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Karajan: Opening Concert - Berlin 750 Years

(2003)

Overview

In this program filmed not long before the maestro's death, Herbert von Karajan -- renowned Austrian conductor and longtime music director of the Berlin Philharmonic -- leads his orchestra in works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Richard Strauss. In classic style, Karajan coaxes magnificent performances from his musicians as they play Mozart's Divertimento no. 17 in D Major and Strauss's "Also Sprach Zarathustra," op. 30.

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Original TitleKarajan: Opening Concert - Berlin 750 Years

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2003-11-01

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  • Music