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.

Annotation last modified on 2023-01-29 10:27 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor - beginning
2▶CD: J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor - conclusion, Appendix
3▶CD: Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (1947)
4▶CD: Beethoven: Missa solemnis - beginning (1958)
5▶CD: Beethoven: Missa solemnis - conclusion (1958) / Ah! perfido / Fidelio - Abscheulicher! / Mozart: Ave verum corpus / Richard Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder
6▶CD: Schumann: Piano Concerto / Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 21
7▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos 4 & 5 “Emperor”
8▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos 23 & 24
9▶CD: Schumann, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Franck: Symphonic Variations
10▶CD: Mozart: Horn Concertos 1-4
11▶CD: Mozart: Sinfonia concertante, K. 297b / Clarinet Concerto
12▶CD: Leimer: Piano Concertos / Massenet: Thaïs - Méditation
13▶CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2
14▶CD: Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro - Overture / Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Clarinet Concerto / Symphony no. 39
15▶CD: Mozart: Adagio & Fugue, K. 546 / Adagio from Divertimento no. 17, K. 334 / Beethoven: Symphonies 5 & 8
16▶CD: Mozart: Die Schlittenfahrt / Der Kanarienvogel / Symphony no. 33 / Schubert: Symphony no. 9 “Great”
17▶CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 2 / Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music / Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen
18▶CD: Strauss Family: Waltzes and Polkas / Reznicek: Donna Diana - Overture
19▶CD: Strauss Family: Waltzes and Polkas
20▶CD: Chabrier: España / Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet / Symphony no. 6 “Pathétique”
21▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 (1947)
22▶CD: Mozart, Mascagni, Puccini, Johann Strauss II, Smetana, Richard Strauss: Opera arias
23▶CD: Wagner: Opera arias, choruses and preludes / Richard Strauss: Excerpts from Der Rosenkavalier, Salome
24▶CD: Sibelius: Symphonies 2 & 5
25▶CD: Sibelius: Symphonies 4 & 5 / Finlandia
26▶CD: Sibelius: Symphonies 6 & 7 / Tapiola
27▶CD: Sibelius: Valse triste / Finlandia / Britten: Frank Bridge Variations / Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia / Handel: Water Music
28▶CD: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for strings, percussion and celesta / Kodály: Háry János - Intermezzo
29▶CD: Rossini: Overtures
30▶CD: Gounod, Leoncavallo, Mascagni, Ponchielli, Puccini, Verdi: Intermezzi & Arias / Roussel: Symphony no. 4
31▶CD: Leoncavallo, Mascagni, Offenbach, Ponchielli, Puccini, Verdi: Intermezzi & Dances / Respighi: Pini di Roma
32▶CD: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique / La Carnaval romain / Marche hongroise / Royal Hunt and Storm
33▶CD: Bizet: Carmen / L'Arlésienne - suites / Chabrier: España / Marche joyeuse / Gounod: Faust - Ballet Music
34▼CD: Debussy: La Mer / Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole / Chabrier: España / Marche joyeuse / Bizet, Granados, Offenbach, Waldteufel, Weinberger: Overtures & Dances
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1La Mer: I. De l'aube à midi sur la mer
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
recording of:
La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre, L. 109: I. “De l’aube à midi sur la mer” (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1903 until 1905)
part of:
La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre, L. 109
Claude Debussy8:53
2La Mer: II. Jeux de vagues
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
recording of:
La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre, L. 109: II. “Jeux de vagues” (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1903 until 1905)
part of:
La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre, L. 109
Claude Debussy6:49
3La Mer: III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
recording of:
La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre, L. 109: III. “Dialogue du vent et de la mer” (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1903 until 1905)
part of:
La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre, L. 109
Claude Debussy8:30
4Rapsodie espagnole: Prélude à la nuit -
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
recording of:
Rapsodie espagnole: I. Prélude à la nuit. Très modéré (orchestrated by Ravel) (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1907 until 1908)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
orchestration of:
Rapsodie espagnole: I. Prélude à la nuit. Très modéré (for piano duo)
part of:
Rapsodie espagnole (orchestrated by Ravel)
Maurice Ravel4:50
5Rapsodie espagnole: Malagueña -
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
recording of:
Rapsodie espagnole: II. Malagueña. Assez vif (orchestrated by Ravel) (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1907 until 1908)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
orchestration of:
Rapsodie espagnole: II. Malagueña. Assez vif (for piano duo)
part of:
Rapsodie espagnole (orchestrated by Ravel)
Maurice Ravel2:02
6Rapsodie espagnole: Habanera -
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
recording of:
