Conductor Herbert von Karajan spent much of his career exploring the work of Johannes Brahms and in particular his A German Requiem This 1985 concert representing the sum of von Karajans study ...

Two legendary conductors go toe-to-toe in "Last Call," a new play by Peter Danish that imagines what happened when Leonard Bernstein and Austria's Herbert von Karajan unexpectedly crossed paths late ...

Herbert von Karajan was born 100 years ago. He made more than 1,000 recordings, and is estimated to have had LP, CD, and video sales in excess of 200 million. He is perhaps best known for his 1962 ...

Classic FM examine the fascinating private and public lives of legendary conductor Herbert von Karajan Once heard, never forgotten – that’s the Herbert von Karajan sound. You’ll only hear it on ...

Herbert von Karajan reissues (Philharmonia, Vienna Philharmonic and Berlin Philharmonic orchestras, Karajan, cond.; EMI Angel). Herbert von Karajan`s death almost a year ago prompted no more lavish ...

Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan enjoyed fast cars, ocean sailing, skiing, and flying his own private Learjet. On this side of the Atlantic, Leonard Bernstein had an estate in Fairfield, ...

His conducting was minimal – helped onto the stage, seated on the podium and conducting with sometimes barely perceptible gestures – but there was an aura that was palpable. It took me a while, so ...

The BBC has a patchy track record when it comes to looking after archive material, and these well-balanced BBC radio recordings from the 1950s weren’t sourced from the corporation’s vaults. Instead, ...

Profile exploring the many paradoxes in the life and music of the controversial, enigmatic Herbert von Karajan, the most successful conductor in the history of classical music. Show more Over ...

These colossal conductors are played by two of Germany's leading actresses: the American-born Helen Schneider as Leonard Bernstein, and Lucca Züchner as Herbert von Karajan. A Nazi Party member from ...