Official Remastered Edition

~ Release by Herbert von Karajan (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

A selection of of Herbert von Karajan's recording from 1946 to 1984 spanning through a 101 CDs, remastered by Warner Classics from the reference 24-bits/96KHz source. The set is comprised of all the individual mini-sets released separately, each in their own clamshell box with booklet and independent numbering. Consequently, the CD numbering of the superset is based on the rough chronological timeframes for each of the subsets.

Tracklist

1CD: J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor - beginning
2CD: J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor - conclusion, Appendix
3CD: Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (1947)
4CD: Beethoven: Missa solemnis - beginning (1958)
5CD: Beethoven: Missa solemnis - conclusion (1958) / Ah! perfido / Fidelio - Abscheulicher! / Mozart: Ave verum corpus / Richard Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder
6CD: Schumann: Piano Concerto / Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 21
7CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos 4 & 5 “Emperor”
8CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos 23 & 24
9CD: Schumann, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Franck: Symphonic Variations
10CD: Mozart: Horn Concertos 1-4
11CD: Mozart: Sinfonia concertante, K. 297b / Clarinet Concerto
12CD: Leimer: Piano Concertos / Massenet: Thaïs - Méditation
13CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2
14CD: Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro - Overture / Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Clarinet Concerto / Symphony no. 39
15CD: Mozart: Adagio & Fugue, K. 546 / Adagio from Divertimento no. 17, K. 334 / Beethoven: Symphonies 5 & 8
16CD: Mozart: Die Schlittenfahrt / Der Kanarienvogel / Symphony no. 33 / Schubert: Symphony no. 9 “Great”
17CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 2 / Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music / Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen
18CD: Strauss Family: Waltzes and Polkas / Reznicek: Donna Diana - Overture
19CD: Strauss Family: Waltzes and Polkas
20CD: Chabrier: España / Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet / Symphony no. 6 “Pathétique”
21CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 (1947)
22CD: Mozart, Mascagni, Puccini, Johann Strauss II, Smetana, Richard Strauss: Opera arias
23CD: Wagner: Opera arias, choruses and preludes / Richard Strauss: Excerpts from Der Rosenkavalier, Salome
24CD: Sibelius: Symphonies 2 & 5
25CD: Sibelius: Symphonies 4 & 5 / Finlandia
26CD: Sibelius: Symphonies 6 & 7 / Tapiola
27CD: Sibelius: Valse triste / Finlandia / Britten: Frank Bridge Variations / Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia / Handel: Water Music
28CD: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for strings, percussion and celesta / Kodály: Háry János - Intermezzo
29CD: Rossini: Overtures
30CD: Gounod, Leoncavallo, Mascagni, Ponchielli, Puccini, Verdi: Intermezzi & Arias / Roussel: Symphony no. 4
31CD: Leoncavallo, Mascagni, Offenbach, Ponchielli, Puccini, Verdi: Intermezzi & Dances / Respighi: Pini di Roma
32CD: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique / La Carnaval romain / Marche hongroise / Royal Hunt and Storm
33CD: Bizet: Carmen / L'Arlésienne - suites / Chabrier: España / Marche joyeuse / Gounod: Faust - Ballet Music
34CD: Debussy: La Mer / Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole / Chabrier: España / Marche joyeuse / Bizet, Granados, Offenbach, Waldteufel, Weinberger: Overtures & Dances
35CD: Offenbach: Gaîté parisienne / Bartók: Music for strings, percussion and celesta / Granados, Waldteufel, Weinberger: Overtures & Dances
36CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World” / Smetana: Vltava / Handel: Water Music
37CD: Balakirev: Symphony no. 1 / Borodin: Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dancese / Mussorgsky: Operatic excerpts
38CD: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Khovanshchina, Act 4 - Entr'acte / Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
39CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4 / Swan Lake - Suite
40CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5 / Sleeping Beauty - Suite
41CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 “Pathétique” / The Nutcracker - Suite
42CD: Borodin: Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dances / Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Suite / Sleeping Beauty - Suite / 1812 Overture
43CD: Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes / Mussorgsky: Dance of the Persian Slaves / Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4
44CD: Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 2 / Leonore no. 3 Overture
45CD: Beethoven: Symphonies 3 “Eroica” & 8
46CD: Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 5 / Coriolan Overture
