The Berliner Philharmoniker and Herbert von Karajan: 1953–1969 live in Berlin
Star conductor Herbert von Karajan is best known today for his studio recordings. However, although as a media pioneer he recognised the technical possibilities for creating recordings, he always considered the live concert to be the ideal. The radio recordings with the Berliner Philharmoniker, which were made in Berlin between 1953 and 1969 and which we present to you in this edition – mostly as first releases – represent an exciting paradox in this respect: they are snapshots that capture the spontaneity of the live performance, the magic of the unique musical moment. Never before has it been possible to experience Karajan the live artist and his joint work with the Berliner Philharmoniker as vividly as in this comprehensive edition.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
Béla Bartók
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (Elisabeth Grümmer, Marga Höffgen, Ernst Haefliger, Gottlob Frick, Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale)
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (Gundula Janowitz, Sieglinde Wagner, Luigi Alva, Otto Wiener, Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale, RIAS Kammerchor)
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Jess Thomas, Walter Berry, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 (Glenn Gould)
Richard Rodney Bennett
Aubade for Orchestra
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 (Géza Anda)
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 4 in E flat major “Romantic” (2nd version)
Symphony No. 8 in C minor (2nd version)
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”
Georg Friedrich Händel
Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 5, HWV 323
Concerto grosso in C minor, Op. 6 No. 8 HWV 326
Rolf Liebermann
Capriccio for Soprano, Violin and Orchestra (Irmgard Seefried, Wolfgang Schneiderhan)
György Ligeti
Atmosphères
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 “Jupiter”
Divertimento in B flat major, K. 287 “Lodron Serenade No. 2”
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D minor, K. 466 (Wilhelm Kempff)
Concerto for 3 Pianos and Orchestra in F major, K. 242 (Jörg Demus, Christoph Eschenbach, Herbert von Karajan)
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis et Chloé, Orchestral Suite No. 2
Arnold Schoenberg
Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in C major, D 944 “The Great”
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82
Richard Strauss
Ariadne auf Naxos: »Es gibt ein Reich, wo alles rein ist« (Elisabeth Schwarzkopf)
Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra in D major (Lothar Koch)
Four Last Songs (Elisabeth Schwarzkopf)
A Hero’s Life, Op. 40
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Op. 30
Don Quixote, Op. 35 (Pierre Fournier, Giusto Cappone)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Richard Wagner
Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
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1953–1969 live in Berlin
Although Herbert von Karajan is best known for his studio recordings, he always regarded the live concert as the ideal. These radio recordings with the Berliner Philharmoniker, made in Berlin between 1953 and 1969, present a fascinating paradox: they are snapshots that capture the spontaneity of the uniquely created musical moment. Never before has it been possible to experience Karajan the live artist and his development with the orchestra as directly as in this edition, which features mostly first releases.
The hardcover edition, designed by Thomas Scheibitz, comes with the recordings on 24 CD/SACD (hybrid) and an accompanying book with photos and in-depth articles.
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