The Best of Karajan

Tracklist

• 1
  Lohengrin, WWV75, Act 3: Prelude

  Richard Wagner
  3:19
• 2
  La damnation de Faust, op. 24, H. 111: Marche hongroise

  Hector Berlioz
  4:19
• 3
  España

  Emmanuel Chabrier
  6:04
• 4
  Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  7:40
• 5
  2 Pieces from Kuolema, op. 44: No. 1, Valse triste

  Jean Sibelius
  6:04
• 6
  Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:02
• 7
  Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:45
• 8
  Suite from the Sleeping Beauty, op. 66a: III. Pas de caractère

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  1:52
• 9
  Suite from the Sleeping Beauty, op. 66a: V. Waltz

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  4:19
• 10
  Suite from Swan Lake, op. 20a: I. Scene. Moderato

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  2:49
• 11
  Suite from Swan Lake, op. 20a: III. Dance of the Swans

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  1:35
• 12
  Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K. 299: II. Andantino

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  8:21
• 13
  Manon Lescaut, SC64, Act 3: Intermezzo

  Giacomo Puccini
  5:16
• 14
  Má vlast, JB 1:112: II. Vltava

  Bedřich Smetana
  12:13
• 15
  Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB123: IV. Intermezzo interrotto. Allegretto

  Béla Bartók
  4:26
• 16
  La traviata, Act 3: Prelude

  Giuseppe Verdi
  4:03
• 17
  8 Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G minor

  Antonín Dvořák
  4:30
• 18
  Symphonie fantastique, op. 14, H. 48: II. Un bal. Valse. Allegro non troppo

  Hector Berlioz
  6:20
• 19
  Karelia Suite, op. 11: I. Intermezzo

  Jean Sibelius
  4:02
• 20
  Karelia Suite, op. 11: III. Alla marcia

  Jean Sibelius
  4:54
• 21
  An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314

  Johann Strauss II
  10:27
• 22
  Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation

  Jules Massenet
  6:47
• 23
  The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F minor, op. 8/4, RV 297 "Winter": I. Allegro non molto

  Antonio Vivaldi
  3:28
• 24
  The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F minor, op. 8/4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo

  Antonio Vivaldi
  2:00
• 25
  The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F minor, op. 8/4, RV 297 "Winter": III. Allegro

  Antonio Vivaldi
  3:11
• 26
  Khovanshchina, Act 4: Dance of the Persian Slaves

  Modest Mussorgsky
  5:53
• 27
  Suite from the Nutcracker, op. 71a: VIII. Waltz of the Flowers

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  6:39
• 28
  Parsifal, WWV111, Act 3: Prelude

  Richard Wagner
  6:19
• 29
  Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

  Pietro Mascagni
  3:23
• 30
  Symphony No. 36 in C major, K. 425 "Linz": IV. Presto

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  5:28
• 31
  3 German Dances, K. 605: No. 3 in C major "Die Schlittenfahrt"

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  2:49
• 32
  Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485: IV. Allegro vivace

  Franz Schubert
  5:52
• 33
  Trumpet Concerto in D major, TWV 51:D7: II. Allegro

  Georg Philipp Telemann
  2:07
• 34
  Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:19
• 35
  Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: III. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato, allegro

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  5:43
• 36
  Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a: I. Prélude

  Maurice Ravel
  3:34
• 37
  Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato

  Johannes Brahms
  9:49
• 38
  Symphony no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 82: III. Allegro molto

  Jean Sibelius
  9:11
• 39
  The Barber of Seville: Overture

  Gioachino Rossini
  7:25
• 40
  Prince Igor, Act 2: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens

  Alexander Borodin
  2:22
• 41
  Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": II. Largo

  Antonín Dvořák
  12:08
• 42
  La Mer, CD 111, L. 109: II. Jeux de vagues

  Claude Debussy
  6:44
• 43
  Carmen Suite no. 1: II. Aragonaise

  Georges Bizet
  2:23
• 44
  Radetzky March, op. 228

  Johann Strauss I
  2:58
• 45
  Unter Donner und Blitz, op. 324

  Johann Strauss II
  3:08
• 46
  Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  9:29
• 47
  Symphony no. 4 in E-flat major, WAB104 "Romantic": III. Scherzo. Bewegt - Trio. Nicht zu schnell (1881 Haas version)

  Anton Bruckner
  10:41
• 48
  Die Meistersinger von Nümberg, Act 1: Prelude

  Richard Wagner
  9:44
• 49
  Faust, Act 5, Ballet "La nuit de Walpurgis": No. 6, Variations du miroir. Allegretto

  Charles Gounod
  1:56
• 50
  Faust, Act 5, Ballet "La nuit de Walpurgis": No. 7, Danse de Phryné. Allegretto vivo

  Charles Gounod
  2:27
• 51
  Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  5:45
• 52
  Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:08
• 53
  Symphony no. 101 in D major, Hob. I/101 "Clock": IV. Finale. Vivace

  Franz Joseph Haydn
  4:38

More by Herbert von Karajan

Orchestral Works

Orchestral Works 2011

Tristan und Isolde

Tristan und Isolde 2011

Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon

Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon 2008

Las cuatro estaciones / Concerti “con molti istromenti”

Las cuatro estaciones / Concerti “con molti istromenti” 2005

Symphonies nos. 1 & 2

Symphonies nos. 1 & 2 2004

Italian Symphony / Violin Concerto / A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Italian Symphony / Violin Concerto / A Midsummer Night’s Dream 2000

Release credits

• Anne‐Sophie Mutter
  solo [22-25], violin [22, 22-25]
• Berliner Philharmoniker
  performing orchestra [1-2, 2, 4-5, 12, 14-15, 17, 19-25, 28, 30-33, 35, 41-42, 47-48, 51, 53]
• Christfried Bickenbach
  producer [31, 51]
• Douglas Larter
  balance [49-50]
• Fritz Helmis
  harp [12], solo [12]
• Herbert von Karajan
  conductor [1-2, 2-53]
• Horst Lindner
  balance [31, 51]
• James Galway
  flute [12], solo [12]
• Maurice André
  solo [33], trumpet [33]
• Michel Glotz
  producer [2, 4, 12, 22, 30]
• Orchestre de Paris
  performing orchestra [36]
• Philharmonia Orchestra
  performing orchestra [3, 6-11, 13, 16, 18, 26-27, 29, 34, 37-40, 43-46, 49-50, 52]
• Robert Beckett
  balance [49-50]
• Walter Legge
  producer [31, 49-51]
• Wolfgang Gülich
  balance [2, 4, 12, 22, 30]

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  The Best of Karajan

  Digital Media
  16 October 2025