Holst: The Planets - Herbert von Karajan

Impressive! (124 words)
by Autumn Swallow - written on 11/07/00, updated on 11/07/00 (Very useful, 20 readings)
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He is one of the very best conductors in the 20th century, I would say. Even though I have never had a chance of listening to his concert live in a concert hall or very the broadcast, but, I have a collection of his CDs. I have never know how to appreciate classical music before, till I listen to his music. He can some how lead the orchestra ...

Holst: The Planets - Herbert von Karajan

Controversial Genius (365 words)
by pvincent - written on 02/07/00, updated on 02/07/00 (Very useful, 79 readings)
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Herbert von Karajan perfectly embodied the public's image of the archetypal conductor. Head held haughtily high, eyes closed, swaying gently in time to the always-beautiful strings of his B Berlin Philharmonic orchestra, he always let there be no doubt that he was in complete control at all times. In my view, he played rather too safe, usually keeping the Berlin Phil's repertoire safely within the "core repertoire" of the big romantic symphonies, and he seldom strayed successfully into the realms of the more jazz-influenced 20th century composers. Still, within that romantic area, he produced some beautiful recordings: highlights for me are his symphony ...