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

CD 1: J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor - beginning
CD 2: J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor - conclusion, Appendix
CD 3: Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (1947)
CD 4: Beethoven: Missa solemnis - beginning (1958)
CD 5: Beethoven: Missa solemnis - conclusion (1958) / Ah! perfido / Fidelio - Abscheulicher! / Mozart: Ave verum corpus / Richard Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder
CD 6: Schumann: Piano Concerto / Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 21
CD 7: Beethoven: Piano Concertos 4 & 5 “Emperor”
CD 8: Mozart: Piano Concertos 23 & 24
CD 9: Schumann, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Franck: Symphonic Variations
CD 10: Mozart: Horn Concertos 1-4
CD 11: Mozart: Sinfonia concertante, K. 297b / Clarinet Concerto
CD 12: Leimer: Piano Concertos / Massenet: Thaïs - Méditation
CD 13: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2
CD 14: Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro - Overture / Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Clarinet Concerto / Symphony no. 39
CD 15: Mozart: Adagio & Fugue, K. 546 / Adagio from Divertimento no. 17, K. 334 / Beethoven: Symphonies 5 & 8
CD 16: Mozart: Die Schlittenfahrt / Der Kanarienvogel / Symphony no. 33 / Schubert: Symphony no. 9 “Great”
CD 17: Brahms: Symphony no. 2 / Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music / Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen
CD 18: Strauss Family: Waltzes and Polkas / Reznicek: Donna Diana - Overture
CD 19: Strauss Family: Waltzes and Polkas
CD 20: Chabrier: España / Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet / Symphony no. 6 “Pathétique”
CD 21: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 (1947)
CD 22: Mozart, Mascagni, Puccini, Johann Strauss II, Smetana, Richard Strauss: Opera arias
CD 23: Wagner: Opera arias, choruses and preludes / Richard Strauss: Excerpts from Der Rosenkavalier, Salome
CD 24: Sibelius: Symphonies 2 & 5
CD 25: Sibelius: Symphonies 4 & 5 / Finlandia
CD 26: Sibelius: Symphonies 6 & 7 / Tapiola
CD 27: Sibelius: Valse triste / Finlandia / Britten: Frank Bridge Variations / Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia / Handel: Water Music
CD 28: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for strings, percussion and celesta / Kodály: Háry János - Intermezzo
CD 29: Rossini: Overtures
CD 30: Gounod, Leoncavallo, Mascagni, Ponchielli, Puccini, Verdi: Intermezzi & Arias / Roussel: Symphony no. 4
CD 31: Leoncavallo, Mascagni, Offenbach, Ponchielli, Puccini, Verdi: Intermezzi & Dances / Respighi: Pini di Roma
CD 32: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique / La Carnaval romain / Marche hongroise / Royal Hunt and Storm
CD 33: Bizet: Carmen / L'Arlésienne - suites / Chabrier: España / Marche joyeuse / Gounod: Faust - Ballet Music
CD 34: Debussy: La Mer / Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole / Chabrier: España / Marche joyeuse / Bizet, Granados, Offenbach, Waldteufel, Weinberger: Overtures & Dances
CD 35: Offenbach: Gaîté parisienne / Bartók: Music for strings, percussion and celesta / Granados, Waldteufel, Weinberger: Overtures & Dances
CD 36: Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World” / Smetana: Vltava / Handel: Water Music
CD 37: Balakirev: Symphony no. 1 / Borodin: Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dancese / Mussorgsky: Operatic excerpts
CD 38: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Khovanshchina, Act 4 - Entr'acte / Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
CD 39: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4 / Swan Lake - Suite
CD 40: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5 / Sleeping Beauty - Suite
CD 41: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 “Pathétique” / The Nutcracker - Suite
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1Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1955-05-17, on 1955-05-21, on 1955-05-27, on 1956-06-18)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-05-17, on 1955-05-21, on 1955-05-27, on 1956-06-18)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1955-05-17, on 1955-05-21, on 1955-05-27, on 1956-06-18)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo (from 1955-05-17 until 1956-06-18)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1893-02 until 1893-08)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky19:06
2Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: II. Allegro con grazia
