Herbert von Karajan was named music director of the Salzburg Festival in 1956, and although he was no longer sole music director after 1964, he remained the single most galvanizing force behind the festival until his death in 1989, bringing an international audience to it through his engagement of star performers and partly through sheer force of will. Two basic kinds of events are given during the Salzburg Festival -- opera productions and orchestral concerts -- and Orfeo's four-disc box Herbert von Karajan: ...
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Herbert von Karajan was named music director of the Salzburg Festival in 1956, and although he was no longer sole music director after 1964, he remained the single most galvanizing force behind the festival until his death in 1989, bringing an international audience to it through his engagement of star performers and partly through sheer force of will. Two basic kinds of events are given during the Salzburg Festival -- opera productions and orchestral concerts -- and Orfeo's four-disc box Herbert von Karajan: Orchesterkonzert 1957 consists of mono recordings of Karajan's share of the latter during his first season as music director. This is assembled with an eye toward comprehension; otherwise one might question the wisdom of issuing what is now the eighth recording of Karajan in the mighty Symphony No. 8 of Anton Bruckner to be offered to the public. Although this is with the Vienna Philharmonic, Karajan made a studio recording of the piece for EMI that same year with the Berlin Philharmonic, which...
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Anton Bruckner; Arthur Honegger; Gottfried von Einem; Johannes Brahms; Theodor Berger; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
