The "Herbert von Karajan: His Legacy for Home Video" series of films on DVD brings the superb artistry of Herbert von Karajan to fuller expression than ever before.
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Herbert von Karajan, Music Director of the Berlin Philharmonic from 1956 until his death in 1989, is one of the pre-eminent musical figures of the century. He conducted some of the most technically precise, luxurious sounding recordings in all of classical music. The Karajan Legacy film series documents many of these definitive performances, were directed by Karajan, and are among his only digital recordings. The release of these films on DVD brings the superb artistry of this man to fuller expression than ever before.
All titles in the Karajan Legacy DVD series feature interactive menus, 2-channel PCM stereo, Dolby digital stereo, liner notes and biography in English, German and French. The newest titles in the series include Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem, Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier and Mozart's Coronation Mass. Read Herbert von Karajan's biography, and visit the Herbert von Karajan Centrum web site to learn more about his life and work. Herbert von Karajan: His Legacy for Home Video Current DVD Releases Most also available on VHS and Laserdisc Dvorak: Symphony No.8 (DVD) Richard Strauss: Death and Transfiguration (DVD) 1987 New Year's Day Concert, Vienna Works of Josef Strauss and Johann Strauss, Jr.; Vienna Philharmonic, Ballet of the Vienna State Opera, Kathleen Battle 1988 New Year's Eve Concert, Berlin Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1, Prokofiev Symphony No.1 "Classical"; Berlin Philharmonic, Evgeny Kissin Bach: Violin Concerto No.2, Magnificat Anne-Sophie Mutter, Judith Blegen, Helga Müller Molinari, Francisco Araiza, Robert Holl Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.1 and 8 Berlin Philharmonic Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.6 "Pastorale" and 7 Berlin Philharmonic Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.2 and 3 "Eroica" Berlin Philharmonic Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.4 and 5 Berlin Philharmonic Beethoven: Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic, Anne-Sophie Mutter Beethoven: Symphony No.9 "Choral" Berlin Philharmonic, Lella Cuberli, Helga Müller Molinari, Vinson Cole, Franz Grundheber Debussy: La Mer, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un Faune; Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Berlin Philharmonic Dvorák: Symphony No.9 "From the New World" Vienna Philharmonic Mozart: Coronation Mass Kathleen Battle, Trudeliese Schmidt, Gösta Winbergh, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Wiener Singverein, Vienna Philharmonic Mozart: Don Giovanni Samuel Ramey, Vienna Philharmonic Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Janet Perry, Kurt Moll, Berlin Philharmonic Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 Vienna Philharmonic Verdi: Requiem Anna Tomowa-Sintow, José Carreras, José Van Dam, Agnes Baltsa, Vienna Philharmonic Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Berlin Philharmonic, Anne-Sophie Mutter |
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