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Release Date: 10/28/2008 
Label:  Emi Classics   Catalog #: 15206   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Johann Nepomuk Hummel,  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,   ... 
Performer:  Bernard Walton,  Dennis Brain,  Lothar Koch,  Maurice André,   ... 
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Philharmonia Orchestra,  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,   ... 
Number of Discs: 6 
Recorded in: Stereo 
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Works on This Recording

1.
Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1787; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 16 Minutes 52 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
2.
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Bernard Walton (Clarinet)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 8 Minutes 13 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro.
This selection is a mono recording. 
3.
Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K 495 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Dennis Brain (French Horn)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 3 Minutes 36 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro.
This selection is a mono recording. 
4.
Symphony no 29 in A major, K 201 (186a) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1774 
 Length: 5 Minutes 20 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
5.
Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1788; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 7 Minutes 42 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
6.
Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Lothar Koch (Oboe)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1778; Mannheim, Germany 
 Length: 5 Minutes 33 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
7.
Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, S 49/WoO 1 by Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Performer:  Maurice André (Trumpet)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1803; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 3 Minutes 40 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
8.
Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1795; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 4 Minutes 34 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
9.
Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1806; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 12 Minutes 29 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
10.
Concerto for Piano no 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1809; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 4 Minutes 28 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
11.
Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  David Oistrakh (Violin), Sviatoslav Richter (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1804; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 5 Minutes 31 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
12.
Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:  Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Paris Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: Russia 
 Length: 4 Minutes 0 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro.
Composition written: Russia (1874 - 1875). 
13.
Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77 by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Gidon Kremer (Violin)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1878; Austria 
 Length: 8 Minutes 31 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
14.
Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1812; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 7 Minutes 2 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
15.
Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Otto Edelmann (Bass), Ernst Haefliger (Tenor), Marga Höffgen (Alto),
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 5 Minutes 16 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro.
This selection is a mono recording. 
16.
Symphony no 104 in D major, H 1 no 104 "London" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1795; London, England 
 Length: 4 Minutes 29 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
17.
Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished" by Franz Schubert
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1822; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 4 Minutes 10 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
18.
Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World" by Antonín Dvorák
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1893; USA 
 Length: 4 Minutes 34 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
19.
Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1888; Russia 
 Length: 6 Minutes 19 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
20.
Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique" by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1893; Russia 
 Length: 5 Minutes 20 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
21.
Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 by Jean Sibelius
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1915/1919; Finland 
 Length: 9 Minutes 11 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
22.
Má vlast: no 2, Moldau, T 111 by Bedrich Smetana
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1874; Czech Republic 
 Length: 5 Minutes 27 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
23.
Kuolema: Valse triste, Op. 44 no 1 by Jean Sibelius
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1903-1904; Finland 
 Length: 6 Minutes 4 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
24.
Karelia Suite, Op. 11 by Jean Sibelius
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1893; Finland 
 Length: 9 Minutes 2 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
25.
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116 by Béla Bartók
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1943; USA 
 Length: 4 Minutes 26 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
26.
Pines of Rome by Ottorino Respighi
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1923-1924; Rome, Italy 
 Length: 9 Minutes 1 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
27.
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture by Gioachino Rossini
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1816; Italy 
 Length: 7 Minutes 20 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
28.
Thaďs: Meditation by Jules Massenet
Performer:  Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1894; France 
 Length: 6 Minutes 48 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
29.
Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka by Jaromir Weinberger
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1927; Prague, Czech Republ 
 Length: 2 Minutes 23 Secs. 
30.
Lohengrin: Act 3 Prelude by Richard Wagner
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1847; Germany 
 Length: 3 Minutes 16 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
31.
Don Carlos: Excerpt(s) by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Piero Cappuccilli (Baritone), José Carreras (Tenor), José van Dam (Bass Baritone)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Berlin State Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1867/1884; Italy 
32.
German Requiem, Op. 45 by Johannes Brahms
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1854-1868; Austria 
 Length: 5 Minutes 30 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
33.
Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Gundula Janowitz (Soprano), Peter Schreier (Tenor), José van Dam (Bass),
Jon Vickers (Tenor), Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Friends of Music Society Chorus
Period: Classical 
Written: 1823; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 4 Minutes 58 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
34.
Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K 299 (297c): 2nd movement, Andantino by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Fritz Helmis (Harp), James Galway (Flute)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1778; Paris, France 
 Length: 4 Minutes 2 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
35.
German Dances (3), K 605: no 3 in C major "Sleigh ride" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1789; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 2 Minutes 48 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
36.
Ave verum corpus in D major, K 618 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Austria 
 Length: 4 Minutes 2 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro.
This selection is a mono recording. 
37.
Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera": 1st movement, Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1725; Venice, Italy 
 Length: 3 Minutes 20 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
38.
Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate": 3rd movement, Presto by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1725; Venice, Italy 
 Length: 2 Minutes 47 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
39.
Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno": 3rd movement, Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1725; Venice, Italy 
 Length: 3 Minutes 21 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
40.
Concerto for Violin in F minor, Op. 8 no 4/RV 297 "L'inverno": 2nd movement, Largo by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1725; Venice, Italy 
 Length: 2 Minutes 2 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
41.
Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 2nd movement, Adagio sostenuto by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1900-1901; Russia 
 Length: 5 Minutes 4 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro.
Composition written: Russia (1900 - 1901). 
42.
Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349: no 2, Alla Hornpipe by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1715-1717; London, England 
 Length: 3 Minutes 33 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Sir Hamilton Harty.
Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
43.
Unter Donner und Blitz, Op. 324 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1868; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 3 Minutes 17 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
44.
An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1867; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 3 Minutes 48 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
45.
Radetzky March, Op. 228 by Johann Strauss Sr.
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1848; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 2 Minutes 56 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
46.
Les patineurs, Op. 183 by Emil Waldteufel
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1882; Paris, France 
 Length: 7 Minutes 36 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
47.
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Rákóczy March by Hector Berlioz
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1845-1846; France 
 Length: 4 Minutes 17 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
48.
Espańa by Emmanuel Chabrier
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1883; France 
 Length: 6 Minutes 0 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
49.
Joyeuse marche "Marche française" by Emmanuel Chabrier
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
 Length: 4 Minutes 6 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
50.
Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1858; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 2 Minutes 40 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
51.
Faust: Ballet Music - no 1, Les Nubiennes by Charles Gounod
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1856-1859; France 
 Length: 2 Minutes 36 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
52.
L'arlésienne: Suite no 2 - 4th movement, Farandole by Georges Bizet
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: France 
 Length: 3 Minutes 26 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
53.
Carmen: Suite no 1 - Act 1 Prelude "Les toréadors" by Georges Bizet
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1875; France 
 Length: 2 Minutes 18 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
54.
Carmen: Suite no 1 - Act 2 Prelude "Les dragons d'Alcala" by Georges Bizet
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1875; France 
 Length: 1 Minutes 36 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
55.
Carmen: Suite no 1 - Act 3 Prelude "Intermezzo" by Georges Bizet
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1875; France 
 Length: 2 Minutes 59 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
56.
Carmen: Suite no 1 - Act 4 Prelude "Aragonaise" by Georges Bizet
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1875; France 
 Length: 2 Minutes 23 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
57.
Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: no 5, Danse hongroise "Czardas" by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1875-1876; Russia 
 Length: 3 Minutes 31 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
58.
Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: no 7, Act 1 - Valse by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1888-1889; Russia 
 Length: 4 Minutes 20 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
59.
Otello: Una vela! Una vela! by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Aldo Bottion (Tenor), Peter Glossop (Baritone), Mario Machi (Bass),
Michel Sénéchal (Tenor), Jon Vickers (Tenor)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Berlin State Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1887; Italy 
 Length: 6 Minutes 29 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
60.
