Das Wunder Karajan

The list author says:
	"A unique recording made partly, as Schwarzkopf said, in memory of friends lost in the war.  Hotter gives a searing interpretation of the baritone solos."

The list author says:
	"Karajan's final recording.  An almost perfect Bruckner 7 with the VPO playing their hearts out for the old maestro."

The list author says:
	"Quite possibly the best Vienna Phil performance on record.  The great waltzes and polkas played with a respect and a belief in their musical worth that all too few conductors seem able to grant them."

The list author says:
	"Perhaps not the definitive Mahler 9 as sometimes used to be claimed but an awe-inspiring testimony to what Karajan and his Berliners could achieve.  Live, uncompromising and emotionally devastating."

The list author says:
	"Opera recordings don't become as famous as this for no reason.  Yet another Karajan/Legge/Schwarzkopf miracle."

The list author says:
	"Fledermaus for the sophisticated set.  The last word in urbane, charming, quick-witted, stylish musical comedy.  The 50s Philharmonia is on dazzling form and Erich Kunz is as suave as can be."

The list author says:
	"The 'Das Wunder Karajan' Tristan was where it all took off but Bayreuth in the 50s could call on a group of Wagnerians beyond anyone's wildest dreams today.  Extraordinary ensemble music-making."

The list author says:
	"Legendary La Mer from the early 60s Berlin Phil and a conductor who was an expert sailor.  Virtuosity, unbelievably refined sonorities, and peerless insight into Debussy's rhythmic complexity."

The list author says:
	"An utterly ravishing performance.  The Berliners give the score the reading of a lifetime, the Decca engineers place everything in vivid context, and the cast is perfect.  Enjoy!!"

The list author says:
	"A hugely impressive biography.  A frank, even-handed and immensely insightful narrative that does full justice to an extraordinary musician."