100 Best Karajan

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Karajan Conducts Mozart
2▶CD: The Great Concertos
3▶CD: The Great Symphonies
4▶CD: Popular Orchestral Pieces
5▼CD: Karajan in the Theatre
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1Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1960-03-26 until 1960-03-27, from 1960-03-29 until 1960-03-30)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1960-03-26 until 1960-03-27, from 1960-03-29 until 1960-03-30)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1960-03-26 until 1960-03-27, from 1960-03-29 until 1960-03-30)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia (from 1960-03-26 until 1960-03-30)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Der Barbier von Sevilla (german lyrics)
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia
part of:
Le Barbier de Séville (french lyrics)
part of:
The Barber of Seville (english lyrics)
Rossini7:21
2Faust Ballet Music: Les Nubiennes
recording engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
engineer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz, Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon) and Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1971-01-23 until 1971-02-15, from 1978-12-29 until 1978-12-31, on 1979-01-03)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1971-01-23 until 1971-02-15, from 1978-12-29 until 1978-12-31, on 1979-01-03)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) and Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1971-01-23 until 1971-02-15)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (from 1971-01-23 until 1971-02-15) and Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1978-12-29 until 1978-12-31, on 1979-01-03)
recording of:
Faust : Acte V. Ballet I. Danse des Nubiennes: Allegretto (valse) (from 1971-01-23 until 1971-02-15)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte V. Ballet (La Nuit de Walpurgis)
recording of:
Faust : Acte V. Ballet I. Danse des Nubiennes: Allegretto (valse) (from 1978-12-29 until 1979-01-03)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte V. Ballet (La Nuit de Walpurgis)
Gounod2:36
3L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2: Farandole
producer:
Michel Glotz
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1978-12-29 until 1978-12-31, on 1979-01-03)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1978-12-29 until 1978-12-31, on 1979-01-03)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1978-12-29 until 1978-12-31, on 1979-01-03)
recording of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2: IV. Farandole (for orchestra) (from 1978-12-29 until 1979-01-03)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1872)
arranger:
Ernest Guiraud (French composer)
part of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2 (for orchestra)
Bizet3:27
4Carmen: Prelude to Act I
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1958-01-16)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1958-01-16)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1958-01-16)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: I. Prélude. Allegro giocoso – Andante moderato (on 1958-01-16)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! ») (on 1958-01-16)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
is based on:
Carmen : Prélude
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Bizet2:19
5Carmen: Entr’acte to Act II
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1958-01-16)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1958-01-16)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1958-01-16)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: V. Les Dragons d’Alcala. Allegro moderato (based on Carmen: Entr’acte between Acts I and II) (on 1958-01-16)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte I. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts I & II)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Bizet1:36
6Carmen: Entr’acte to Act III
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1958-01-16)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1958-01-16)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1958-01-16)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: III. Intermezzo. Andantino quasi allegretto (based on Carmen: Entr’acte between Acts II and III) (on 1958-01-16)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte II. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts II & III)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Bizet2:59
7Carmen: Entr’acte to Act IV
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1958-01-16)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1958-01-16)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1958-01-16)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: II. Aragonaise. Allegro vivo (based on Carmen: Entr’acte between Acts III and IV) (on 1958-01-16)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte III. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts III & IV)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Bizet2:24
8Thaïs: Meditation
producer:
Michel Glotz
solo violin:
Anne‐Sophie Mutter (violinist)
violin:
Anne‐Sophie Mutter (violinist) (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra) (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Massenet6:48
9Orphée aux enfers: Overture
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1960-09-23)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1960-09-23)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1956)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1960-09-23)
recording of:
Orphée aux enfers : Ouverture (Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture) (on 1960-09-23)
additional composer:
Carl Binder (in 1860)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld, opéra féerie in four acts, 1874)
part of:
Orphée aux Enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld, opéra bouffe in two acts, 1858)
part of:
Orpheus in der Unterwelt (opéra-féerie in 4 Akten, 1871)
part of:
Orpheus in the Underworld
Offenbach9:42
10Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1959-01-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1959-01-06)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1959-01-06)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta) (on 1959-01-06)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
recording of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte III. Entracte (Orchestre) - "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) (une voix, Giulietta, Chœur) (on 1959-01-06)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
Offenbach4:09
11Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo
producer:
Michel Glotz
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto III. Intermezzo (Intermezzo between Acts II and III) (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut
Puccini5:28
12Prince Igor: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens (Act II)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1960-09-22)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1960-09-22)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1960-09-22)
recording of:
Polovtsian Dances no. 8, “Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens”: Presto, 6/8, F major (on 1960-09-22)
orchestrator:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
arrangement of:
Prince Igor: Act II. Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens
part of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
Borodin2:26
13Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances (Act II) (opening)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Borodin3:39
14Swan Lake: Scene (Act II)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer) and Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: I. Scène (lake in the moonlight) (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1876)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version A - 6 movements)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
Tchaikovsky2:44
15Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans (Act II)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer) and Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: III. Danse des cygnes (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1876)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version A - 6 movements)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
Tchaikovsky1:36
16Swan Lake: Hungarian Dance (Czárdás) (Act III)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer) and Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: V. Czardas: Danse hongroise (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1876)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version A - 6 movements)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
Tchaikovsky3:31
17Sleeping Beauty: Valse (Act I)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer) and Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
recording of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte I, no. 6. Valse (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte I
Tchaikovsky4:21
18Sleeping Beauty: Rose Adagio (Act I)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer) and Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
recording of:
The Sleeping Beauty Suite, op. 66a: II. Adagio. Pas d'action (from 1959-01-01 until 1959-01-02)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66a (Suite)
Tchaikovsky6:12
19Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1960-09-23)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1960-09-23)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1960-09-23)
recording of:
Polka and Fugue From "Schwanda the Bagpiper": I. Polka (on 1960-09-23)
composer:
Jaromír Weinberger
part of:
Polka and Fugue From "Schwanda the Bagpiper"
Weinberger2:24
20Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III
producer:
Michel Glotz
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (on 1974-09-22, from 1974-10-15 until 1974-10-19)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1974-09-22, from 1974-10-15 until 1974-10-19)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (on 1974-09-22, from 1974-10-15 until 1974-10-19)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III. Vorspiel (from 1974-09-22 until 1974-10-19)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Wagner3:16
6▶CD: Karajan and the Voice

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part of:100 Best (EMI Classics) (order: 14)