Rapsodie espagnole: III. Habanera. Assez lent et d'un rythme las (orchestrated by Ravel) (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1907 until 1908)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
orchestration of:
Rapsodie espagnole: III. Habanera. Assez lent et d'un rythme las (for piano duo)
part of:
Rapsodie espagnole (orchestrated by Ravel)
Maurice Ravel2:33
7Rapsodie espagnole: Feria
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
recording of:
Rapsodie espagnole: IV. Feria. Assez animé (orchestrated by Ravel) (from 1953-07-16 until 1953-07-17)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1907 until 1908)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
orchestration of:
Rapsodie espagnole: IV. Feria. Assez animé (for piano duo)
part of:
Rapsodie espagnole (orchestrated by Ravel)
Maurice Ravel6:25
8Carmen: Act IV. Prélude
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1954-07-22)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1954-07-22)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1954-07-22)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts III & IV) (on 1954-07-22)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
part of:
Carmen: Act III (english lyrics)
part of:
Carmen: Akt 3 (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen: Atto III (italian lyrics)
Georges Bizet2:24
9España
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1953-07-17)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1953-07-17)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1953-07-17)
recording of:
España (rhapsody for orchestra) (on 1953-07-17)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1883)
dedicated to:
Charles Lamoureux
Emmanuel Chabrier5:47
10Marche joyeuse
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1955-07-09, on 1960-09-23)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-07-09, on 1960-09-23)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1955-07-09, on 1960-09-23)
recording of:
Joyeuse marche (for orchestra) (on 1955-07-09)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1888)
recording of:
Joyeuse marche (for orchestra) (on 1960-09-23)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1888)
Emmanuel Chabrier4:02
11Les Patineurs - Valse
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1953-07-21)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1953-07-21)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1953-07-21)
recording of:
Les Patineurs, op. 183 (The Skaters, op. 183) (on 1953-07-21)
composer:
Émile Waldteufel (classical composer) (in 1882)
Émile Waldteufel7:04
12Les contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1954-07-23)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1954-07-23)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1955)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1954-07-23)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle (The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle, catch-all for arrangements) (on 1954-07-23)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arrangement of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
Jacques Offenbach4:13
13Orphée aux enfers: Overture
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1955-07-08)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-07-08)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1955-07-08)
recording of:
Orphée aux enfers : Ouverture (Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture) (on 1955-07-08)
additional composer:
Carl Binder (in 1860)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld, opéra féerie in four acts, 1874)
part of:
Orphée aux Enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld, opéra bouffe in two acts, 1858)
part of:
Orpheus in der Unterwelt (opéra-féerie in 4 Akten, 1871)
part of:
Orpheus in the Underworld
Jacques Offenbach9:40
14Goyescas: Intermezzo
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1954-07-22)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1954-07-22)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1954-07-22)
recording of:
Goyescas, H.65: Cuadro I. Intermedio (for orchestra) (on 1954-07-22)
composer:
Enrique Granados (composer)
part of:
Goyescas, H.65 (opera)
Enrique Granados4:13
15Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1954-07-22)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1954-07-22)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1954-07-22)
recording of:
Polka and Fugue From "Schwanda the Bagpiper": I. Polka (on 1954-07-22)
composer:
Jaromír Weinberger
part of:
Polka and Fugue From "Schwanda the Bagpiper"
Jaromír Weinberger2:32
35▶CD: Offenbach: Gaîté parisienne / Bartók: Music for strings, percussion and celesta / Granados, Waldteufel, Weinberger: Overtures & Dances
36▶CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World” / Smetana: Vltava / Handel: Water Music
37▶CD: Balakirev: Symphony no. 1 / Borodin: Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dancese / Mussorgsky: Operatic excerpts
38▶CD: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Khovanshchina, Act 4 - Entr'acte / Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
39▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4 / Swan Lake - Suite
40▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5 / Sleeping Beauty - Suite
41▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 “Pathétique” / The Nutcracker - Suite
42▶CD: Borodin: Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dances / Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Suite / Sleeping Beauty - Suite / 1812 Overture
43▶CD: Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes / Mussorgsky: Dance of the Persian Slaves / Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4
44▶CD: Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 2 / Leonore no. 3 Overture
45▶CD: Beethoven: Symphonies 3 “Eroica” & 8
46▶CD: Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 5 / Coriolan Overture
47▶CD: Beethoven: Symphonies 6 “Pastoral” & 7
48▶CD: Beethoven: Egmont Overture / Symphony no. 9
49▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 (1956)
50▶CD: Mozart: Symphonies 35 “Haffner” & 39 (mono versions) / Divertimento no. 15, K. 287
51▶CD: Richard Strauss: Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel / Tod und Verklärung / Wagner: Tannhäuser - Venusberg Music
52▶CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 1 / Variations on a Theme by Haydn (mono version) / Schmidt: Notre Dame - Intermezzo
53▶CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 2 / Schubert: Symphony no. 8 “Unfinished”
54▶CD: Mozart: Symphony no. 38 “Prague” / Brahms: Symphony no. 4 / Wagner: Tannhäuser - Venusberg Music
55▶CD: Weber: Invitation to the Dance / Strauss Family: Waltzes and Polkas / Suppé: Leichte Kavallerie - Overture
56▶CD: Leopold Mozart: Toy Symphony / Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Strauss Family: Waltzes and Polkas / Suppé: Leichte Kavallerie - Overture
57▶CD: Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Schubert: Symphony no. 5 / Schumann: Symphony no. 4
58▶CD: Mendelssohn, Nicolai: Overtures / Hindemith: Symphony “Mathis der Maler” / Bruckner: Symphony no. 8 - beginning
59▶CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 8 - conclusion / Mozart: Symphony no. 29
60▶CD: Wagner, Weber: Preludes & Overtures
61▶CD: Mozart: Symphonies 35 “Haffner” & 39 / Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn (alternative versions)
62▶CD: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Massenet: Thaïs - Méditation
63▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 & 2
64▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos 3 & 5 “Emperor”
65▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Triple Concerto
66▶CD: Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp / Flute Concerto no. 1 / Bassoon Concerto
67▶CD: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Oboe Concerto
68▶CD: Mozart: Sinfonia concertante, K. 297b / Brahms: Violin Concerto
69▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2
70▶CD: Franck: Symphonic Variations / R. Strauss: Don Quixote
71▶CD: Telemann, Hummel, L. Mozart, Vivaldi: Trumpet Concertos
72▶CD: Debussy: La Mer / Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune / Ravel: Boléro / Alborada del gracioso / La Valse
73▶CD: Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole / Le Tombeau de Couperin / Bizet: L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 2 / Chabrier: España / Gounod: Faust - Ballet Music
74▶CD: Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust - Hungarian March / Franck: Symphony / Franck, Mascagni: Operatic Intermezzi
75▶CD: Dvořák: Symphonies 8 & 9 “From the New World”
76▶CD: Smetana: Vltava / Dvořák: Slavonic Dance no. 8 / Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
77▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4 / Symphony no. 5 - beginning
78▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5 - conclusion / Symphony no. 6 “Pathétique”
79▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies 83, 101 & 104
80▶CD: Mozart: Symphonies 35 & 36 / Symphony no. 40 - Rehearsal extracts / Cherubini: Anacréon - Overture
81▶CD: Mozart: Symphonies 38 & 39 / Symphony no. 39 - Rehearsal extracts
82▶CD: Mozart: Symphonies 40 & 41 / Rehearsal extracts
83▶CD: Weber: Der Freischütz - Overture / Schubert: Symphonies 1 & 2
84▶CD: Schubert: Symphonies 3 & 4 / Rosamunde - Ballet Music
85▶CD: Schubert: Rosamunde - Overture / Symphonies 5 & 6
86▶CD: Schubert: Symphonies 8 & 9
87▶CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 4
88▶CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 7
89▶CD: J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus - Overture / Waltzes and Polkas / Schmidt: Notre Dame - Intermezzo
90▶CD: Brahms: Haydn Variations / Tragic Overture / Wagner: Tannhäuser / Die Meistersinger - orchestra music / Humperdinck: Hänsel and Gretel - Overture
91▶CD: R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben / Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer / Parsifal - orchestral music
92▶CD: R. Strauss: Symphonia domestica / Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Lohengrin - orchestral music
93▶CD: Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten - beginning
94▶CD: Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten - conclusion
95▶CD: Beethoven: Missa solemnis - beginning (1976)
96▶CD: Beethoven: Missa solemnis - conclusion (1976)
97▶CD: Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (1976)
98▶CD: Sibelius: Symphonies 1 & 6
99▶CD: Sibelius: Symphony no. 2
100▶CD: Sibelius: Symphonies 4 & 5
101▶CD: Sibelius: En saga / The Swan of Tuonela / Karelia Suite / Finlandia / Valse triste / Tapiola