Flac Herbert von Karajan - Live in Berlin 1970-1979 [20 SACDs Box Set] (2026) SACD

Disc 1
Vivaldi - Sinfonia 'Al Santo Sepolcro'
01. 1. Adagio molto (3:16)
02. 2. Allegro ma poco (4:26)
Sibelius - Violin Concerto in D minor
03. 1. Allegro moderato (16:01)
04. 2. Adagio di molto (9:39)
05. 3. Allegro (7:50)
Stravinsky - Le sacre du printemps
1. The Adoration of the Earth
06. Introduction (3:03)
07. Augurs of Spring - Dance of the Young Girls (3:25)
08. Ritual of Abduction (1:11)
09. Spring Rounds (3:31)
10. Ritual of the Rival Tribes (1:49)
11. Procession of the Sage (0:40)
12. Adoration of the Earth - The Sage (0:24)
13. Dance of the Earth (1:19)
2. The Sacrifice
14. Introduction (4:06)
15. Mystic Circles of the Young Girls (3:11)
16. Glorification of the Chosen One (1:29)
17. Summoning of the Ancestors (0:47)
18. Ritual of the Ancestors (3:30)
19. Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One) (4:40)

Christian Ferras, violin (3)-(5)

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 25.IX.1971

Disc 2
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3
01. 1. Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato (13:35)
02. 2. Vivace non troppo (4:39)
03. 3. Adagio (11:26)
04. 4. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai (9:44)
05. Debussy - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (10:19)
Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2
06. 1. Lever du jour (4:59)
07. 2. Pantomime (7:26)
08. 3. Danse générale (3:31)

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 19.II.1972

Disc 3
Bruckner - Symphony No. 5
01. 1. Introduktion. Adagio - Allegro (20:23)
02. 2. Adagio. Sehr langsam (19:18)
03. 3. Scherzo. Molto vivace (schnell) - Trio. Im gleichen Tempo (13:41)
04. 4. Finale. Adagio - Allegro moderato (25:19)

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 31.XII.1972

Disc 4
Mozart - Symphony No. 41
01. 1. Allegro vivace (8:03)
02. 2. Andante cantabile (7:39)
03. 3. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio (4:50)
04. 4. Molto allegro (5:54)
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5
05. 1. Andante - Allegro con anima (14:53)
06. 2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza (13:28)
07. 3. Valse. Allegro moderato (6:20)
08. 4. Finale. Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace (11:45)

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 8.IX.1973

Disc 5
Schubert - Symphony No. 7
01. 1. Allegro moderato (11:32)
02. 2. Andante con moto (12:24)
03. Penderecki - Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra (12:46)
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition
04. Promenade (1:46)
05. 1. The Gnome (2:31)
06. Promenade (1:00)
07. 2. The Old Castle (4:56)
08. 3. Tuileries (Children's Quarrel after Games) (1:04)
09. 4. Cattle (2:40)
10. Promenade (0:55)
11. 5. Ballet of Chicks in their Shells (1:11)
12. 6. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle (2:15)
13. 7. Limoges - The Market Place (The Great News) (1:22)
14. 8. Catacombs (Roman Tomb) (2:25)
15. With the Dead in a Dead Language (2:15)
16. 9. The Hut on Hen's Legs (Baba Yaga) (3:27)
17. 10. The Great Gate of Kiev (6:24)

Leon Spierer, violin (3)

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 17.II.1974

Disc 6
Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 23
01. 1. Allegro (11:35)
02. 2. Adagio (7:21)
03. 3. Allegro assai (8:12)
Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande
04. Die Achtel ein wenig bewegt - zögernd (4:23)
05. Heftig (3:13)
06. Lebhaft (4:03)
07. Sehr rasch (7:14)
08. Ein wenig bewegt (1:22)
09. Langsam (3:13)
10. Ein wenig bewegter (4:13)
11. Sehr langsam (5:08)
12. Etwas bewegt (2:15)
13. In gehender Bewegung (2:16)
14. Breit (6:03)

Jean-Bernanrd Pommier, piano (1)-(3)

