Karajan Conducts Choral Works 1972-1976
) | Label: Warner Classics Catalog: 825646336289 Format: CD Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von KarajanBeethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123 Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Agnes Baltsa (mezzo), Peter Schreier (tenor), José Van Dam (bass) Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 Anna Tomowa-Sintow (soprano), Jose Van Dam (bass-baritone) Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Haydn: The Seasons Gundula Janowitz (Hanne), Werner Hollweg (Simon), Walter Berry (Lukas) Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin This set unites three central choral masterpieces of the Austro-German tradition, recorded in Berlin in the 1970s and featuring soloists drawn from Karajan’s ‘inner circle’ of singers, such as Gundula Janowitz, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa and José van Dam.  Price: $39.98 |