{"title":"Herbert von Karajan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHerbert von Karajan was an Austrian conductor, born on April 5, 1908 in Salzburg, Austria-Hungary (now Austria) and passed away on July 16, 1989 in Anif, Austria. He had a brilliant international career that began in 1949 and led him to become one of the most eminent conductors of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1955, he succeeded Wilhelm Furtwängler as the director of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Under his leadership, the orchestra reached supreme degrees of perfectionism thanks to his tenacity and well-known meticulousness combined with a perfect knowledge of the orchestra and its instrumentalists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKarajan was married three times; first to Elmy Holgerloef from 1938 to 1942, then to Anna Maria \"Anita\" Sauest from 1942 to 1958, and finally to Eliette von Karajan from 1958 onwards. With Eliette, he had two children named Isabel Karajan and Arabel von Karajan.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"grieg-peer-gynt-suites-nos-1-and-2-3-orchestral-pieces-from-sigurd-jorsalfar","title":"Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2, 3 Orchestral Pieces from Sigurd Jorsalfar","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe interpretation of Edvard Grieg’s two Peer Gynt Suites, combined with orchestral pieces from his Sigurd Jorsalfar, occupies an important position among the highly acclaimed recordings by the Berliner Philharmoniker and their chief conductor Herbert von Karajan. With their brilliant and expressive interpretation, the musicians demonstrate an enormous sensitivity for the Norwegian composer's unique atmospheric tonal language. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deutsche Grammophon","offers":[{"title":"Black LP.","offer_id":50399154241867,"sku":"2218548","price":47.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0-2_33aec1b7_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726502087"},{"product_id":"the-solo-concertos","title":"The Solo Concertos","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis limited and numbered vinyl edition includes the complete violin concerto recordings of Anne-Sophie Mutter and Herbert von Karajan for Deutsche Grammophon on 5 LPs – some of them haven’t been available on vinyl for two decades. Content ranges from Mutter’s 1978 DG debut album with Mozart’s 3rd and 5th Concertos to the Concertos from Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bruch and Brahms, all with Berliner Philharmoniker, including also Mutter’s and Karajan’s 1988 interpretation of the Tchaikovsky Concerto with the Wiener Philharmoniker which was Mutter’s and Karajan’s very last cooperation before the Maestro’s death. All recordings have been constantly big commercial successes on all configurations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe LPs are manufactured at Optimal media on 180g Vinyl. The set includes a 16-page inlay with track listings, new liner notes by Dorothea Walchshäusl, photos and facsimiles of the recording documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deutsche Grammophon","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50401424703819,"sku":"2022653","price":94.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2023_DG_60GB_Cover_2c8ac238_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726522252"},{"product_id":"r-strauss-tod-und-verklarung-vier-letzte-lieder-original-source-series","title":"R. Strauss: Tod Und Verklärung \/ Vier Letzte Lieder (Original Source Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe recordings of Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic are legendary - as is the interpretation of Richard Strauss's tone poem Death and Transfiguration and his \"Four Last Songs\", a reference recording with the singular soprano Gundula Janowitz, released in 1974. Since David Bowie's confession that this was one of his 25 favourite records, it even achieved cult status far beyond the borders of classical music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor its 125th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon is releasing legendary recordings in the highest sound quality: the new audiophile vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings from the 1970s in a whole new sound quality. For this, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and edited the original four-track tapes in 100% analogue quality (AAA) using technologies specially developed for the production of the series. The sonic differences to the original releases are considerable: greater clarity, more subtleties and improvements in frequency response, at the same time less background noise, distortion and compression allow for an audiophile listening experience like never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 180g vinyl records and in a deluxe gatefold edition with original covers and lyrics, the copies of this series are released limited and numbered, accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and band boxes, plus an article explaining the exact technical background.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deutsche Grammophon","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50452443857227,"sku":"2169898","price":47.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/R._Strauss_Tod_und_Verkl_C3_A4rung_Metamorphosen__Vier_le_0d5637b4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727152665"},{"product_id":"mahler-symphony-no-5","title":"Mahler: Symphony No. 5","description":"\u003cp\u003eMahler's 5th Symphony is one of the legendary recordings made jointly by Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic. 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