47CD: Beethoven: Symphonies 6 “Pastoral” & 7
48CD: Beethoven: Egmont Overture / Symphony no. 9
49CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 (1956)
50CD: Mozart: Symphonies 35 “Haffner” & 39 (mono versions) / Divertimento no. 15, K. 287
51CD: Richard Strauss: Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel / Tod und Verklärung / Wagner: Tannhäuser - Venusberg Music
52CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 1 / Variations on a Theme by Haydn (mono version) / Schmidt: Notre Dame - Intermezzo
53CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 2 / Schubert: Symphony no. 8 “Unfinished”
54CD: Mozart: Symphony no. 38 “Prague” / Brahms: Symphony no. 4 / Wagner: Tannhäuser - Venusberg Music
55CD: Weber: Invitation to the Dance / Strauss Family: Waltzes and Polkas / Suppé: Leichte Kavallerie - Overture
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1Invitation to the Dance
producer:
Walter Jellinek and Walter Legge
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1958-01-09, on 1958-01-18)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (on 1958-01-09, on 1958-01-18)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1958-01-09, on 1958-01-18)
recording of:
Aufforderung zum Tanz, J. 260 (Invitation to the Dance, J. 260, orchestrated by Berlioz) (from 1958-01-09 until 1958-01-18)
orchestrator:
Hector Berlioz
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber
part of:
Catalogue of the Works of Hector Berlioz (number: H. 90)
orchestration of:
Aufforderung zum Tanze, op. 65 (Invitation to the Dance, op. 65, for piano)
Carl Maria von Weber8:46
2An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314
producer:
Walter Legge
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (from 1955-07-07 until 1955-07-08)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (from 1955-07-07 until 1955-07-08)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1955-07-07 until 1955-07-08)
recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314) (from 1955-07-07 until 1955-07-08)
premiered in:
Wien, Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss II9:36
3Künstlerleben-Walzer, op. 316
producer:
Walter Legge
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1955-07-07)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (on 1955-07-07)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1955-07-07)
recording of:
Künstlerleben, op. 316 (Artist’s Life, op. 316) (on 1955-07-07)
composer:
Johann Strauss (in 1867)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 316)
Johann Strauss II8:01
4Kaiser-Walzer, op. 437
producer:
Walter Legge
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1955-07-07)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (on 1955-07-07)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1955-07-07)
recording of:
Kaiser‐Walzer, op. 437 (Emperor Waltz, op. 437) (on 1955-07-07)
premiered in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1889-10-21)
composer:
Johann Strauss (in 1889)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 437)
Johann Strauss II10:40
5Delerien-Walzer, op. 212
producer:
Walter Legge
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1955-07-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (on 1955-07-06)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1955-07-06)
recording of:
Delirien-Walzer, op. 212 (on 1955-07-06)
composer:
Josef Strauss (in 1867)
part of:
Works of Josef Strauss by opus number (number: op. 212)
Josef Strauss8:11
6Pizzicato Polka
producer:
Walter Legge
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1955-07-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (on 1955-07-09)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1955-07-09)
recording of:
Pizzicato-Polka (on 1955-07-09)
composer:
Johann Strauss (in 1869) and Josef Strauss (in 1869)
Johann Strauss II2:28
7Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, op. 214
producer:
Walter Legge
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1955-07-06, on 1955-07-08)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (on 1955-07-06, on 1955-07-08)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1955-07-06, on 1955-07-08)
recording of:
Tritsch–Tratsch Polka, op. 214 (from 1955-07-06 until 1955-07-08)
composer:
Johann Strauss
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 214)
Johann Strauss II2:39
8Unter Donner und Blitz - Polka, op. 324
producer:
Walter Legge
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1955-07-08)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (on 1955-07-08)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1955-07-08)
recording of:
Unter Donner und Blitz, op. 324 (Thunder and Lightning, op. 324) (on 1955-07-08)
composer:
Johann Strauss
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 324)
Johann Strauss II3:09
9Der Zigeunerbaron: Overture
producer:
Walter Legge
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1955-07-07)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (on 1955-07-07)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1955-07-07)
