"Actor: Herbert Von Karajan"

• Beethoven - the Symphonies (Von Karajan, Berliner Po) | DVD | (21/11/2005) from £17.59   |  Saving you £7.40 (42.07%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Now being released for the first time ever on DVD these performances pay tribute to the legendary Herbert von Karajan who recorded the complete Beethoven symphonies three times for Deutsche Grammophon.With the Berliner Philharmoniker and a stunning cast led by soprano Gundula Janowitz these performances remain the benchmark recordings unsurpassed by subsequent readings. Along with his role on the podium Maestro Karajan was also responsible for the thrilling visual direction.These recordings from the late sixties and early seventies offer insight into Maestro Karajan's role not only as a leading conductor but also as a pioneer in new media and filming techniques. This production set a new standard for the interpretation of Beethoven's Symphonies and in terms of music filming in general.

• Herbert Von Karajan - Karajan In Concert | DVD | (17/03/2008) from £19.92   |  Saving you £-4.93 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Herbert von Karajan conducts Berliner Philharmoniker, performing works by various composers.

• Verdi - Messa Da Requiem | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £15.79   |  Saving you £1.20 (7.60%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Acknowledged to be the finest Karajan recording of this overwhelming sacred masterpiece. This 1967 performance features four of the 20th century's greatest Verdi singers - Price Cossotto and Ghiaurov were at the peak of their careers while the young Pavarotti was still comparatively unknown (though not for long).

• Herbert Von Karajan - New Year's Concert Vienna 1987 | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £47.99   |  Saving you £-33.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The Tracklist Features: Strauss - Spharenklange Op. 235 Waltz French Polka Die Fledermaus Overture Kaiser-walzer Op. 43 and An Der Schonen Blauen Donau Op. 314 Waltz

• Art Of Conducting - Legendary Conductors Of A Golden Era | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £13.47   |  Saving you £4.52 (25.10%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Interviews with conductors from the golden era of classical music including Willem Mengelberg Erich Kleiber Charles Munch Sergiu Celibidache & Evgeny Mravinsky. 100 minutes of rehearsal and performance footage is included. Some of the footage is very rare and hasn't been seen since it was screened on television in the 1960's.

• Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier -- Vienna/Von Karajan | DVD | (09/07/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A production of Strauss' opera 'Der Rosenkavalier' performed at the Saltzburg Festival in 1984. Includes the Vienna State Opera Choir the Philharmonic Orchestra with singers Wilma Lipp Anna Tomowa-Sintow and Agnes Baltsa. Conducted by Herbert Von Karajan.

• Herbert Von Karajan 1908-1989 : A Portrait | DVD | (15/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Herbert von Karajan was without doubt one of the most fascinating personalities in twentieth century musical life. His work exerted a decisive influence on all realms of classical music after the end of the second world war yet he was far from being an uncontroversial figure in his roles as conductor director and music festival manager. This film documentary by Gernot Friedel in association with the Herbert von Karajan Centre follows the life and work of the great conductor reve

• Beethoven - Missa Solemnis | DVD | (04/02/2008) from £15.04   |  Saving you £1.95 (11.50%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Beethoven's Missa Solemnis from the 1979 Salzburg Easter Festival.

• Il Trovatore - Verdi | DVD | (24/09/2004) from £7.76   |  Saving you £23.49 (361.38%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Recording of the Verdi opera from the Wiener Staatsoper in 1978 with Herbert von Karajan conducting.

• Art Of Conducting - Great Conductors Of The Past | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  This unique programme features sixteen great conductors of the 20th Century in rehearsal and performance. Fascinating archive footage is accompanied by first-hand recollections of these legendary conductors by some of today's most eminent musicians. Conductors included: Sir John Barbirolli Sir Thomas Beecham Leonard Bernstein Fritz Busch Wilhelm Furtwangler Herbert von Karajan Otto Klemperer Serge Koussevitsky Arthur Nikisch Fritz Reiner Leopold Stokowski Richard Strauss

• Tchaikovsky - Symphonies Four, Five And Six - Herbert Karajan/Berliner Philharmoniker | DVD | (05/11/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Herbert Von Karajan's mid-1970s Tchaikovsky interpretations are regarded as his finest in a career of performing the Russian composers last three symphonies.The Symphonies were recorded live with a special recording concept by Herbert von Karajan and he did not only direct the filming but also closely followed the editing and mastering of the symphonies Tracklisting: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op.36 I Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima II Andantino in modo di canzona III Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato. Allegro IV Finale. Allegro con fuoco) Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op.64 I Andante - Allegro con anima II Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza III Valse. Allegro moderato IV Finale. Andante maestoso Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op.74 -""Pathtique"" I Adagio - Allegro non troppo II Allegro con grazia III Allegro molto vivace IV Finale. Adagio lamentoso

• Dvorak - Symphonies Nos. 8 and 9 (Von Karajan) | DVD | (05/05/2008) from £31.40   |  Saving you £-23.41 (-293.00%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Herbert Von Karajan: Dvorak - Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9

• Herbert Von Karajan In Rehearsal And Performance | DVD | (31/07/2006) from £19.35   |  Saving you £5.64 (29.15%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Herbert von Karajan in Rehearsal and Performance:01 - 09 Schumann : Symphony No. 410 - 16 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

• Great Conductors of the 3rd Reich (Karajan, Furtwangler) | DVD | (04/07/2005) from £12.98   |  Saving you £12.01 (48.10%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Excerpts from Guillaume Tell Die Meistersinger Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Schubert's Unfinished Symphony.Includes a 20-page expose: Music in the Third Reich and biographies of the performers by Frederic Spotts.Stupendous performances staged for Nazi propaganda.Includes stunning newsreel footage.

• Herbert Von Karajan - Beethoven Symphony Nos. 4 And 5 | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

• Herbert Von Karajan - Beethoven Symphony Nos. 2 And 3 | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

• Bruckner - Symphonies No. 8 (Von Karajan) | DVD | (05/05/2008) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-4.14 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Herbert Von Karajan: Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 8 &

• Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique (Von Karajan) | DVD | (03/03/2003) from £12.98   |  Saving you £3.01 (23.19%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Tracklisting: 1. Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique 2. Hector Berlioz: Le Corsaire Overture (Bonus Material- Sir John Barbirolli)

• Verdi - Requiem | DVD | (15/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Herbert Von Karajan - Maestro for the Screen | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £22.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-15.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Herbert von Karajan was the first conductor to be obsessed with filming his own musical performances in order to preserve his cultural heritage. As a film and TV director he was an aesthete, perfectionist, and true pioneer. The documentary includes outstanding archive material, talks and performance recordings with Karajan, plus interviews with collaborators and production partners. Herbert von Karajan, the 'Maestro for the Screen' is an exciting part of the history of classical music and media.