gramophone |