Karajan In Concert - Orchestral Music

Herbert von Karajan - Conductor, Alexis Weissenberg - Piano, Berliner Philharmonic

Beethoven - 'Coriolan' and 'Egmont' overtures
Rossini - 'Guillaume Tell' overture
Wagner - 'Tannhauser' overture
Weber - 'Der Freischutz' overture
Debussy - La Mer, Prelude A L'apres-midi d'un Faune
Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto no.2
Ravel - Daphnis et Chloe, suite no.2

The two-disc set Karajan in Concert contains filmed concerts with his orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, recorded in the 1970’s, with Karajan both conducting and directing the innovative filming. In a gripping performance of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto no. 2 with Alexis Weissenberg, the intrepid camera peers over the pianist’s shoulder, sweeps around the players and pans out to the renowned Berlin Philharmonic Hall. Karajan conducts every work from memory, without a score.
- excerpt from Wholenote Magazine review, July 2008
In this new comprehensive 2DVD portrait, some of Karajan's most memorable interpretations with The Berlin Philharmonic are acptured in films he directed himself in the mid-1970's. Also included is a fascinating hour-long documentary of this celebrated conductor, who Time called 'the epitome of the artist as hero' - revealing glimpses of Karajan at work and play, with rare footage of rehearsals; masterclasses; and interviews with the maestro, artistic collaborators, and family members.

Price: $46.98