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1.Verdi - Requiem / Price, Pavarotti, Cossotto, Ghiaurov, von Karajan, Teatro alla Scala starring: Herbert von Karajan, Luciano Pavarotti, Leontyne Price, Fiorenza Cossotto, Nikolai Ghiaurov directed by: Henri-Georges Clouzot September 13, 2005
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This version of Verdi's Requiem has been reviewed by opera fans much more knowledgeable than I am, and I agree with just about all of them. This is an absolutely stunning performance with four of the most beautiful operatic voices of a generation. While I originally purchased this DVD to hear a youthful Pavarotti, I have to agree with Mr. Kay that out of the four superstars, it is Fiorenza Cossotto, the mezzo soprano, whose star shines brightest here. He cites her performance in "Liber scriptus," but I'd like to add "Lux aternum." The beauty, clarity, and range of her voice in these pieces is simply extraordinary. I once read a music critic describe Read More

2.Beethoven - The Symphonies Boxset / Herbert von Karajan, Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Jess Thomas, Walter Berry, Berlin Philharmoniker starring: Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Opera, Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Walter Berry December 06, 2005
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It is at best Ok, average performance. The delivery of Beethoven music, probably because of BAD camera work is tedious and heavy. Since it is DVD I was expecting for more. I lost track of the music on third minute. If you are looking for great visual experience and Beethoven music see Beethoven Symphonies 1,2,3,4,5,6 and Art Galleries of the Time, 2DVDs+3CDs Ultimate MosaicDVD Collection I can listen to the performance, but the visual element is very distracting. To my taste there's some lyricism in Beethoven symphonies. In this Karajan's version it sounds very harsh, straightforward.

3.Herbert von Karajan - His Legacy for Home Video: The New Year's Concert 1987 starring: Herbert von Karajan, Kathleen Battle December 08, 1998
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'Nuff said. Get Carlos Kleiber (either one) or, even better, the very recent Georges Pretre. By comparison with either Kleiber or Pretre, Karajan's approach is rigid, power-thirsty, cold-blooded, altogether unsatisfactory.

4.Herbert Von Karajan starring: Herbert Von Karajan, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Seiji Ozawa, Christian Thielemann, RenÃ© Kollo directed by: Robert Dornhelm May 13, 2008
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Robert Dornhelm's 92 minute film on the late, great Herbert von Karajan is informative, beautiful and elegiacal. More than any other question, it addresses what made Karajan (arguably) the supreme conductor of his generation and one of the towering musical figures of the twentieth century. Much rehearsal footage is included, as well as incisive, on-point, commentary by Christa Ludwig, Gundula Janowitz, Helmut Schmidt, Seiji Ozawa, Christian Thielemann, Brigitte Fassbaender, Yevgeny Kissin, Rene Kollo, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Elizabeth Schwarzkopf and others (gratuitous flattery seems absent). Karajan himself talks a lot in interviews and interacting with orchestras in rehearsal, generating thereby a feel for his artistry, one so inextricably entwined with his personality that it was never a transferable "method." Read More

5.Brahms: A German Requiem starring: J. Brahms, Herbert von Karajan May 13, 2008
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This is a wonderful dvd on all counts. The soloists are magnificent and well worth the cost of the disc which is very reasonable.The sound when heard on a good audio system is superb especially in DTS .Herbert does tend to over emphasize the dynamic range here as with all of his recordings , which means that one has to keep the volume control "at the ready" !

6.Vivaldi - The Four Seasons / Von Karajan, Mutter, Berlin Philharmonic starring: Herbert Von Karajan, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Berlin Philharmonic February 16, 1999
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Karajan and Mutter give a very impressive performance of the 4 seasons, it is both pleasurable and entertaining, a highly recommended concert and Mutter is both precise and highly energetic!

7.Karajan in Concert starring: Herbert von Karajan, Alexis Weissenberg, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra directed by: Vojtech Jasny May 13, 2008
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Karajan and Mutter give a very impressive performance of the 4 seasons, it is both pleasurable and entertaining, a highly recommended concert and Mutter is both precise and highly energetic!

8.High Mass Coronation Celebrated by Pope John Paul (Mozart) starring: Kathleen Battle, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Pope John Paul II, Trudeliese Schmidt, Gosta Winbergh February 20, 2001
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Wonderful to see the Coronation Mass sung in a liturgical context, though the focus in the video is on the music (naturally), rather than the pope celebrating Mass. Very moving nontheless. Not only is Karajan a great performer; John Paul is pretty impressive, too!

9.Verdi - Don Carlo / von Karajan, Carreras, Baltsa, Furlanetto, d'Amico, Cappuccilli, Salminen, Salzburg starring: Herbert von Karajan November 26, 2002
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Ok my research was on this opera so don't you dare mark this review as not helpful (just kidding). First of all, Don Carlos is one of the most coherent operas in the Wagnerian sense where a motif underlies an event and tells the story as opposed to insipid Italian text. In the case of Don Carlos the friendship motif becomes the very core of the opera making four appearances each with its own meaning. This opera is the most meaningful of all Verdi operas. In philosophy, very close to Beethoven's ode to joy or Fidelio, but in music half way italian and half way Wagnerian. Bizet, if you respect his opinion, hated this opera. But I love it. I have played it all the way through. Ok but as for this production. The real Don Carlos is long, very long. Karajan boldy cut the entire first act. So go figure. But the production ... Read More

10.Herbert Von Karajan - New Year's Concert 1988 - Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 & Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 / Kissin starring: The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan directed by: Herbert von Karajan, Ernst Wild October 26, 1999
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Marvelous version of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto #1. I know we will miss Herbert Von Karajan as conductor but Mr. Kissin is still around! Kissin was only 17 when this new years eve concert was recorded LIVE!

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