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    • Biography Herbert von Karajan

    Herbert von Karajan
    Herbert von Karajan (April 5 1908 – July 16, 1989) was an Austrian orchestra and opera conductor, one of the most renowned 20th century conductors. His obituary in the New York Times described him as "probably the world's best-known conductor and one of the most powerful figures in classical music." Karajan conducted the Berlin Philharmonic for thirty-five years. Biography Genealogy Herbert von Karajan was the son of an upper-bourgeois Salzburg family. The Karajan family is said to have originally been Aromanian (Vlach)Binder, David. Vlachs, A Peaceful Balkan People in Mediterranean Quarterly - Volume 15, Number 4, Fall 2004, pp. 115-124 or Greek, from the region of MacedoniaHerbert Von Karajan: A Life in Music by Richard Osborne[http://books.google.com/books?id=5jKcs-IcZNIC&pg=PA8&dq=Karajan+Greek-Macedonian&lr=&sig=bNQ1G9LUCGsZqGYlXEd0kEgIqr4]Current Biography by H

    Discography

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
    Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra


    Tchaikovsky: Symphonies no 4, 5, & 6 / Karajan, Berlin PO
    Tchaikovsky: Symphonies no 4, 5, & 6 / Karajan, Berlin PO


    Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites/ Holberg Suite
    Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites/ Holberg Suite


    Mendelssohn/Brahms: Violin Concertos
    Mendelssohn/Brahms: Violin Concertos


    Jean Sibelius: Symphonies No. 4-7, Tapiola etc.
    Jean Sibelius: Symphonies No. 4-7, Tapiola etc.


    Twilight of the Gods: The Essential Wagner Collection
    Twilight of the Gods: The Essential Wagner Collection


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