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Herbert von Karajan - A Portrait

Hurdwood, Philip

Mutter, Anne-Sophie

Freni, Mirella

Baltsa, Agnes

Panerai, Rolando

Diener, Melanie

Rostropovich, Mstislav

Vickers, Jon

Capucon, Renaud

Perry, Janet

Raimondi, Gianni

Glossop, Peter

Martino, Adriana

Conductor: Abbado, Claudio

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra

Television Director: Friedel, Gernot

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Baritone: Glossop, Peter

Baritone: Panerai, Rolando

Cello: Rostropovich, Mstislav

Mezzo-soprano: Baltsa, Agnes

Narrator: Hurdwood, Philip

Soprano: Diener, Melanie

Soprano: Freni, Mirella

Soprano: Martino, Adriana

Soprano: Perry, Janet

Tenor: Raimondi, Gianni

Tenor: Vickers, Jon

Violin: Capucon, Renaud

Violin: Mutter, Anne-Sophie

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Playing Time: 01:27:54

Catalogue Number: MID13245317

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Herbert von Karajan's story is the story of the record industry itself, which he was instrumental in creating and sustaining over half a century with hundreds of spectacular and award-winning recordings.

His life and his music-making still provoke extreme reactions; in Gernot Friedel's film, made with the help of the Karajan-Centrum in Salzburg, we see the hypnotic effect he could have upon musicians and listeners alike, we hear him in the repertoire for which he was renowned, and we are taken through a life never less than eventful.