Aruhn/Von Otter/Landin/Eby
Saint-Saens/Respighi [ Proprius / Hybrid SACD - released 31/Oct/2005 ] |
ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY
Zemlinsky: Lieder Barbara Bonney (soprano) Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo) Hans Peter Blochwitz (tenor) Andreas Schmidt (baritone) Cord Garben (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 10/May/2009 ] 'The casting is, almost without exception, sensitive and revelatory.' Gramophone |
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) |
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... |
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) |
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. |
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... |
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) |
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 |
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. |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No 2 / Symphony No 4 Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan [ DG 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) |
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) |
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. |
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... |
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) |
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 ] |
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 |
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... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Giulio Cesare [complete opera recorded in 2012] Blu-ray Salzburg Whitsun Festival / Cecilia Bartoli, Andreas Scholl, Philippe Jaroussky, Anne Sofie von Otter. Christophe Dumaux / Giovanni Antonini (cond) [ Decca Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 13/May/2016 ] "[Andreas Scholl's] coloratura is note perfect, he phrases recitatives with as much musicianship as arias, and the steadiness and purity of his voice are remarkable." The Financial Times |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart Arias Christian Gerhaher (baritone) / Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz [ Sony Classical / CD - released 28/Jan/2016 ] "You can hear every word, and when he's at his best, you sense the complete character behind the individual aria" (Gramophone) |