Herbert Von Karajan - Master Recordings: 10 CD Box Set (2007)

Herbert von Karajan was one of the 20th century's supreme conductors - unsurpassed in his ability to mould an orchestra and to achieve his ideal sound. He was also a master in the recording studio, with over 250 albums produced for Deutsche Grammophon - the label with which he is most closely identified. Here, on 10 specially-priced CDs, is a celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth, featuring his work from 1959 to 1979 - including his first stereo recording for Deutsche Grammophon, his artistic partnership with the young Anne-Sophie Mutter, and much more. Celebrated recordings from 1959 to 1979.
* "He taught me such a lot about dynamics, colour, timbre and all the senses that are involved in music. He wanted a voice that could be like an instrument, with a purity of emission that would be at the service of the emotions of the character, as opposed to getting in the way of the character." – Barbara Hendricks: From Classic Record Collector, summer 2006)
* "He was very supportive. He was very demanding, strict and rigorous but at the same time, during a performance he did everything possible to help a singer and let a singer feel comfortable and at home. He had a wonderfully logical way of seeing and feeling the music and I felt it was a treat to perform with him and learn so much." – José Carreras: From Classic Record Collector, summer 2006
* "Herbert von Karajan ist für immer ein Fixstern in meinem musikalischen Leben. Sein Klangideal, die leidenschaftliche Suche nach der einzig wahren Interpretation und die besessene Disziplin in den Proben sind mir Vorbild. Generationen von Musikern, darunter ich als dreizehn jähriges Mädchen wurden von ihm gefördert und geformt. Dafür bin ich ewig dankbar." – Anne-Sophie Mutter
* "Karajan war einer der größten Dirigenten aller Zeiten und eine der größten Persönlichkeiten, die ich je getroffen habe. Er erschien mir immer wie ein großer Vogel mit weiten Schwingen. Wir weilen unten auf der Erde, doch er überflog die Welt und betrachtete sie aus einer viel höheren Perspektive. Seine großen Ideen hat er tatsächlich auch verwirklicht. Ein Genie wie Karajan gibt es nur sehr selten in unserer Welt." – Mariss Jansons
* "To have worked with Herbert von Karajan is one of the greatest experiences of my artistic life. The sound, which he produced together with the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonic orchestras, was something unique and then there was also the depth of his music-making. Even in the rehearsals you discovered things you had never heard before. It was not without reason that Carlos Kleiber sat through many of them." – Plácido Domingo

Tracklist:

Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
Ein Heldenleben, Op.40
Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker
01. (A Hero's Life), Tone Poem for Large Orchestra : Der Held (04:14)
02. Des Helden Widersacher (03:27)
03. Des Helden Gefahrtin (13:00)
04. Des Helden Walstatt (07:14)
05. Des Helden Friedenswerke (06:04)
06. Des Helden Weltflucht und Vollendung (11:42)
07. Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op. 28 (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks) (15:31)




Tracklist:

Symphony No.3 in E flat major 'Eroica' Op.55
Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker
01. I. Allegro con brio (14:50)
02. II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai (17:06)
03. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (05:46)
04. IV. Finale. Allegro molto (12:25)

Symphony No.4 in B flat major op.60
05. I. Adagio - Allegro vivace (09:55)
06. II. Adagio (09:58)
07. III. Allegro vivace (05:45)
08. IV. Allegro ma non troppo (05:31)




Tracklist:

Richter, Rostropovich, Karajan & Wiener Symphoniker - (1963, 1969)
Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
01. I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito (22:08)
02. II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I (06:55)
03. III. Allegro con fuoco (07:15)

Variations on a Rococo Theme, for cello & orchestra in A major, Op. 33
04. Moderato quasi Andante (00:54)
05. Tema. Moderato semplice (01:42)
06. Variazione I. Tempo del Tema (00:52)
07. Variazione II. Tempo del Tema (01:13)
08. Variazione III. Andante sostenuto (03:58)
09. Variazione IV. Andante grazioso (01:53)
10. Variazione V. Allegro moderato (03:27)
11. Variazione VI. Andante (02:52)
12. Variazione VII e Coda. Allegro vivo (01:59)




Tracklist:

Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker - (1964)
Symphony No.2 in D major op.73
01. Allegro non troppo (15:43)
02. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso (10:54)
03. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi Andantino) (05:22)
04. Allegro con spirito (09:11)

Symphony No.3 in F major op.90
05. Allegro con brio (09:48)
06. Andante (07:43)
07. Poco Allegretto (05:56)
08. Allegro (08:49)




Tracklist:

Herbert von Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker - (1964)
Stravinsky - Le Sacre du printemps
Revised version for Orchestra (published 1947)
Part 1: The Adoration of the Earth
01. I. L'Adoration de la terre. Introduction (03:18)
02. Les Augures printaniers (Danses des adolescentes) (03:24)
03. Jeu du rapt (01:10)
04. Rondes printanieres (03:37)
05. Jeux des cites rivales (01:50)
06. Cortege du Sage (00:42)
07. Adoration de la terre (Le Sage) (00:25)
08. Danse de la terre (01:15)

