Herbert von Karajan · Master Recordings

Contents:

1 Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (1959) + Till Eulenspiegel (1973)
• First post-war DG recording
• Recorded March 1959 (Heldenleben) / December 1972 & January 1973

2 Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
• Two of the best recordings from the celebrated 1963 cycle
• Best remastering (ex SACD)
• Recorded March 1962 (no. 3), November 1962

3 Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 (S. Richter) + Variations on a Rococo Theme (Rostropovich)
• Two of the bestselling recordings with great soloists
• Recorded October 1962 (Concerto), September 1968

4 Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
• From the celebrated first Brahms cycle
• New remastering
• Recorded 10/63 (no. 2) and 9/64 (no. 3)

5 Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring + Bartok: Concerto for Orchestrra
• Two works that are touchstones for the modern art of conducting
• New remastering (Stravinsky)
• Recorded 2/1964 (Stravinsky), September & November 1965

6 Debussy: La mer, Prélude à L’après-midi d’un faune + Ravel: Daphnis & Chloé Suite no. 2, Boléro
• Recognized as among Karajan’s best recordings
• Recorded March 1964, March 1966 (Boléro)

7 Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 8 “Unfinished” & 9 “Great”
• New remasterings
• Recorded October 1964 (no. 8) & September 1968 (no. 9)

8 Opera Intermezzi
• A rare disc brought together on CD for the first time
• Delightful programme of Verdi, Mascagni, Puccini, Leoncavallo, Muösorgsky, Schmidt, Massenet, Giordano, Cilèa, Wolf-Ferrari,
• New remastering
• Recorded mainly September 1967

9 Mozart: Requiem + Coronation Mass
• With soloists Tomowa-Sintow, Baltsa, Krenn, van Dam
• Recorded September 1975

10 Beethoven: Violin Concerto (Anne Sophie Mutter)
• The famous partnership of Mutter and Karajan
• New remastering
• Recorded September / December 1979


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