Verdi Overtures and Preludes

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Karajan was one of the most adaptable and sensitive of dramatic conductors. His repertoire in the theatre is extraordinarily wide, and he's at home equally in Verdi, Wagner, Richard Strauss and... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 15th Aug 1996
Catalogue No: 4530582
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Series: 2CD
Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Excerpt, Verdi: Oberto

Work length6:53

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Overture (Sinfonia)

Track length6:53

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Excerpt, Verdi: Un giorno di regno

Work length5:12

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Overture

Track length5:12

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Excerpt, Verdi: Nabucco

Work length7:41

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Overture

Track length7:41

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Excerpt, Verdi: Ernani

Work length3:13

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Overture (Prelude)

Track length3:13

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Excerpt, Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco

Work length8:10

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Overture (Sinfonia)

Track length8:10

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Excerpt, Verdi: Alzira

Work length6:29

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Overture (Sinfonia)

Track length6:29

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Excerpt, Verdi: Attila

Work length4:01

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Overture (Prelude)

Track length4:01

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Excerpt, Verdi: I Masnadieri

Work length5:23

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Ottomar Borwitzky (cello)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Overture (Prelude)

Track length5:23

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Excerpt, Verdi: Macbeth

Work length3:20

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Overture (Prelude)

Track length3:20

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Excerpt, Verdi: Il Corsaro

Work length3:20

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Overture (Prelude)

Track length3:20

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Excerpt, Verdi: La Battaglia di Legnano

Work length9:57

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Overture

Track length9:57

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Excerpt, Verdi: Luisa Miller

Work length6:09

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Overture

Track length6:09

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Excerpt, Verdi: Rigoletto

Work length2:39

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Overture (Prelude)

Track length2:39

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Excerpt, Verdi: La Traviata

Work length4:08

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Prelude

Track length4:08

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Excerpt, Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani

Work length9:03

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Overture (Sinfonia)

Track length9:03

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Excerpt, Verdi: Aroldo

Work length9:25

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Konradin Groth (trumpet)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Sinfonia

Track length9:25

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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera, Act I

Work length4:35

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Overture

Track length4:35

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Excerpt, Verdi: La forza del destino

Work length7:50

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Overture (Sinfonia)

Track length7:50

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Excerpt, Verdi: Aida

Work length4:40

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1975-10-21
Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Overture (Prelude)

Track length4:40

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2010

Karajan was one of the most adaptable and sensitive of dramatic conductors. His repertoire in the theatre is extraordinarily wide, and he's at home equally in Verdi, Wagner, Richard Strauss and Puccini. In this celebrated 1975 collection of all Verdi's overtures, he gives us some fine insights into the composer's skill as an orchestrator, dramatist and poet. Though Karajan had only recorded Aida complete his dramatic instincts bring some fine performances of the lesser-known preludes. The earliest, Nabucco from 1842 (the collection is arranged chronologically), already shows a mastercraftsman at work, with a slow introduction promising much.
La traviata shows a quite different skill – the delicate creation of a sensitive poet working in filigree. The final four preludes are great works fully worthy of this individual presentation.
Even the lesser-known preludes are enhanced by Karajan's dramatic instincts. Good recordings, though less than outstanding.

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