Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of classical music with "Karajan Conducts Bach & More" by the legendary Herbert von Karajan. This meticulously curated collection, set to release on November 16, 2024, under the UME - Global Clearing House label, showcases the maestro's unparalleled conducting prowess with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Spanning a rich tapestry of genres including classical, opera, orchestra, and requiem, this album is a testament to Karajan's enduring legacy and his deep connection with the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and other masters.
With a staggering 96 tracks and a duration of 1 hour and 51 minutes, this album is a comprehensive journey through some of the most celebrated works in the classical repertoire. From the intricate beauty of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos to the enchanting melodies of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite," each piece is performed with the precision and passion that Herbert von Karajan is renowned for. The album also features rare recordings, including two different renditions of the Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047, recorded in 1964 and 1978, offering a fascinating glimpse into the evolution of Karajan's interpretive style.
Herbert von Karajan, the esteemed Austrian conductor, was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 34 years, a tenure marked by his meticulous attention to detail and his ability to bring out the deepest emotional resonance from every note. His collaborations with the Berliner Philharmoniker have left an indelible mark on the world of classical music, and "Karajan Conducts Bach & More" is a celebration of that extraordinary partnership.
Whether you are a seasoned classical music enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, this album offers a rich and rewarding listening experience. The meticulous remastering of these recordings ensures that the sound quality is as pristine as the performances themselves, allowing you to fully appreciate the artistry and craftsmanship that went into each piece. From the soaring melodies of the orchestral suites to the intricate counterpoint of the concertos, every track is a masterclass in musical excellence.
"Karajan Conducts Bach & More" is not just an album; it is a tribute to the enduring power of classical music and the genius of Herbert von Karajan. It is a collection that will inspire, uplift, and enchant, offering a timeless reminder of the beauty and depth of the classical repertoire. Dive into this extraordinary collection and let the music transport you to a world of elegance, sophistication, and timeless beauty.
The Four Seasons, Winter, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8/4, RV 297: II. LargoAntonio Vivaldi, Michel Schwalbé, Eberhard Finke, Horst Gobel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: IIf. Dance of the Reed-PipesPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai - Recorded 1978Johann Sebastian Bach, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai - Recorded 1964Johann Sebastian Bach, Adolf Scherbaum, Karlheinz Zoeller, Lothar Koch, Michel Schwalbé, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: II. RondeauJohann Sebastian Bach, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: III. SarabandeJohann Sebastian Bach, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: IV. Bourrée I-IIJohann Sebastian Bach, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VI. MenuetJohann Sebastian Bach, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. BadinerieJohann Sebastian Bach, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: IV. BourréeJohann Sebastian Bach, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 5 in D Major, Op. 6/5, HWV 323: I. Overture. Larghetto e staccatoGeorge Frideric Handel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 5 in D Major, Op. 6/5, HWV 323: II. AllegroGeorge Frideric Handel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 5 in D Major, Op. 6/5, HWV 323: III. PrestoGeorge Frideric Handel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 5 in D Major, Op. 6/5, HWV 323: IV. LargoGeorge Frideric Handel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 5 in D Major, Op. 6/5, HWV 323: V. AllegroGeorge Frideric Handel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 12 in B Minor, Op. 6/12, HWV 330: IV. LargoGeorge Frideric Handel, Michel Schwalbé, Hanns-Joachim Westphal, Ottomar Borwitzky, Karl Scheit, Friedrich Fischer, Herbert von Karajan, Edith Picht-Axenfeld, Berliner Philharmoniker
Concerto grosso No. 12 in B Minor, Op. 6/12, HWV 330: V. AllegroGeorge Frideric Handel, Michel Schwalbé, Hanns-Joachim Westphal, Ottomar Borwitzky, Karl Scheit, Friedrich Fischer, Edith Picht-Axenfeld, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker
Concerto grosso No. 10 in D Minor, Op. 6/10, HWV 328: Ia. OvertureGeorge Frideric Handel, Michel Schwalbé, Hanns-Joachim Westphal, Ottomar Borwitzky, Edith Picht-Axenfeld, Herbert von Karajan, Karl Scheit, Friedrich Fischer, Berliner Philharmoniker
Concerto grosso No. 10 in D Minor, Op. 6/10, HWV 328: Ib. AllegroGeorge Frideric Handel, Michel Schwalbé, Hanns-Joachim Westphal, Ottomar Borwitzky, Karl Scheit, Friedrich Fischer, Edith Picht-Axenfeld, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker
