'Karajan's understanding of the slow but powerful currents that flow beneath the surfaces of symphonies like the Fifth or Nos 7-9 has never been bettered, but at the same time he shows how much more ...

The late conductor excelled in late Romantic repertoire, and these live recording of Bruckner symphonies see him at his best Mariss Jansons died last November. During the final 15 years of his life he ...

Streaming platforms for Karajan - Bruckner - Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

A few weeks ago, one of the first Bruckner recordings I ever owned on CD, Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic performing the Seventh Symphony (Deutsche Grammophon), stopped playing. During the finale, ...

The brilliant but controversial Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan was born 100 years ago Saturday. To commemorate the occasion, his record labels have been busy reissuing much of Karajan's vast ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Bruckner and Mahler are often paired together by those who want to ...

As I sat in Carnegie Hall on Sunday afternoon, awaiting Christian Thielemann and his mighty Vienna Philharmonic's final performance of a three-concert visit, I waxed nostalgic and drifted back to my ...

Herbert von Karajan was born 100 years ago. He made more than 1,000 recordings, and is estimated to have had LP, CD, and video sales in excess of 200 million. He is perhaps best known for his 1962 ...

A drunkard? An otherworldly peasant? A Nazi-favourite? Who was the real Bruckner, and why does his music polarise listeners? The first time I heard a Bruckner symphony in the concert hall was back in ...