Herbert von Karajan conducts works by Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, Liszt, Sibelius and Maria von Weber

This is a useful disc of warhorses, played with all the stops
out, but luscious as well as fierce in
the conductor’s best period. Wonderful Tchaikovsky and Sibelius in particular.

Michael Tanner

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Michael Tanner

Published: March 9, 2018 at 10:02 am

COMPOSERS: Berlioz,Liszt,Maria von Weber,Sibelius,Tchaikovsky
LABELS: Minuet
ALBUM TITLE: Herbert von Karajan
WORKS: Works by Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, Liszt, Sibelius, Maria von Weber
PERFORMER: Philharmonia/Herbert von Karajan
CATALOGUE NO: 428420 (1958-59)

This is a useful disc of warhorses, played with all the stops

out, but luscious as well as fierce in

the conductor’s best period. Wonderful Tchaikovsky and Sibelius in particular.

Michael Tanner

Michael Tanner

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Michael Tanner is a critic for BBC Music Magazine and the opera critic of The Spectator. He is now a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, having lectured in the Philosophy faculty at the University of Cambridge for 36 years. In 2010, he released The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner.

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