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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 (Remastered - Hybrid SACD) Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 19/Jun/2026 ] These recordings exemplify Karajan's mastery of the expansive forms and extensive forces of late Romanticism. The two Bruckner symphonies recorded in 1970 and 1971 show just how much the orchestra's musical signature had changed since the recordings... |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Finlandia / En Saga / Karelia Suite / Swan of Tuonela / etc Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 22/Aug/2015 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "Virile, atmospheric readings. Another classic to treasure in this series with very good sound" (MusicWeb Jan 2007) |
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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 |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Symphonies 5-6, 8-9… (Remastered - Hybrid SACD) Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 26/Jun/2026 ] The cycle of Franz Schubert's symphonies recorded by Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic in the late 1970s (originally for EMI) remains an essential staple of the catalogue. The recordings capture the Berlin "signature sound" of that era:... |
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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. |
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BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos 5 & 7 (Rec 1982/3) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/ Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Entree / CD - released 11/Oct/2002 ] Beethoven wrote nine symphonies spanning twenty-three years. No. 5 has perhaps the most familiar opening of any piece of music, while No. 7 is a life-affirming masterpiece. Both are conducted by one of the composer’s foremost interpreters. |
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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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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphony Nos. 4, 5 & 6 'Pathetique' Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Herbert von Karajan [ EMI Gemini / Warner / 2 CD - released 20/May/2007 ] "Interpretatively Karajan's reading remains very similar to his later view. By 1960 Karajan had already moulded the Berlin Philharmonic into a superb, uniquely polished band." (Gramophone Magazine on the 4th Symphony) |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Complete Wagner Operas [34 CD set] Robert Holl, Falk Struckmann, Jane Eaglen, Waltraud Meier, Siegfried Jerusalem, Siegfried Jerusalem, Günter von Kannen, Anne Evans / Daniel Barenboim [ Teldec Warner Classics / 34 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2011 ] Barenboim's iconic Wagner performances, available for the first time in a complete set. |
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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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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) |
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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 |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Great Conductors: Carlos Kleiber / Georg Solti / Leonard Bernstein / Herbert von Karajan [4 DVD set] Carlos Kleiber, Georg Solti, Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan, with Riccardo Muti, Valery Gergiev, Gustavo Dudamel, Stephen Sondheim, and more [ C Major DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2018 ] Collection of documentaries looking at the lives and works of four celebrated conductors. The documentaries are: 'Carlos Kleiber: I Am Lost to the World', 'Sir Georg Solti: Journey of a Lifetime', 'Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life' and 'Herbert... |
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CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Widor: Organ Symphonies, Vol 4 - Symphony No 8, Op 42, No 4 Symphonie romane, Op 73 (Christian von Blohn) Christian von Blohn (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Nov/2020 ] Widor's cycle of organ symphonies sits at the heart of his compositional achievement. They are vivid and innovative-none more so than Symphony No. 8 in B major, which takes performer and listener alike to the limits of the genre. |
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CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Widor: Organ Symphonies, Vol 3 / Symphony No 7 / Symphonie gothique Christian von Blohn (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] Charles-Marie Widor's ten organ symphonies sit at the heart of his extensive oeuvre. They reveal Widor's mastery of the form with their profundity, technical difficulty and sonorous colour. Symphony No. 7, Op. 42, No. 3 inaugurated a new, orchestral... |
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JOSEPH RHEINBERGER
Rheinberger: Complete 20 Organ Sonatas Christian von Blohn (organ of the Josefskirche St. Ingbert, Germany)) [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 22/Nov/2024 ] Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901) was a German romantic composer of mainly works for the organ, his own instrument. He was one of the leading figures in the "Cecilian Movement" which, in a world of increasing secularization, propagated the return to... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 / Symphony No. 39 / 9 Variations on a Minuet by Duport Clara Haskil (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra; Herbert von Karajan [ ICA Classics / CD - released 27/May/2022 ] "It's not just the tone and limpid phrasing, but the way that she imbues every note with meaning." BBC Music |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Paukenmesse / Salve Regina Dorothea Röschmann, Elizabeth von Magnus, Herbert Lippert & Oliver Widmer / Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics Das Alte Werk / CD - released 4/Jun/2012 ] |
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JACK HEGGIE
Heggie: Great Scott (complete opera recorded in 2015) Dallas Opera / Joyce DiDonato, Ailyn Perez, Frederica von Stade, Anthony Roth Costanzo / Patrick Summers (cond) [ Erato / Warner Classics DVD / DVD - released 12/Mar/2021 ] WQXR, the USA's leading classical music radio station, welcomed as a "deeply moving and musically brilliant work" that "should enter the standard repertory just as Heggie's two previous masterpieces - Dead Man Walking and Moby-Dick - already have". |