CD 1
Corelli, Manfredini, Torelli, Locatelli: Christmas Concertos
Thomas Brandis, Emil Maas, Dietrich Gerhardt, Hans Priem, Ottomar Borwitzky, Wolfgang Meyer, Waldemar Döling, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [57:00]
CD 2
Vivaldi: String Concertos; Sinfonia In B Minor; Concerti Grossi Op.3, Nos.1&4
Thomas Brandis, Emil Maas, Waldemar Döling, Wolfgang Meyer, Ottomar Borwitzky, Michel Schwalbé, Leon Spierer, Hans-Joachim Westphal, Eberhard Finke, Horst Gobel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:11:50]
CD 3
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: The Hebrides, Op.26; Symphony No.3, Op.56
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [50:18]
CD 4
Bizet: Carmen Suite No.1; L'Arlésienne Suite Nos.1&2
Daniel Deffayet, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [45:29]
CD 5
Rossini: Overtures
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [56:13]
CD 6
Schumann: Symphony No.1 In B Flat Major, Op.38 "Spring"; Symphony No.4 In D inor, Op.120
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:00:16]
CD 7
Schumann: Symphony No.2 In C Major, Op.61; Overture, Scherzo, And Finale, Op.52
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [53:24]
CD 8
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op.20 - Suite; The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66a - Suite
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [49:50]
CD 9
Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne / Gounod: Faust - Ballet Music; Faust - Valse
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [52:35]
CD 10
Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Ponchielli: Ballet Music From Operas
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [51:27]
CD 11
Grieg: Peer Gynt-Suite No.1, Op.46; Peer Gynt-Suite No.2, Op.55; Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op.56
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [50:18]
CD 12
Weber: Invitation To The Dance / Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust / Liszt: Mephisto Waltz / Smetana: The Bartered Bride / Dvorák: Scherzo capriccioso
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [55:11]
CD 13
The European Anthem / National Anthems / Beethoven: Symphony No.9 In D Minor, Op.125, 4th Movement
Gundula Janowitz, Hilde Rössel Majdan, Waldemar Kmentt, Walter Berry, Wiener Singverein, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [51:02]
CD 14 - CD 15
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Mirella Freni, Christa Ludwig, Carlo Cossutta, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Wiener Singverein, Helmut Froschauer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:29:11]
CD 16
Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni; Concerti Grossi Op.3, Nos.7&10
Michel Schwalbé, Thomas Brandis, Leon Spierer, Hans-Joachim Westphal, Eberhard Finke, Horst Gobel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:06:07]
CD 17
Weber: Overtures
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [47:27]
CD 18
R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op.28; Salome's Dance, Op.54; Don Juan, Op. 20, Tod und Verklärung, Op.24
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:11:06]
CD 19
R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.30; Vier letzte Lieder
Michel Schwalbé, Gundula Janowitz, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [57:33]
CD 20
Mahler: Symphony No.5 In C Sharp Minor
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:13:45]
CD 21
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Trans. Hans Bethge (1876-1946)
René Kollo, Christa Ludwig, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:06:01]
CD 22-23
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Symphony No.1 In C minor, Op.11
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Symphony No.2 In B Flat, Op.52
Edith Mathis, Werner Hollweg, Liselotte Rebmann, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
CD 24 -CD 26
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Peter Schreier, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Christa Ludwig, Anton Diakov, Gundula Janowitz, Horst Laubenthal, Walter Berry, Erna Berger, Wiener Singverein, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Knabenstimmen des Staats- und Domchores, Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [3:24:08]
CD 27
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Symphony No.4 In A, Op. 90; Symphony No.5 In D, Op.107
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:01:28]
CD 28
Orff: De Temporum Fine Comoedia
Peter Schreier, Christa Ludwig, Rolf Boysen, Kölner Rundfunkchor, RIAS Kammerchor, Der Tölzer Knabenchor, Kölner Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:02:41]
CD 29
Schumann: Symphony No.3 In E Flat, Op.97 "Rheinische"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [35:50]
CD 30
Schoenberg: Transfigured Night, Op.4; Pelleas And Melisande, Op.5
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:13:25]
CD 31
Berg: Three Pieces For Orchestra, Op.6; Three Pieces From The "Lyric Suite" / Schoenberg: Variations For Orchestra, Op.31
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:01:00]
CD 32
Webern: Passacaglia For Orchestra, Op.1; Five Movements For String Quartet, Op.5; Six Pieces For Orchestra, Op.6; Symphony, Op.21
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [46:00]
CD 33
Prussian And Austrian Marches
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble, Herbert von Karajan
CD 35 - CD 36
J.S.Bach: Mass In B minor BWV232
Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Peter Schreier, Karl Ridderbusch, Robert Kerns, Wiener Singverein, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [2:06:15]
CD 37
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [53:03]
CD 38 - CD 39
Bruckner: Symphony No.8 In C minor
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:22:26]
CD 40 - CD 41
Mahler: Symphony No.6 In A minor "Tragische"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:23:02]
CD 42
Bruckner: Symphony No.4 In E Flat major "Romantic"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:04:16]
CD 43
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 In B Flat minor, Op. 23
Lazar Berman, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [37:09]
CD 44
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.4 In D minor; Rhapsody No.5 In E Minor; Tasso - Lamento E Trionfo
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [50:04]
CD 45
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 In E minor, Op. 64
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [49:28]
CD 46
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Mass in C, K.317 "Coronation"
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Werner Krenn, José van Dam, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Rudolf Scholz, Wiener Singverein
Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896)
Te Deum for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Peter Schreier, José van Dam, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Singverein, Rudolf Scholz
Total Playing Time [50:58]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Mass in C, K.317 "Coronation"
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Werner Krenn, José van Dam, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Rudolf Scholz, Wiener Singverein
Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896)
Te Deum for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Peter Schreier, José van Dam, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Singverein, Rudolf Scholz
Total Playing Time [50:58]
CD 47
W.A.Mozart: Requiem In D minor, K.626
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Werner Krenn, José van Dam, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Rudolf Scholz, Wiener Singverein
Total Playing Time [53:21]
W.A.Mozart: Requiem In D minor, K.626
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Werner Krenn, José van Dam, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Rudolf Scholz, Wiener Singverein
Total Playing Time [53:21]
CD 48
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 In B Minor, Op.74 "Pathétique"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [46:13]
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 In B Minor, Op.74 "Pathétique"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [46:13]
CD 49
Bruckner: Symphony No.9 In D minor
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:01:36]
Bruckner: Symphony No.9 In D minor
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:01:36]
CD 52
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 In F minor
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [42:25]
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 In F minor
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [42:25]
CD 53
Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [34:42]
Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [34:42]
CD 54
J.S.Bach : Magnificat BWV243
Agnes Baltsa, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Benjamin Luxon, Peter Schreier, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, David Bell, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Stravinsky: Symphony Of Psalms
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Total Playing Time [52:58]
J.S.Bach : Magnificat BWV243
Agnes Baltsa, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Benjamin Luxon, Peter Schreier, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, David Bell, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Stravinsky: Symphony Of Psalms
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Total Playing Time [52:58]
CD 55
W.A.Mozart: Violin Concertos No.3 In G major, KV 216 & No.5 In A major KV 219
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [58:24]
W.A.Mozart: Violin Concertos No.3 In G major, KV 216 & No.5 In A major KV 219
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [58:24]
CD 56
Respighi: Fontane Di Roma; Pini Di Roma
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [38:51]
Respighi: Fontane Di Roma; Pini Di Roma
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [38:51]
CD 57
Beethoven: Symphony No.1, Op.21 & No.2, Op.36
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [53:36]
Beethoven: Symphony No.1, Op.21 & No.2, Op.36
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [53:36]
CD 58
Beethoven: Symphony No.3, Op.55 "Eroica"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [48:13]
Beethoven: Symphony No.3, Op.55 "Eroica"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [48:13]
CD 59
Beethoven: Symphony No.4 In B Flat major, Op.60; Symphony No.5 In C minor, Op. 67
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:02:27]
Beethoven: Symphony No.4 In B Flat major, Op.60; Symphony No.5 In C minor, Op. 67
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:02:27]
CD 60
Beethoven: Symphony No.6 In F Major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"; Symphony No.7 In A Major, Op. 92
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:12:06]
Beethoven: Symphony No.6 In F Major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"; Symphony No.7 In A Major, Op. 92