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1955-05-17, on 1955-05-21, on 1955-05-27, on 1956-06-18)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-05-17, on 1955-05-21, on 1955-05-27, on 1956-06-18)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1955-05-17, on 1955-05-21, on 1955-05-27, on 1956-06-18)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: II. Allegro con grazia (from 1955-05-17 until 1956-06-18)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1893-02 until 1893-08)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky8:22
3Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: III. Allegro molto vivace
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1955-05-17, on 1955-05-21, on 1955-05-27, on 1956-06-18)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-05-17, on 1955-05-21, on 1955-05-27, on 1956-06-18)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1955-05-17, on 1955-05-21, on 1955-05-27, on 1956-06-18)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: III. Allegro molto vivace (from 1955-05-17 until 1956-06-18)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1893-02 until 1893-08)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky9:09
4Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso - Andante
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1955-05-17, on 1955-05-21, on 1955-05-27, on 1956-06-18)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-05-17, on 1955-05-21, on 1955-05-27, on 1956-06-18)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1955-05-17, on 1955-05-21, on 1955-05-27, on 1956-06-18)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso (from 1955-05-17 until 1956-06-18)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1893-02 until 1893-08)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky9:36
5The Nutcracker, op. 71a - Suite: Ouverture
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
balance engineer:
Edward Huntley and Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: I. Ouverture miniature. Allegro giusto (from 1952-07-31 until 1952-12-01)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (until 1892)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:32
6The Nutcracker, op. 71a - Suite: Marche
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
balance engineer:
Edward Huntley and Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: a) Marche. Tempo di marcia viva (from 1952-07-31 until 1952-12-01)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:16
7The Nutcracker, op. 71a - Suite: Danse de la fée dragée
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
balance engineer:
Edward Huntley and Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: b) Danse de la Fée-Dragée. Andante ma non troppo (from 1952-07-31 until 1952-12-01)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:56
8The Nutcracker, op. 71a - Suite: Danse russe
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
balance engineer:
Edward Huntley and Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: c) Danse russe. Trépak. Tempo di Trepak, molto vivace (from 1952-07-31 until 1952-12-01)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:06
9The Nutcracker, op. 71a - Suite: Danse arabe
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
balance engineer:
Edward Huntley and Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: d) Danse arabe. Allegretto (from 1952-07-31 until 1952-12-01)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:00
10The Nutcracker, op. 71a - Suite: Dance chinoise
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
balance engineer:
Edward Huntley and Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: e) Danse chinoise. Allegro moderato (from 1952-07-31 until 1952-12-01)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:05
11The Nutcracker, op. 71a - Suite: Dance des mirlitons
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
balance engineer:
Edward Huntley and Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: f) Danse des mirlitons. Moderato assai (from 1952-07-31 until 1952-12-01)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12e. Дивертисмент (д) Танец пастушков (Dance of the shepherds)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:25
12The Nutcracker, op. 71a - Suite: Valse des fleurs
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
balance engineer:
Edward Huntley and Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1952-07-31, on 1952-12-01)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse (from 1952-07-31 until 1952-12-01)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:40
CD 42: Borodin: Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dances / Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Suite / Sleeping Beauty - Suite / 1812 Overture
CD 43: Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes / Mussorgsky: Dance of the Persian Slaves / Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4
