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Karajan Sacred & Choral Recordings


Release Date: 03/10/2017 
Label:  Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog #: 4797060  
Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Johannes Brahms,  Franz Joseph Haydn,  Ludwig van Beethoven,   ... 
Performer:  Walter Berry,  Anton Dermota,  Hilde Rössel-Majdan,  Wolfgang Meyer,   ... 
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan,  Domenico Bartolucci
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein,  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,   ... 
Number of Discs: 29 
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Notes and Editorial Reviews

Herbert von Karajan released over 300 albums on Deutsche Grammophon over a period of 50 years. This Limited Edition 29-CD affords us a fresh hearing of parts of his enormous legacy bringing together for the first time all his sacred and choral recordings in one handsomely presented set and allowing us to follow his artistic vision as it evolved. A booklet with new liner notes by leading Karajan biographer Richard Osborne is also included. Herbert von Karajan released over 300 albums on Deutsche Grammophon over a period of 50 years. This Limited Edition 29-CD affords us a fresh hearing of parts of his enormous legacy bringing together for the first time all his sacred and choral recordings in one handsomely presented set and allowing us to follow his artistic vision as it evolved. A booklet with new liner notes by leading Karajan biographer Richard Osborne is also included. Read less

Works on This Recording

1.
Requiem in D minor, K 626 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Walter Berry (Bass Baritone), Anton Dermota (Tenor), Hilde Rössel-Majdan (Contralto),
Wolfgang Meyer (Organ), Wilma Lipp (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria 
2.
German Requiem, Op. 45 by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Eberhard Wächter (Baritone), Wolfgang Meyer (Organ), Gundula Janowitz (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1854-1868; Austria 
3.
The Creation, H 21 no 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  Gundala Janowitz (Soprano), Gerhard Steeger (Harpsichord), Fritz Wunderlich (Tenor),
Kim Borg (Bass), Oskar Peter (Organ), Hermann Prey (Baritone)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1796-1798; Vienna, Austria 
4.
Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Josef Nebois (Organ), Walter Berry (Bass Baritone), Michel Schwalbé (Violin),
Gundula Janowitz (Soprano), Christa Ludwig (Contralto), Fritz Wunderlich (Tenor)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein
Period: Classical 
Written: 1823; Vienna, Austria 
5.
The Creation, H 21 no 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  Ottomar Borwitzky (Cello), Josef Nebois (Organ), Fritz Wunderlich (Tenor),
Walter Berry (Bass Baritone), Werner Krenn (Tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone),
Gundula Janowitz (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein
Period: Classical 
Written: 1796-1798; Vienna, Austria 
6.
Requiem Mass by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Carlo Cossutta (Tenor), Christa Ludwig (Mezzo Soprano), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass),
Mirella Freni (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1874; Italy 
7.
Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Erna Berger (Soprano), Peter Schreier (Tenor), Anton Diakov (Bass),
Christa Ludwig (Contralto), Horst Laubenthal (Tenor), Gundula Janowitz (Soprano),
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Walter Berry (Bass Baritone)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein,  Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Period: Baroque 
Written: Circa 1727; Leipzig, Germany 
8.
Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang" by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:  Edith Mathis (Soprano), Werner Hollweg (Tenor), Liselotte Rebmann (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1840; Germany 
9.
Mass in B minor, BWV 232 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Robert Kerns (Baritone), Christa Ludwig (Contralto), Peter Schreier (Tenor),
Gundula Janowitz (Soprano), Karl Ridderbusch (Bass)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1747-49; Leipzig, Germany 
10.
Mass in C major, K 317 "Coronation" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  José van Dam (Bass), Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano), Werner Krenn (Tenor),
Anna Tomowa-Sintow (Soprano), Rudolf Scholz (Organ)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein
Period: Classical 
Written: 1779; Salzburg, Austria 
11.
Te Deum in C major, WAB 45 by Anton Bruckner
Performer:  José van Dam (Bass), Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano), Peter Schreier (Tenor),
Anna Tomowa-Sintow (Soprano), Rudolf Scholz (Organ)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1881-1884; Vienna, Austria 
12.
Requiem in D minor, K 626 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Werner Krenn (Tenor), José van Dam (Bass), Anna Tomowa-Sintow (Soprano),
Rudolf Scholz (Organ), Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria 
13.
Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  David Bell (Organ), Benjamin Luxon (Baritone), Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano),
