Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of classical music with Herbert von Karajan's "Karajan Conducts Bach & More." This meticulously curated collection, set for release on November 16, 2024, under the UME - Global Clearing House label, showcases the unparalleled mastery of Herbert von Karajan, one of the most celebrated conductors of the 20th century. Spanning a rich tapestry of genres including classical, opera, orchestra, and requiem, this album is a testament to Karajan's profound interpretation and reverence for the classics.
The album features a diverse array of compositions, from the intricate beauty of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos to the enchanting melodies of Vivaldi's Four Seasons and the festive charm of Handel's "Christmas Concerto." Each piece is performed with precision and passion, highlighting Karajan's ability to bring out the deepest emotions and nuances in every note. The inclusion of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite" and Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Reed-Pipes" adds a touch of whimsy and magic, while the Variations on a Rococo Theme by Tchaikovsky offer a delicate and refined listening experience.
With a total duration of 1 hour and 51 minutes, this album is a comprehensive journey through some of the most beloved works in classical music. Whether you are a seasoned aficionado or a newcomer to the genre, "Karajan Conducts Bach & More" promises an enriching and rewarding experience. Let the sublime artistry of Herbert von Karajan transport you to a world of musical brilliance 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