115 years of Herbert von Karajan (12)

Herbert von Karajan was born 115 years ago on April 5, 1908, and more than 40 years after his death, he remains the gold standard, the quintessential maestro among maestros. But “Der Chef,” as the musicians of the Berlin Phil called him, was not only a legendary conductor—he was also a gifted instrumentalist, a mentor who brought immense talents to broader renown, and a technological enthusiast who helped pioneer new and better recording methods. Discover a few of his most emblematic recordings in this playlist, or take a deeper dive with this page devoted to the one and only Karajanthis page devoted to the one and only Karajan
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Herbert von Karajan conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 5
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Herbert von Karajan and Anne-Sophie Mutter perform Vivaldi's Four Seasons
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Herbert von Karajan conducts Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra
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Herbert von Karajan conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 9
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Herbert von Karajan conducts Strauss's Alpine Symphony
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Karajan, or Beauty As I See It
Karajan, or Beauty As I See It

A film by Robert Dornhelm

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Herbert von Karajan conducts Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4
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Herbert von Karajan conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 7
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Herbert von Karajan conducts Dvořák's Symphony No. 9
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Herbert von Karajan conducts Brahms' Symphony No. 1
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Herbert von Karajan conducts Mozart's Requiem