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:12:06]
CD 61-62
Beethoven: Symphony No.8, Op.93
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan Beethoven: Symphony No.9, Op.125 "Choral"
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Peter Schreier, José van Dam, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Singverein
Total Playing Time [1:07:04]
Beethoven: Symphony No.8, Op.93
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan Beethoven: Symphony No.9, Op.125 "Choral"
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Peter Schreier, José van Dam, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Singverein
Total Playing Time [1:07:04]
CD 63
Bruckner: Symphony No.7 In E major
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:04:38]
Bruckner: Symphony No.7 In E major
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:04:38]
CD 64
Brahms: Symphony No.1 In C minor, Op.68; Tragische Overture, Op.81
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [58:46]
Brahms: Symphony No.1 In C minor, Op.68; Tragische Overture, Op.81
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [58:46]
CD 65
Brahms: Symphony No.2 In D major, Op.73; Symphony No.3 In F major, Op.90
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:11:06]
Brahms: Symphony No.2 In D major, Op.73; Symphony No.3 In F major, Op.90
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:11:06]
CD 66
Brahms: Symphony No.4 In E minor, Op.98
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [39:55]
Brahms: Symphony No.4 In E minor, Op.98
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [39:55]
CD 67
Mozart: Symphony No.35 In D major K.385 "Haffner"; Symphony No.32 In G Major K.318; Symphony No.36 In C Major K.425 "Linzer"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [52:19]
Mozart: Symphony No.35 In D major K.385 "Haffner"; Symphony No.32 In G Major K.318; Symphony No.36 In C Major K.425 "Linzer"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [52:19]
CD 68
Mozart: Symphony No.38 In D Major K.504 "Prager"; Symphony No.39 In E Flat Major K.543
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [49:57]
Mozart: Symphony No.38 In D Major K.504 "Prager"; Symphony No.39 In E Flat Major K.543
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [49:57]
CD 69
Mozart: Symphony No.40 In G Minor K.550; Symphony No.41 In C Major K.551 "Jupiter"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [54:53]
Mozart: Symphony No.40 In G Minor K.550; Symphony No.41 In C Major K.551 "Jupiter"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [54:53]
CD 72
Mahler: Kindertotenlieder; Rückert-Lieder
Christa Ludwig, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [46:08]
Mahler: Kindertotenlieder; Rückert-Lieder
Christa Ludwig, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [46:08]
CD 73
Mahler: Symphony No.4 In G major
Edith Mathis, Michel Schwalbé, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:00:43]
Mahler: Symphony No.4 In G major
Edith Mathis, Michel Schwalbé, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:00:43]
CD 74
Beethoven: Violin Concerto In D major, Op.61
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [48:20]
Beethoven: Violin Concerto In D major, Op.61
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [48:20]
CD 75
Beethoven: Triple Concerto For Piano, Violin, And Cello In C major, Op.56
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark Zeltser, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [36:15]
Beethoven: Triple Concerto For Piano, Violin, And Cello In C major, Op.56
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark Zeltser, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [36:15]
CD 76
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.1 In G minor, Op.13 "Winter Daydreams"; Symphony No.2 In C Minor, Op.17 "Little Russian"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:20:07]
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.1 In G minor, Op.13 "Winter Daydreams"; Symphony No.2 In C Minor, Op.17 "Little Russian"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [1:20:07]
CD 77
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.3 In D Major, Op.29 "Polish"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [46:40]
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.3 In D Major, Op.29 "Polish"
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [46:40]
CD 78
Bruckner: Symphony No.6 In A major
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [57:40]
Bruckner: Symphony No.6 In A major
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [57:40]
CD 79
J.S.Bach: Brandenburgische Konzerte Nr.1 - 3, BWV 1046, 1047, 1048
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [47:42]
J.S.Bach: Brandenburgische Konzerte Nr.1 - 3, BWV 1046, 1047, 1048
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [47:42]
CD 80
J.S.Bach: Brandenburgische Konzerte Nr. 4 - 6; BWV 1049, 1050, 1051
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [58:15]
J.S.Bach: Brandenburgische Konzerte Nr. 4 - 6; BWV 1049, 1050, 1051
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time [58:15]
CD 81
Mahler: Symphony No.9 In D
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Between 1970 and 1979, Herbert von Karajan recorded the incredible amount of 82 CDs worth of orchestral and choral music for DG. This was the period that saw Karajan delve deeply into important repertoire that he never really tackled before or after – from Vivaldi to Mahler, to Berg, Schoenberg and Webern as well as Orff. Not to forget Christmas Concertos, National Anthems and Prussian Marches!
