As “musical director of europe”, Herbert von Karajan was the undisputed master of the classical philharmonic orchestra, many of whom are represented in this 10 CD set.

This set includes a unique collection of different works by Mozart , Beethoven, Schubert and Weber - to name just a few, recorded between 1938 and 1949.

Contents:
CD 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Symphony No.33 in B flat major, KV 319
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: October 1946

- Symphony No.39 in E flat major, KV 543
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: October & November 1949

- Symphony No. 41 in C major KV 551 »Jupiter«
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Torino
Recorded: October 1942


CD 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Clarinet Concerto in A major, KV 622
Leopold Wlach (clarinet), Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: November 1949

- Le nozze di Figaro, KV 492: Overture
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: October 1946

- Die Zauberflöte, KV 620: Overture
Staatskapelle Berlin
Recorded: December 1938

- Adagio & Fugue in C minor, KV 546
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: March 1947

- Maurerische Trauermusik, KV 477 (Masonic Funeral Music)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: December 1947


CD 3
Ludwig van Beethoven
- Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: November 1948

- Symphony No.7 in A major, Op.92
Staatskapelle Berlin
Recorded: June 1941


CD 4
Franz Schubert
- Symphony No.9 in C major, D 944
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: September 1946

Carl Maria von Weber
- Der Freischütz: Overture
Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra
Recorded: 1943

Bedrich Smetana
- Vltava (The Moldau)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Recorded: 1940


CD 5
Antonin Dvorak
- Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 “From the New World”
Berliner Philharmoniker
Recorded: March 1940

Robert Schumann
- Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54
Dinu Lipatti (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra
Recorded: 9 & 10 April 1948


CD 6
Johannes Brahms
- Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op.45 (A German Requiem)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Hans Hotter (baritone), Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien, Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: 20–29 October 1947


CD 7
Johann Strauss II: Waltzes
1. An der schönen blauen Donau, Op.314 (Blue Danube Waltz)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: 30 October 1946

2. Kaiserwalzer, Op.437 (Emperor Waltz)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: 30 October 1946

3. Künstlerleben, Op.316 (Artist’s Life)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: 30 October 1946

4. Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op.325 (Tales from the Vienna Woods)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: November 1948

5. Wiener Blut, Op.354 (Vienna Blood)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: 29 November 1949

6. Wein, Weib und Gesang Op.333
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: October 1949

7. Der Zigeunerbaron: Overture
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: October 1946

8. Die Fledermaus: Overture
Berliner Philharmoniker
Recorded: 1942


CD 8
Luigi Cherubini
- Anacreon: Overture
Staatskapelle Berlin
Recorded: December 1938

Gioacchino Rossini
- Semiramide: Sinfonia
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Torino
Recorded: October 1942

Giuseppe Verdi
- La Traviata: Prelude to Act I
- La Traviata: Prelude to Act III
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Torino
Recorded: October 1942

- La forza del destino: Sinfonia
Staatskapelle Berlin
Recorded: 1939

- Don Carlo: “Ella giammai m’amò” (Act IV)
Boris Christoff (Philippe II, bass)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: November 1949

Pietro Mascagni
- Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: January 1949

Giacomo Puccini
- Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo (Act III)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: December 1947

- Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro”
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Lauretta, soprano)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: November 1948


CD 9
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Symphony No.6 in C minor, Op.67 “Pathétique”
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: November 1948 & January 1949

- Romeo and Juliet - Fantasy Overture
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: October 1946


CD 10
Richard Strauss
1. Don Juan, Op.20
Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra
Recorded: September 1943
2. Metamorphoses
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: October & November 1947

Bela Bartok
- Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Philharmonia Orchestra
Recorded: November 1949