recording of:
Der Zigeunerbaron: Ouvertüre (on 1955-07-07)
composer:
Johann Strauss
part of:
Der Zigeunerbaron
Johann Strauss II8:06
10Radetzky March, op. 228
producer:
Walter Legge
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1955-07-08)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (on 1955-07-08)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1955-07-08)
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (Radetzky March, op. 228) (on 1955-07-08)
composer:
Johann Strauss (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien, Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Johann Strauss I2:56
11Leichte Kavallerie: Overture
producer:
Walter Legge
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1955-07-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (on 1955-07-09)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1955-07-09)
recording of:
Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre (Light Cavalry: Overture) (on 1955-07-09)
composer:
Franz von Suppé
part of:
Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry)
Franz von Suppé7:14
56CD: Leopold Mozart: Toy Symphony / Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Strauss Family: Waltzes and Polkas / Suppé: Leichte Kavallerie - Overture
57CD: Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Schubert: Symphony no. 5 / Schumann: Symphony no. 4
58CD: Mendelssohn, Nicolai: Overtures / Hindemith: Symphony “Mathis der Maler” / Bruckner: Symphony no. 8 - beginning
59CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 8 - conclusion / Mozart: Symphony no. 29
60CD: Wagner, Weber: Preludes & Overtures
61CD: Mozart: Symphonies 35 “Haffner” & 39 / Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn (alternative versions)
62CD: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Massenet: Thaïs - Méditation
63CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 & 2
64CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos 3 & 5 “Emperor”
65CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Triple Concerto
66CD: Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp / Flute Concerto no. 1 / Bassoon Concerto
67CD: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Oboe Concerto
68CD: Mozart: Sinfonia concertante, K. 297b / Brahms: Violin Concerto
69CD: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2
70CD: Franck: Symphonic Variations / R. Strauss: Don Quixote
71CD: Telemann, Hummel, L. Mozart, Vivaldi: Trumpet Concertos
72CD: Debussy: La Mer / Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune / Ravel: Boléro / Alborada del gracioso / La Valse
73CD: Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole / Le Tombeau de Couperin / Bizet: L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 2 / Chabrier: España / Gounod: Faust - Ballet Music
74CD: Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust - Hungarian March / Franck: Symphony / Franck, Mascagni: Operatic Intermezzi
75CD: Dvořák: Symphonies 8 & 9 “From the New World”
76CD: Smetana: Vltava / Dvořák: Slavonic Dance no. 8 / Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
77CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4 / Symphony no. 5 - beginning
78CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5 - conclusion / Symphony no. 6 “Pathétique”
79CD: Haydn: Symphonies 83, 101 & 104
80CD: Mozart: Symphonies 35 & 36 / Symphony no. 40 - Rehearsal extracts / Cherubini: Anacréon - Overture
81CD: Mozart: Symphonies 38 & 39 / Symphony no. 39 - Rehearsal extracts
82CD: Mozart: Symphonies 40 & 41 / Rehearsal extracts
83CD: Weber: Der Freischütz - Overture / Schubert: Symphonies 1 & 2
84CD: Schubert: Symphonies 3 & 4 / Rosamunde - Ballet Music
85CD: Schubert: Rosamunde - Overture / Symphonies 5 & 6
86CD: Schubert: Symphonies 8 & 9
87CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 4
88CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 7
89CD: J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus - Overture / Waltzes and Polkas / Schmidt: Notre Dame - Intermezzo
90CD: Brahms: Haydn Variations / Tragic Overture / Wagner: Tannhäuser / Die Meistersinger - orchestra music / Humperdinck: Hänsel and Gretel - Overture
91CD: R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben / Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer / Parsifal - orchestral music
92CD: R. Strauss: Symphonia domestica / Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Lohengrin - orchestral music
93CD: Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten - beginning
94CD: Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten - conclusion
95CD: Beethoven: Missa solemnis - beginning (1976)
96CD: Beethoven: Missa solemnis - conclusion (1976)
97CD: Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (1976)
98CD: Sibelius: Symphonies 1 & 6
99CD: Sibelius: Symphony no. 2
100CD: Sibelius: Symphonies 4 & 5
101CD: Sibelius: En saga / The Swan of Tuonela / Karelia Suite / Finlandia / Valse triste / Tapiola