Anna Tomowa-Sintow (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra members,  Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1728-1731; Leipzig, Germany 
14.
Symphony of Psalms by Igor Stravinsky
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1930/1948; France 
15.
Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Barbara Hendricks (Soprano), David Bell (Organ), Benjamin Luxon (Baritone),
Janet Perry (Soprano), Peter Schreier (Tenor)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein
Period: Classical 
Written: 1782-1783; Vienna, Austria 
16.
The Creation, H 21 no 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  Edith Mathis (Soprano), José van Dam (Bass), Francisco Araiza (Tenor),
Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein
Period: Classical 
Written: 1796-1798; Vienna, Austria 
17.
German Requiem, Op. 45 by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Barbara Hendricks (Soprano), Rudolf Scholz (Organ), José van Dam (Baritone)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1854-1868; Austria 
18.
Te Deum in C major, WAB 45 by Anton Bruckner
Performer:  Gösta Winbergh (Tenor), Janet Perry (Soprano), Alexander Malta (Bass),
Helga Müller-Molinari (Alto), Rudolf Scholz (Organ)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1881-1884; Vienna, Austria 
19.
Requiem Mass by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  José van Dam (Bass), Anna Tomowa-Sintow (Soprano), Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano),
José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna State Opera Chorus Konzertvereinigung,  Sofia National Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1874; Italy 
20.
Nunc scio vere by Anonymous
Performer:  Emidio Papinutti (Organ)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Schola Cantorum
21.
In nomine Patris, et Filii...Confiteor Deo omnipotenti et vobis by Anonymous
Performer:  Pope John Paul II (Spoken Vocals)
Period: Medieval 
22.
Mass in C major, K 317 "Coronation" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Ferruccio Furlanetto (Bass), Trudeliese Schmidt (Mezzo Soprano), Gösta Winbergh (Tenor),
Kathleen Battle (Soprano), Rudolf Scholz (Organ)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein
Period: Classical 
Written: 1779; Salzburg, Austria 
23.
Deus, qui huius diei venerandam sanctamque laetitiam by Anonymous
Performer:  Pope John Paul II (Spoken Vocals)
24.
En aquellos dias, el rey Herodes by Anonymous
25.
As for me, my life is already being poured away by Anonymous
26.
Petrus apostolus et Paulus doctor gentium by Anonymous
Performer:  Emidio Papinutti (Organ)
Conductor:  Domenico Bartolucci
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Schola Cantorum,  Cappella Musicale Pontificia
27.
In illo tempore venit lesus in partes Caesareae Philippi by Anonymous
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Diaconus
28.
Fratres et sorores, apostolorum Petri et Pauli martyrium by Anonymous
Performer:  Pope John Paul II (Spoken Vocals)
29.
Mundi magister...O Roma felix by Anonymous
Performer:  Emidio Papinutti (Organ)
Conductor:  Domenico Bartolucci
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Schola Cantorum,  Cappella Musicale Pontificia
30.
Orate, fratres, ut meum ac vestrum sacrificium acceptabile fiat ...Hostiam, Domine by Anonymous
Performer:  Pope John Paul II (Spoken Vocals)
31.
Vere dignum et justum est by Anonymous
Performer:  Pope John Paul II (Spoken Vocals)
Period: Medieval 
32.
Praeceptis salutaribus moniti by Anonymous
Performer:  Pope John Paul II (Spoken Vocals)
33.
Domine Jesu Christe by Anonymous
Performer:  Pope John Paul II (Spoken Vocals)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Diaconus
Period: Medieval 
34.
Ave verum corpus in D major, K 618 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Rudolf Scholz (Organ)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Austria 
35.
Da nobis, Domine, hoc sacramento refectis by Anonymous
Performer:  Pope John Paul II (Spoken Vocals)
36.
Adiutorium nostrum...Benedicat vos omnipotens Deus by Anonymous
Performer:  Pope John Paul II (Spoken Vocals)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Diaconus
37.
Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Leon Spierer (Violin), Trudeliese Schmidt (Alto), José van Dam (Bass),
Lella Cuberli (Soprano), Vinson Cole (Tenor), David Bell (Organ)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Singverein
Period: Classical 
Written: 1823; Vienna, Austria 
38.
Requiem in D minor, K 626 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Paata Burchuladze (Bass), Helga Müller-Molinari (Mezzo Soprano), Vinson Cole (Tenor),
Anna Tomowa-Sintow (Soprano)
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria 

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Average Customer Review:  ( 1 Customer Review )
 Lots of duplication - but still a good value May 19, 2017 By Louis Michael Galie Louis Michael Galie (LEANDER, TX) See All My Reviews "Herbert Karajan is especially noted for his conducting of instrumental works. He does a decent job with choral works, assisted greatly by the VPO and Vienna Singverein. However - Three Mozart Requiems, 2 Haydn Ctreations, 2 each of the Verdi Requiem, Brahms Ein deutsches requiem, and Beethoven's Missa - as well as an additional live recording of the Haydn! It is fun to compare these performances, separated by as much as 20 years - and all recorded with DG's typical attention to sonic engineering." Report Abuse
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