Ave Maria by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Mirella Freni (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Berlin State Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1880; Italy 
 Length: 5 Minutes 1 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
61.
Il trovatore: Vedi! le fosche notturne "Anvil Chorus" by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Berlin State Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1853; Italy 
 Length: 3 Minutes 3 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
62.
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59: Da lieg' ich...Herr Kavalier by Richard Strauss
Performer:  Otto Edelmann (Bass), Kerstin Meyer (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1909-1910; Germany 
 Length: 4 Minutes 48 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
63.
Fidelio, Op. 72: Mir ist so wunderbar by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Helga Dernesch (Soprano), Helen Donath (Soprano), Horst Laubenthal (Tenor),
Karl Ridderbusch (Bass), José van Dam (Bass), Jon Vickers (Tenor)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Berlin State Opera Chorus
Period: Classical 
Written: 1805/1814; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 4 Minutes 46 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro.
Composition written: Vienna, Austria (1804).
Composition revised: Vienna, Austria (1806).
Composition revised: Vienna, Austria (1814). 
64.
Fidelio, Op. 72: Wer ein holdes Weib errungen by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Jon Vickers (Tenor), Helga Dernesch (Soprano), Helen Donath (Soprano),
Horst Laubenthal (Tenor), Karl Ridderbusch (Bass), José van Dam (Bass)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Berlin State Opera Chorus
Period: Classical 
Written: Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 4 Minutes 5 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro.
Composition written: Vienna, Austria (1804).
Composition revised: Vienna, Austria (1806).
Composition revised: Vienna, Austria (1814). 
65.
Aida: Gloria all' Egitto by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; Italy 
 Length: 1 Minutes 43 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
66.
Aida: Ballet Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; Italy 
 Length: 4 Minutes 14 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
67.
Aida: Vieni, o guerriero vindice by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna State Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; Italy 
 Length: 2 Minutes 27 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro. 
68.
Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Berlin State Opera Chorus
Period: Classical 
Written: 1807-1808; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 7 Minutes 22 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro.
This selection is a mono recording. 
69.
Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": 5th movement, Allegretto by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1808; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 9 Minutes 25 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro.
This selection is a mono recording. 
70.
Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92: 2nd movement, Allegretto by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1811-1812; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 3 Minutes 16 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro.
This selection is a mono recording. 
71.
Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92: 4th movement, Allegro con brio by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1811-1812; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 7 Minutes 2 Secs. 
Notes: Audio Producer: Tony Locantro.
This selection is a mono recording. 
72.
Cosě fan tutte, K 588: Soave sia il vento by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Sesto Bruscantini (Baritone), Nan Merriman (Mezzo Soprano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1790; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 3 Minutes 27 Secs. 
73.
Hänsel und Gretel: Brüderchen, komm, tanz' mit mir by Engelbert Humperdinck
Performer:  Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Elisabeth Grümmer (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1893; Germany 
 Length: 3 Minutes 45 Secs. 
74.
Don Quixote, Op. 35: Excerpt(s) by Richard Strauss
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1896-1897; Germany 
 Length: 2 Minutes 25 Secs. 
75.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Der Hölle Rache by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria 
76.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Overture by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria 
77.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria 
78.
Orphée aux enfers: Excerpt(s) by Jacques Offenbach
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1858/1874; Paris, France 
79.
Les contes d'Hoffmann: Excerpt(s) by Jacques Offenbach
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1881; Paris, France 
80.
Prince Igor: Excerpt(s) by Alexander Borodin
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1869-1887; Russia 
81.
Manon Lescaut: Excerpt(s) by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1893; Italy 
82.
Lucia di Lammermoor: Excerpt(s) by Gaetano Donizetti
Performer:  Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1835; Italy 
83.
Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: Excerpt(s) by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1875-1876; Russia 
84.
Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Excerpt(s) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1747-1749; Leipzig, Germany 
85.
Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19: 3rd movement, Rondo by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1793/1798; Vienna, Austria 

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