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ALBUMKarajan Conducts Berliner PhilharmonikerHerbert von Karajan & Berlin Philharmonic
Albums by Herbert von Karajan
ALBUMDer Ring des Nibelungen: GötterdämmerungHerbert von Karajan & Berlin Philharmonic
ALBUMGrieg: Piano Concerto, Op. 16 - Franck: Variations symphoniques, FWV 46Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra & Walter Gieseking
ALBUMMozart: Piano Concerto No. 23, K. 488 - Schumann: Piano Concerto, Op. 54Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra & Walter Gieseking
ALBUMMozart: Piano Concerto No. 20, Symphony No. 39 & 9 Variations on a Minuet by DuportClara Haskil, Philharmonia Orchestra & Herbert von Karajan
ALBUMSpin On Classical Music 3 - Larger Than LifeHerbert von Karajan
ALBUMSpin On Classical Music 1: Classical Music Is EverywhereHerbert von Karajan
ALBUMBruckner: Symphonies No. 4 - No. 9Berlin Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan
ALBUMMascagni: Cavalleria rusticana - Leoncavallo: PagliacciOrchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Herbert von Karajan
ALBUMLudwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 - Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 (2018 Remastered Version) [2018 Remastered Version]Herbert von Karajan & Berlin Philharmonic
ALBUMMozart: Symphony No. 39, K. 543, Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466 & Divertimento No. 15, K. 287Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan & Clara Haskil
Herbert von Karajan's Popular Music Videos
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: 1. Allegro con brio (feat. Kassandra Wedel)
Berlin Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan
The Life of Maria Callas - Chapter 2: Metamorphosis
Maria Callas, Daniel Richards, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Herbert von Karajan
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Artist Biography
Born in Salzburg in 1908, Karajan became the embodiment of the international superstar conductor in the age of TV and film. His strong flair for PR and keen business sense led him to exploit the new media in ways some found questionable, but his efforts extended the reach of classical music way beyond the opera house and concert hall. It’s estimated that he sold around 200 million records, which would make him the biggest-selling classical artist of all time—and few classical artists have taken such a close interest in the technical side of the recording process. It is important to stress, however, that Karajan was much more than a superficial showman. His recordings of the masters of the Austro-German Romantic and pre-modern ages—Beethoven, Wagner, Bruckner, Mahler, Richard Strauss—are still held up as exemplary by many. The luxurious richness of his orchestral sound is balanced by an exceptional feeling for the overall shape of the music—a feeling he could sustain even through such huge structures as the later operas of Wagner—and when it came to expression, he often dug deeply into the music’s emotional tissue. Although Karajan’s main focus was on the music of Germany and his native Austria, he also scored huge hits with music of other cultures, notably Verdi, Debussy, Ravel, Sibelius, and Shostakovich. Karajan died at his home in Anif, just outside Salzburg, in 1989.
Hometown
Salzburg, Austria-Hungary
Genre
Classical