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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (complete opera recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY Bavarian State Opera / Piotr Beczala, George Petean, Anja Harteros, Okka von der Damerau, Sofia Fomina / Zubin Mehta (cond) [ C Major BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Mar/2017 ] "Musically things are more than fine. BeczaĆa pulls off this one hell of a tenor role…with style and confidence. Harteros gives her usual tightly focused emotional performance." Gramophone Magazine - Blu-ray of the Month - May 2017 |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: 6 Symphonies [remastered CDs plus Blu-ray audio] Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra], Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon CDs plus Blu-ray audio / 5 CD Box Set - released 28/Jul/2019 ] "Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 and 3, dating from 1979 are Karajan's only recordings of those earlier works, but ones which saw him at his very finest combining high polish with freshness and lyrical spontaneity." Gramophone |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: 9 Symphonies & Overtures (1977 recordings) Blu-ray audio in Dolby Atmos Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-ray audio in Dolby Atmos / 2 Blu-Ray Audio - released 1/Nov/2019 ] "Beethoven is in no way déjà vu to Karajan, as this set gloriously proves" - Richard Osborne (Gramophone) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 5 & 7 (1962 recording) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Alto / Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 19/Apr/2018 ] "this symphony can stand forceful treatment and thrive on it … the white heat of Karajan's energy sweeps one along, and there is little use uttering any complaint … of the extra vitality here" (Gramophone) |
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BIZET / GRIEG / MOZART / PROKOFIEV / RESPIGHI
Herbert von Karajan: 3 Classic Albums Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon 3 Classic Albums / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/2014 ] Herbert von Karajan (5 April 1908 - 16 July 1989) was an Austrian conductor. He was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, and he was a dominant... |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites: Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Decca Virtuoso / CD - released 27/Oct/2011 ] Herbert von Karajan and the Vienna Philharmonic provide performances of "utmost polish and sophistication" in a recording that ..."can be recommended without reservation." (Gramophone) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classic Karajan: The Essential Collection Herbert Von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic & Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras, with Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) [ Deutche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 30/May/2014 ] In the 25th anniversary of his passing, Deutsche Grammophon celebrate Herbert von Karajan - the best-selling conductor of all time...in a new collection of essential classics, now newly remastered. |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 34, 39, 40 / Eine kleine Nachtmusik / etc Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/2019 ] Zubin Mehta was one of Decca's stars in the 1960s and 1970s, known more for his recordings of 19th and 20th-century repertoire than of the 18th. Yet, he has long had an abiding love for Mozart and conducts his symphonic and operatic music on a... |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Parsifal (complete opera recorded at Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, 1992) Berlin State Opera / Poul Elming, Waltraud Meier, John Tomlinson, Günter von Kannen / Daniel Barenboim [ Euroarts DVD / 3 DVD - released 15/Sep/2016 ] "a must for those who love this work...[Elming] is remarkable in the title role, his concentration and reactions on a par with Jon Vickers's and the voice in pristine shape" (International Record Review) |
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W. A. MOZART / RICHARD STRAUSS
Karajan conducts Mozart & Strauss (Recorded at the Salzburg Festival, August 1970) Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Herbert von Karajan [ Testament / CD - released 1/Mar/2014 ] Recorded at the Salzburg Festival, August 1970 |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen [complete operas on Blu-ray audio] Jon Vickers, Martti Talvela, Thomas Stewart, Régine Crespin, Gundula Janowitz, Josephine Veasey, etc / Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-ray audio / Blu-Ray Audio - released 5/Jul/2024 ] Deutsche Grammophon is reissuing, in Blu-ray audio, Karajan's monumental Ring cycle, which he recorded together with the Berlin Philharmonic and a stunning cast of singers. |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: 9 Symphonies [9 CDs plus Blu-ray audio] Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra], Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Karajan Edition CD set plus Blu-ray audio / 10 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 19/Jul/2019 ] "It is Karajan who is best able to present a Bruckner Symphony as a single vision … some of the most consistently impressive Bruckner recordings of recent years" - Gramophone |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 / Symphony No. 8 (Rec 1961-62) Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Herbert von Karajan [ ABC Australian Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence / CD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] "Of Karajan's four recorded cycles, the 1961-62 set is the most compelling, combining high polish with a biting sense of urgency and spontaneity..these are incandescent performances, superbly played." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
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BEETHOVEN / RICHARD STRAUSS / WAGNER / BRUCKNER / MENDELSSOHN / BRUCH / TCHAIKOVSKY / RACHMANINOV
Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic] - Great Recordings Berliner Philharmoniker Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, Seiji Ozawa, Herbert von Karajan, Zubin Mehta, Daniel Barenboim, Lorin Maazel, Gunter Wand, etc [ Sony Music / 8 CD Box Set - released 11/Sep/2015 ] The Berlin Philharmonic is consistently ranked as one of the greatest orchestras in the world. As is fitting such an eminent orchestra, they consistently work with the world's most renowned conductors and soloists. |
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W.A. MOZART
Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622 (with Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115) Bernard Walton (clarinet) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan / Members of the Music Group of London [ Testament / CD - released 11/Apr/2006 ] Bernard Walton (1917-72) was one of the finest orchestral musicians of his age. Though barely known to the public at large – he shunned the kind of media exposure won by his contemporary Jack Brymer (1915-2003) and made few solo recordings – he... |
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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) |
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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'." |
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Wagner, Ri
Der Ring des Nibelungen Brouwenstijn, Greindl, Herwig, Hollweg, Hotter, von Ilosvay, Kamps, Kuen, Lammers, Lenchner, Madeira, von Milinkovic, va [ ORFEO / 13 CD - released 27/Jul/2005 ] |
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DONIZETTI / VERDI / BOITO / SULLIVAN / PONCHIELLI / ROSSINI
Bad Boys Bryn Terfel (baritone) with Anne Sofie von Otter & Balcarras Crafoord / Swedish Radio Choir & Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paul Daniel [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Jan/2010 ] "Terfel, of course, brings the smell of the theatre into everything he does. His powerful vocal presence is born of physical presence and he harnesses words, in any language, like few others." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - November 2009 |
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CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK / W A MOZART
Gluck & Mozart Arias Camilla Tilling (soprano) / Musica Saeculorum, Philipp von Steinaecker [ BIS / CD - released 16/Dec/2016 ] "In this splendid Mozart and Gluck recital, presenting a mix of her old and new roles, she [Camilla Tilling] exhibits her usual stylistic acumen while also showing unexpected boldness as an interpreter…Warmly recommended." Opera |