In 1987, Herbert von Karajan conducted a historic production of Don Giovanni at the Salzburg Festival featuring an artistic team considered to this day to be one of best to have ever brought the opera to life: Samuel Ramey, Benny Goodman, Gösta Winbergh, Paata Burchuladze, Julia Varady, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Alexander Malta, and Kathleen Battle. The virtuosic soloists are supported by one of the greatest artistic partnerships of the 20th century: maestro Karajan and the Wiener Philharmoniker!
Karajan conducts Brahms 2
“He was obsessed with the beauty of sound. He strove for a round and subtle sound, both precise and sparkling. It is bliss that we hear in the numerous recordings he made with the Berliner Philharmoniker.” It was the sociologist Dr. Françoise Davoine gave this admirative description of the celebrated maestro Herbert von Karajan’s fruitful collaboration with the prestigious Berlin orchestra. Karajan and the Philharmoniker’s common quest for the perfect sound is brilliantly expressed in this powerful interpretation of Brahms’s Second Symphony.