III. Adagio molto e cantabile - Andante moderato aus: Sinfonie Nr.9 d-moll op.125 mit dem Schlußchor über Schillers "Ode an die Freude"
Herbert von Karajan (April 5, 1908 – July 16, 1989) was an Austrian conduct… Read Full Bio ↴Herbert von Karajan (April 5, 1908 – July 16, 1989) was an Austrian conductor. He was one of the most prominent conductors of the postwar period and is widely regarded as the world's most recorded conductor. Karajan conducted the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for thirty-five years.
Karajan played an important role in the development of the original compact disc digital audio format. He championed this new consumer playback technology, lent his prestige to it, and appeared at the first press conference announcing the format. Early CD prototypes had a play time limited to sixty minutes. It is often asserted that the decision to extend the maximum playing time of the compact disc to its standard of seventy-four minutes was achieved in order to adequately accommodate Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. This, however, is denied by Kees Immink, who co-invented the CD.
As was the case with soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Karajan's membership in the Nazi Party and prominent cultural association with Nazism from 1933 to 1945 cast him in an uncomplimentary light after the war. While Karajan's defenders have argued that he joined the Nazis only to advance his own career, his critics have pointed out that other great conductors such as Bruno Walter, Erich Kleiber and Arturo Toscanini fled from fascist Europe at the time. It should be noted, however, that many famous conductors worked in Germany throughout the war years, including Furtwängler, Ansermet, Schuricht, Böhm, Knappertsbusch, Clemens Krauss, Rother and Elmendorff. Additionally, careerism could not have been Karajan's sole motivation, since he first joined the Nazi Party in 1933 in Salzburg, Austria, five years before the Anschluss. In The Cultural Cold War, published in Britain as Who Paid the Piper?, her book on CIA cultural policy in postwar Europe, Frances Stonor Saunders noted that Karajan "had been a party member since 1933, and never hesitated to open his concerts with the Nazi favourite 'Horst Wessel Lied.'" Additionally and in contradistinction to Wilhelm Furtwängler, Karajan had no objections to conducting in occupied Europe. Musicians such as Isaac Stern and Itzhak Perlman refused to play in concerts with Karajan because of his Nazi past. Some have questioned whether Karajan was committed to the Nazi cause given the fact of his marriage in 1942 to Anita Guetermann, a woman of clear Jewish origin, but it is only from that point that Karajan's star within the government dimmed.
Von Karajan has often been criticized for a performance that was too polished, especially in later years. "...[He] opted instead for an all-purpose, highly refined, lacquered, calculatedly voluptuous sound..." (Harvey Sachs). However, there is widespread agreement that Herbert von Karajan had a special gift for extracting beautiful sounds from an orchestra.
Classical, Baroque, Opera, Romantic, Philharmonic
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4, 7
Karajan played an important role in the development of the original compact disc digital audio format. He championed this new consumer playback technology, lent his prestige to it, and appeared at the first press conference announcing the format. Early CD prototypes had a play time limited to sixty minutes. It is often asserted that the decision to extend the maximum playing time of the compact disc to its standard of seventy-four minutes was achieved in order to adequately accommodate Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. This, however, is denied by Kees Immink, who co-invented the CD.
As was the case with soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Karajan's membership in the Nazi Party and prominent cultural association with Nazism from 1933 to 1945 cast him in an uncomplimentary light after the war. While Karajan's defenders have argued that he joined the Nazis only to advance his own career, his critics have pointed out that other great conductors such as Bruno Walter, Erich Kleiber and Arturo Toscanini fled from fascist Europe at the time. It should be noted, however, that many famous conductors worked in Germany throughout the war years, including Furtwängler, Ansermet, Schuricht, Böhm, Knappertsbusch, Clemens Krauss, Rother and Elmendorff. Additionally, careerism could not have been Karajan's sole motivation, since he first joined the Nazi Party in 1933 in Salzburg, Austria, five years before the Anschluss. In The Cultural Cold War, published in Britain as Who Paid the Piper?, her book on CIA cultural policy in postwar Europe, Frances Stonor Saunders noted that Karajan "had been a party member since 1933, and never hesitated to open his concerts with the Nazi favourite 'Horst Wessel Lied.'" Additionally and in contradistinction to Wilhelm Furtwängler, Karajan had no objections to conducting in occupied Europe. Musicians such as Isaac Stern and Itzhak Perlman refused to play in concerts with Karajan because of his Nazi past. Some have questioned whether Karajan was committed to the Nazi cause given the fact of his marriage in 1942 to Anita Guetermann, a woman of clear Jewish origin, but it is only from that point that Karajan's star within the government dimmed.
Von Karajan has often been criticized for a performance that was too polished, especially in later years. "...[He] opted instead for an all-purpose, highly refined, lacquered, calculatedly voluptuous sound..." (Harvey Sachs). However, there is widespread agreement that Herbert von Karajan had a special gift for extracting beautiful sounds from an orchestra.
Classical, Baroque, Opera, Romantic, Philharmonic
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4, 7
III. Adagio molto e cantabile
Herbert von Karajan Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Herbert von Karajan:
Hoch Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her Ich bring' euch gute…
Madama Butterfly Act I: Vogliatemi bene un bene piccolino Vogliatemi bene Un bene piccolino Un bene da bambino Quale a…
Massenet: Thaïs: Méditation If you don't know where I come from, better stear…
O Soave Fanciulla O soave fanciulla, o dolce viso Di mite circonfuso alba luna…
Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1 O soave fanciulla, o dolce viso Di mite circonfuso alba luna…
Thaïs: Méditation If you don't know where I come from, better stear…
Verdi: La traviata / Act 1 O soave fanciulla, o dolce viso Di mite circonfuso alba luna…
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@TheTadosa1
Wunderschön! Ich liebe Beethoven! das ist immer die Sahnetorte von allem!!!
@mondoorian6982
Thank you so much for the great performance. I really enjoyed your concert. Salute from S.Korea!!!
@Discovery_and_Change
16:10 2nd movement | 40:01 transition into Ode to Joy | 42:26 Ode to Joy | 1:01:35 energetic finale
@carstengiesen
Lieber WDR Sinfonieorchester,
damit habt Ihr mir eine große Freude gemacht.
D A N K E
@luizleitedasilva3301
Sempre maravilhosa a nona sinfonia.
@mattiasdanieldamsgaardwood1315
42:26 IS WHERE THE ACTION STARTS!
@mattiasdanieldamsgaardwood1315
44:25 ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE!
@INA91031
30:54 34:50/ 44:58 55:59(56:24)
@umpimmelswillen
One of the first dj sets?
@commongroundforall
These comments are so low class and crude. An insult to the artistry and integrity of the WDR. Dear players, some of us know what you do and are about. A heart felt thank you from California USA.