CD 44: Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 2 / Leonore no. 3 Overture
CD 45: Beethoven: Symphonies 3 “Eroica” & 8
CD 46: Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 5 / Coriolan Overture
CD 47: Beethoven: Symphonies 6 “Pastoral” & 7
CD 48: Beethoven: Egmont Overture / Symphony no. 9
CD 49: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 (1956)
CD 50: Mozart: Symphonies 35 “Haffner” & 39 (mono versions) / Divertimento no. 15, K. 287
CD 51: Richard Strauss: Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel / Tod und Verklärung / Wagner: Tannhäuser - Venusberg Music
CD 52: Brahms: Symphony no. 1 / Variations on a Theme by Haydn (mono version) / Schmidt: Notre Dame - Intermezzo
CD 53: Brahms: Symphony no. 2 / Schubert: Symphony no. 8 “Unfinished”
CD 54: Mozart: Symphony no. 38 “Prague” / Brahms: Symphony no. 4 / Wagner: Tannhäuser - Venusberg Music
CD 55: Weber: Invitation to the Dance / Strauss Family: Waltzes and Polkas / Suppé: Leichte Kavallerie - Overture
CD 56: Leopold Mozart: Toy Symphony / Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Strauss Family: Waltzes and Polkas / Suppé: Leichte Kavallerie - Overture
CD 57: Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Schubert: Symphony no. 5 / Schumann: Symphony no. 4
CD 58: Mendelssohn, Nicolai: Overtures / Hindemith: Symphony “Mathis der Maler” / Bruckner: Symphony no. 8 - beginning
CD 59: Bruckner: Symphony no. 8 - conclusion / Mozart: Symphony no. 29
CD 60: Wagner, Weber: Preludes & Overtures
CD 61: Mozart: Symphonies 35 “Haffner” & 39 / Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn (alternative versions)
CD 62: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Massenet: Thaïs - Méditation
CD 63: Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 & 2
CD 64: Beethoven: Piano Concertos 3 & 5 “Emperor”
CD 65: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Triple Concerto
CD 66: Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp / Flute Concerto no. 1 / Bassoon Concerto
CD 67: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Oboe Concerto
CD 68: Mozart: Sinfonia concertante, K. 297b / Brahms: Violin Concerto
CD 69: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2
CD 70: Franck: Symphonic Variations / R. Strauss: Don Quixote
CD 71: Telemann, Hummel, L. Mozart, Vivaldi: Trumpet Concertos
CD 72: Debussy: La Mer / Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune / Ravel: Boléro / Alborada del gracioso / La Valse
CD 73: Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole / Le Tombeau de Couperin / Bizet: L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 2 / Chabrier: España / Gounod: Faust - Ballet Music
CD 74: Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust - Hungarian March / Franck: Symphony / Franck, Mascagni: Operatic Intermezzi
CD 75: Dvořák: Symphonies 8 & 9 “From the New World”
CD 76: Smetana: Vltava / Dvořák: Slavonic Dance no. 8 / Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
CD 77: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4 / Symphony no. 5 - beginning
CD 78: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5 - conclusion / Symphony no. 6 “Pathétique”
CD 79: Haydn: Symphonies 83, 101 & 104
CD 80: Mozart: Symphonies 35 & 36 / Symphony no. 40 - Rehearsal extracts / Cherubini: Anacréon - Overture
CD 81: Mozart: Symphonies 38 & 39 / Symphony no. 39 - Rehearsal extracts
CD 82: Mozart: Symphonies 40 & 41 / Rehearsal extracts
CD 83: Weber: Der Freischütz - Overture / Schubert: Symphonies 1 & 2
CD 84: Schubert: Symphonies 3 & 4 / Rosamunde - Ballet Music
CD 85: Schubert: Rosamunde - Overture / Symphonies 5 & 6
CD 86: Schubert: Symphonies 8 & 9
CD 87: Bruckner: Symphony no. 4
CD 88: Bruckner: Symphony no. 7
CD 89: J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus - Overture / Waltzes and Polkas / Schmidt: Notre Dame - Intermezzo
CD 90: Brahms: Haydn Variations / Tragic Overture / Wagner: Tannhäuser / Die Meistersinger - orchestra music / Humperdinck: Hänsel and Gretel - Overture
CD 91: R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben / Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer / Parsifal - orchestral music
CD 92: R. Strauss: Symphonia domestica / Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Lohengrin - orchestral music
CD 93: Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten - beginning
CD 94: Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten - conclusion
CD 95: Beethoven: Missa solemnis - beginning (1976)
CD 96: Beethoven: Missa solemnis - conclusion (1976)
CD 97: Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (1976)
CD 98: Sibelius: Symphonies 1 & 6
CD 99: Sibelius: Symphony no. 2
CD 100: Sibelius: Symphonies 4 & 5
CD 101: Sibelius: En saga / The Swan of Tuonela / Karelia Suite / Finlandia / Valse triste / Tapiola