The box contains the core of Karajan’s repertoire as an orchestral conductor:
• Full symphony cycles of Beethoven, Brahms and Tchaikovsky, as well as Mendelssohn and Schumann
• The famed Mozart and Beethoven recordings that helped then teen wunderkind Anne-Sophie Mutter to become a worldwide phenomenon
• Bruckner Symphonies 4-9 and the Te Deum, recordings that are still regarded as the pinnacle of Bruckner interpretation
• Individual master recordings of 20th-century classics by Schoenberg, Berg, Webern and Orff (the world-première recording of De temporum fine comoedia)
• Mahler Symphonies 4-6 & 9, as well as Das Lied von der Erde, Rückert-Lieder & Kindertotenlieder featuring Christa Ludwig
• Karajan’s major Bach interpretations – among them the Brandenburg Concertos, the Mass in B minor and the St. Matthew Passion
• Fascinating forays into “rarer” repertoire, such as Baroque Christmas concertos, a collection of European national anthems as well as Prussian and Austrian marches for wind orchestra
• Delightful recordings of “light repertoire” by Borodin, Offenbach, Ponchielli, Weber…
• Plus major choral works from Mozart’s Requiem, to Brahms’ German Requiem and Verdi’s Messa da Requiem
…It’s all there, 82 CDs of the original LPs, in their original cover art, most of them in their original couplings, arranged in four snug compartments.
The Book
As before, the new box offers a hefty tome as accompaniment:
• 200+ pages, containing three newly commissioned articles,
o one by famed Karajan biographer Richard Osborne (non-final version of text attached);
o one by Karajan biographer Peter Uehling, tackling Karajan as a worldwide phenomenon;
o one by Klaus Stoll, who has been playing double bass with the Berlin Philharmonic since 1965;
• PLUS a new, exclusive interview with Anne-Sophie Mutter, in which she relates the story of her discovery by Karajan and sheds light upon his defining role as her mentor.
• In addition, the book will contain a Karajan timeline, a tracklist with full recording details, a discography of Karajan’s 1970s opera recordings, and many photos of the maestro at work as well as at leisure.
Facsimiles
An admired bonus feature of the 1960s release were the reproduction of original recording protocols, revealing what was going on when and where from some of the most famous recordings. Five significant “schedules” are also included in the present set.
Mahler: Symphony No.9 In D
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Between 1970 and 1979, Herbert von Karajan recorded the incredible amount of 82 CDs worth of orchestral and choral music for DG. This was the period that saw Karajan delve deeply into important repertoire that he never really tackled before or after – from Vivaldi to Mahler, to Berg, Schoenberg and Webern as well as Orff. Not to forget Christmas Concertos, National Anthems and Prussian Marches!
The box contains the core of Karajan’s repertoire as an orchestral conductor:
• Full symphony cycles of Beethoven, Brahms and Tchaikovsky, as well as Mendelssohn and Schumann
• The famed Mozart and Beethoven recordings that helped then teen wunderkind Anne-Sophie Mutter to become a worldwide phenomenon
• Bruckner Symphonies 4-9 and the Te Deum, recordings that are still regarded as the pinnacle of Bruckner interpretation
• Individual master recordings of 20th-century classics by Schoenberg, Berg, Webern and Orff (the world-première recording of De temporum fine comoedia)
• Mahler Symphonies 4-6 & 9, as well as Das Lied von der Erde, Rückert-Lieder & Kindertotenlieder featuring Christa Ludwig
• Karajan’s major Bach interpretations – among them the Brandenburg Concertos, the Mass in B minor and the St. Matthew Passion
• Fascinating forays into “rarer” repertoire, such as Baroque Christmas concertos, a collection of European national anthems as well as Prussian and Austrian marches for wind orchestra
• Delightful recordings of “light repertoire” by Borodin, Offenbach, Ponchielli, Weber…
• Plus major choral works from Mozart’s Requiem, to Brahms’ German Requiem and Verdi’s Messa da Requiem
…It’s all there, 82 CDs of the original LPs, in their original cover art, most of them in their original couplings, arranged in four snug compartments.
The Book
As before, the new box offers a hefty tome as accompaniment:
• 200+ pages, containing three newly commissioned articles,
o one by famed Karajan biographer Richard Osborne (non-final version of text attached);
o one by Karajan biographer Peter Uehling, tackling Karajan as a worldwide phenomenon;
o one by Klaus Stoll, who has been playing double bass with the Berlin Philharmonic since 1965;
• PLUS a new, exclusive interview with Anne-Sophie Mutter, in which she relates the story of her discovery by Karajan and sheds light upon his defining role as her mentor.
• In addition, the book will contain a Karajan timeline, a tracklist with full recording details, a discography of Karajan’s 1970s opera recordings, and many photos of the maestro at work as well as at leisure.
Facsimiles
An admired bonus feature of the 1960s release were the reproduction of original recording protocols, revealing what was going on when and where from some of the most famous recordings. Five significant “schedules” are also included in the present set.
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