Part 2: The Sacrifice
09. Introduction (04:37)
10. Cercles mysterieux des adolescentes (03:27)
11. Glorification de l'Elue (01:32)
12. Evocation des ancetres (00:46)
13. Action rituelle des ancetres (03:57)
14. Danse sacrale (L'Elue) (04:50)

Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116
15. 1. (Introduzione). Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace (10:09)
16. 2. (Giuoco delle coppie). Allegretto scherzando (06:50)
17. 3. (Elegia). Andante, non troppo (08:14)
18. 4. (Intermezzo interrotto). Allegretto (04:18)
19. 5. (Finale). Pesante - Presto (09:25)




Tracklist:

Herbert von Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker - (1965, 1966)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
La Mer
Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis et Chloe
Bolero
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Total Time: 64:15
Berliner PhilharmonikerYear: 1965, 1966

Debussy - La Mer
01. De l'aube a midi sur la mer. Tres lent (08:36)
02. Jeux de vagues. Allegro (06:12)
03. Dialogue du vent et de la mer. Animй et tumultueux (07:57)
04. Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune (09:57)
Maurice Ravel
05. Daphnis et Chloe - Suite No. 2 (15:21)
06. Bolero (16:09)




Tracklist:

Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker - (1965, 1966)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Symphony No.8 in B minor "Unfinished" D 759
Symphony No.9 in C major "The Great" D 944
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Total Time : 71:05
Year : 1965 (No.8), 1969 (No.9)

Symphony No.8 in B minor ("Unfinished"), D. 759
01. I. Allegro moderato (11:33)
02. II. Andante con moto (12:43)

Symphony No.9 in C major ("The Great"), D. 944
03. I. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo (12:44)
04. II. Andante con moto (12:19)
05. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (10:05)
06. IV. Finale. Allegro vivace (11:32)




Tracklist:

Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker - (1968)
Giuseppe Verdi - La Traviata
01. Prelude to Act 3 (04:29)
Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana
02. Intermezzo sinfonico (03:31)
Giacomo Puccini - Suor Angelica, Opera lirica in un atto
03. Intermezzo (04:37)
Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci, Act 1
04. Intermezzo (03:42)
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - Khovanshchina, Act 4
05. Intermezzo (04:09)
Giacomo Puccini - Manon Lescaut, Act 3
06. Intermezzo (05:37)
Franz Schmidt - Notre Dame
07. Intermezzo (04:43)
Jules Massenet - Thais, Act 2
08. M'editation - Intermezzo (06:04)
Umberto Giordano - Fedora, Act 2
09. Intermezzo (02:03)
Francesco Cilea - Adriana Lecouvreur, Act 2
10. Intermezzo (02:28)
Ermanno Wolf Ferrari - Der Schmuck der Madonna, Act 3
11. Intermezzo (03:41)
Pietro Mascagni - L'amico Fritz, act 3
12. Intermezzo (05:01)




Tracklist:

Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker - (1976)
Requiem in D minor, K.626
01. Introitus. Requiem (05:43)
02. II. Kyrie (02:48)
03. III. Sequenz. No.1 Dies irae (01:52)
04. No.2 Tuba mirum (04:13)
05. No.3 Rex tremendae (02:27)
06. No.4 Recordare (05:18)
07. No.5 Confutatis (02:24)
08. No.6 Lacrimosa (03:22)
09. IV. Offertorium. No. 1 Domine Jesu (03:50)
10. No. 2 Hostias (04:28)
11. V. Sanctus (01:44)
12. VI. Benedictus (05:13)
13. VII. Agnus Dei (03:35)
14. VIII. Communio. Lux aeterna (06:24)
Anna Tomowa-Sintow - soprano, Berliner Philharmoniker,
Herbert von Karajan, Rudolf Scholz - organ,
Wiener Singverein - chorus master, Helmut Froschauer

Mass in C major "Coronation" KV 317
15. Kyrie (03:15)
16. Gloria (03:58)
17. Credo (06:39)
18. Sanctus (01:57)
19. Benedictus (03:16)
20. Agnus Dei. Agnus Dei (03:51)
21. Agnus Dei. Dona nobis pacem (02:48)
Anna Tomowa-Sintow - soprano, Agnes Baltsa - contralto ,
Werner Krenn -tenor, José van Dam - bass,
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan,
Rudolf Scholz - organ, Wiener Singverein - chorus master, Helmut Froschauer




Tracklist:

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major
Cadenzas : Fritz Kreisler
Anne-Sophie Mutter : Violin
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Total Time : 48:20
Year : 1980

Violin Concerto in D, Op.61
01. I. Allegro ma non troppo (26:34)
02. II. Larghetto (11:24)
03. III. Rondo. Allegro (10:21)

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