Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge - Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Herbert von Karajan & Philharmonia Orchestra

• 1 I. Introduction and Theme 01:59
• 2 II. Variation 1 - Adagio 02:54
• 3 III. Variation 2 - March 01:20
• 4 IV. Variation 3 - Romance 01:41
• 5 V. Variation 4 - Aria Italiana 01:19
• 6 VI. Variation 5 - Bourrée classique 01:25
• 7 VII. Variation 6 - Wiener Waltzer 02:49
• 8 VIII. Variation 7 - Moto perpetuo 01:04
• 9 IX. Variation 8 - Funeral March 03:56
• 10 X. Variation 9 - Chant 01:43
• 11 XI. Variation 10 - Fugue and Finale 07:14
• 12 Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis 14:49
• Total Runtime 42:13

Info for Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge - Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

The Karajan Official Remastered Edition contains official remastering of the finest recordings the Austrian conductor made for EMI between 1946 and 1984, which are now a jewel of the Warner Classics catalog.

For many, Herbert von Karajan (1908-1989) hailed early in his career as Das Wunder Karajan (The Karajan Miracle) and known in the early 1960s as the music director of Europe remains the ultimate embodiment of the maestro. The release of the Karajan Official Remastered Edition over the first half of 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the conductors death in July 1989 at the age of 81.

He was closely associated with EMI for the majority of his recording career (specifically from 1946 to 1960 and then again from 1969 to 1984). EMIs legendary producer Walter Legge sought him out in Vienna just after World War II and the long relationship that ensued embraced recordings with the Vienna Philharmonic, the Philharmonia (the orchestra founded by Legge), the Berlin Philharmonic (of which Karajan became conductor for life in 1955), La Scala, Milan, and the Orchestre de Paris.

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Digitally remastered

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