Concerto grosso No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 6/6, HWV 324: II. A tempo giustoGeorge Frideric Handel, Leon Spierer, Emil Maas, Ottomar Borwitzky, Edith Picht-Axenfeld, Horst Goebel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 6/7, HWV 325: I. LargoGeorge Frideric Handel, Leon Spierer, Emil Maas, Ottomar Borwitzky, Edith Picht-Axenfeld, Horst Goebel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 6/3, HWV 321: II. AndanteGeorge Frideric Handel, Leon Spierer, Emil Maas, Ottomar Borwitzky, Horst Goebel, Edith Picht-Axenfeld, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 6/3, HWV 321: V. Allegro, ma non troppoGeorge Frideric Handel, Leon Spierer, Emil Maas, Ottomar Borwitzky, Horst Goebel, Edith Picht-Axenfeld, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 9 in F Major, Op. 6/9, HWV 327: I. LargoGeorge Frideric Handel, Leon Spierer, Emil Maas, Ottomar Borwitzky, Edith Picht-Axenfeld, Horst Goebel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 9 in F Major, Op. 6/9, HWV 327: IV. AllegroGeorge Frideric Handel, Leon Spierer, Emil Maas, Ottomar Borwitzky, Edith Picht-Axenfeld, Horst Goebel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 6/8, HWV 326: II. GraveGeorge Frideric Handel, Thomas Brandis, Emil Maas, Ottomar Borwitzky, Horst Goebel, Edith Picht-Axenfeld, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 6/8, HWV 326: III. Andante - AllegroGeorge Frideric Handel, Thomas Brandis, Emil Maas, Ottomar Borwitzky, Horst Goebel, Edith Picht-Axenfeld, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 6/8, HWV 326: IV. AdagioGeorge Frideric Handel, Thomas Brandis, Emil Maas, Ottomar Borwitzky, Edith Picht-Axenfeld, Horst Goebel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 11 in A Major, Op. 6/11, HWV 329: II. AllegroGeorge Frideric Handel, Thomas Brandis, Emil Maas, Ottomar Borwitzky, Herbert von Karajan, Horst Goebel, Berliner Philharmoniker
Concerto grosso No. 11 in A Major, Op. 6/11, HWV 329: III. Largo e staccatoGeorge Frideric Handel, Ottomar Borwitzky, Emil Maas, Thomas Brandis, Herbert von Karajan, Horst Goebel, Berliner Philharmoniker
Concerto alla rustica for Strings in G Major, RV 151: I. PrestoAntonio Vivaldi, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto alla rustica for Strings in G Major, RV 151: II. AdagioAntonio Vivaldi, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto alla rustica for Strings in G Major, RV 151: III. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto for Strings in D Minor, RV 129: I. Adagio – AllegroAntonio Vivaldi, Waldemar Döling, Wolfgang Meyer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto for Strings in D Minor, RV 129: II. Adagio – III. [Allegro]Antonio Vivaldi, Waldemar Döling, Wolfgang Meyer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in D Major, Op. 3/1, RV 549 (L'estro armonico No. 1): III. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi, Michel Schwalbé, Thomas Brandis, Leon Spierer, Hans-Joachim Westphal, Eberhard Finke, Horst Gobel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto for 4 Violins in E Minor, Op. 3/4, RV 550 (L'estro armonico No. 4): I. AndanteAntonio Vivaldi, Michel Schwalbé, Thomas Brandis, Leon Spierer, Hans-Joachim Westphal, Eberhard Finke, Horst Gobel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto for 4 Violins in E Minor, Op. 3/4, RV 550 (L'estro armonico No. 4): II. Allegro assaiAntonio Vivaldi, Michel Schwalbé, Thomas Brandis, Leon Spierer, Hans-Joachim Westphal, Eberhard Finke, Horst Gobel, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker
Concerto for 4 Violins in E Minor, Op. 3/4, RV 550 (L'estro armonico No. 4): III. AdagioAntonio Vivaldi, Michel Schwalbé, Thomas Brandis, Leon Spierer, Hans-Joachim Westphal, Eberhard Finke, Horst Gobel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto for 4 Violins in F Major, Op. 3/7, RV 567 (L'estro armonico No. 7): II. AdagioAntonio Vivaldi, Michel Schwalbé, Thomas Brandis, Leon Spierer, Hans-Joachim Westphal, Eberhard Finke, Horst Gobel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto for 4 Violins in F Major, Op. 3/7, RV 567 (L'estro armonico No. 7): III. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi, Michel Schwalbé, Thomas Brandis, Leon Spierer, Hans-Joachim Westphal, Eberhard Finke, Horst Gobel, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker
Concerto grosso No. 8 in G Minor, Op. 6/8 "Christmas Concerto": I. Vivace – Grave – II. AllegroArcangelo Corelli, Thomas Brandis, Emil Maas, Ottomar Borwitzky, Waldemar Döling, Wolfgang Meyer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 8 in G Minor, Op. 6/8 "Christmas Concerto": III. Adagio – Allegro – AdagioArcangelo Corelli, Thomas Brandis, Emil Maas, Ottomar Borwitzky, Waldemar Döling, Wolfgang Meyer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 8 in G Minor, Op. 6/8 "Christmas Concerto": IV. VivaceArcangelo Corelli, Thomas Brandis, Emil Maas, Ottomar Borwitzky, Waldemar Döling, Wolfgang Meyer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 8 in G Minor, Op. 6/8 "Christmas Concerto": V. Allegro –Arcangelo Corelli, Thomas Brandis, Emil Maas, Ottomar Borwitzky, Waldemar Döling, Wolfgang Meyer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Concerto grosso No. 8 in G Minor, Op. 6/8 "Christmas Concerto": VI. Largo. PastoraleArcangelo Corelli, Thomas Brandis, Emil Maas, Ottomar Borwitzky, Waldemar Döling, Wolfgang Meyer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33: Introduction. Moderato quasi andantePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Mstislav Rostropovich, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33: Theme. Moderato semplicePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Mstislav Rostropovich, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33: Var. 1. Tempo della thema –Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Mstislav Rostropovich, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33: Var. 2. Tempo della themaPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Mstislav Rostropovich, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
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