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 25.IX.1974

Disc 7
Bartók - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
01. 1. Andante tranquillo (8:19)
02. 2. Allegro (7:18)
03. 3. Adagio (8:04)
04. 4. Allegro molto (7:39)
Dvorák - Symphony No. 9
05. 1. Adagio - Allegro molto (9:24)
06. 2. Largo (12:41)
07. 3. Scherzo: Molto vivace (8:20)
08. 4. Allegro con fuoco (10:51)

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 8.XII.1974

Disc 8
Berg - Three Pieces from the Lyric Suite
01. 1. Andante amoroso (6:07)
02. 2. Allegro misterioso (3:26)
03. 3. Adagio appassionato (6:42)
Bruckner - Symphony No. 4
04. 1. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell (18:04)
05. 2. Andante quasi Allegretto (14:44)
06. 3. Scherzo. Bewegt - Trio. Nicht zu schnell, keinesfalls schleppend (10:32)
07. 4. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell (20:37)

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 20.IV.1975

Disc 9
01. Strauss - Metamorphosen (24:39)
Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra
02. 1. Introduction (1:40)
03. 2. Of the Backworldsmen (3:19)
04. 3. Of the Great Longing (2:01)
05. 4. Of Joys and Passions (2:09)
06. 5. The Song of the Grave (2:48)
07. 6. Of Science and Learning (4:24)
08. 7. The Convalescent (5:07)
09. 8. The Dance-Song (7:52)
10. 9. Song of the Night Wanderer (4:53)

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 25.IX.1975

Disc 10
Mozart - Sinfonia concertante for four winds
01. 1. Allegro (13:43)
02. 2. Adagio (8:51)
03. 3. Andantino con variazioni (8:47)
Sibelius - Symphony No. 5
04. 1. Tempo molto moderato - Allegro moderato - Presto - Più presto (14:16)
05. 2. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto - Tranquillo - Poco a poco stretto - Tempo primo (8:56)
06. 3. Allegro molto - Misterioso - Largamente assai - Un pochettino stretto (9:01)
07. Sibelius - Finlandia (8:55)

Karl Steins, oboe (1)-(3)
Karl Leister, clarinet (1)-(3)
Gerd Seifert, horn (1)-(3)
Manfred Braun, bassoon (1)-(3)

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 16.X.1976

Disc 11
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5
01. 1. Introduktion. Adagio - Allegro (20:42)
02. 2. Adagio. Sehr langsam (19:19)
03. 3. Scherzo. Molto vivace (Schnell) - Trio. Im gleichen Tempo (13:48)
04. 4. Finale. Adagio - Allegro moderato (24:33)

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 12.XII.1976

Disc 12
Mozart - Symphony No. 41
01. 1. Allegro vivace (8:12)
02. 2. Andante cantabile (8:13)
03. 3. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio (5:14)
04. 4. Molto allegro (6:12)
Strauss - Ein Heldenleben
05. The Hero (4:20)
06. The Hero's Adversaries (3:38)
07. The Hero's Companion (12:25)
08. The Hero's Battlefield (7:18)
09. The Hero's Works of Peace (6:09)
10. The Hero's Retreat from the World and Fulfillment (12:05)

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 31.XII.1976

Disc 13
Wimberger - Plays
01. 1. Konfrontation (5:22)
02. 2. Ostinato (7:04)
03. 3. Nostalgie (8:23)
04. 4. Swing (5:17)
Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique
05. 1. Rêveries - Passions: Largo - Allegro agitato ed appassionato assai (13:48)
06. 2. Un bal: Valse. Allegro non troppo (6:17)
07. 3. Scène aux champs: Adagio (16:35)
08. 4. Marche au supplice: Allegretto non troppo (4:41)
09. 5. Songe d'une nuit de sabbat: Larghetto - Allegro (10:54)

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 25.I.1977

Disc 14
01. Thärichen - Batrachomyomachia (37:25)
Stravinsky - Le sacre du printemps
1. The Adoration of the Earth
02. Introduction (3:05)
03. Augurs of Spring - Dance of the Young Girls (3:26)
04. Ritual of Abduction (1:16)
05. Spring Rounds (3:53)
06. Ritual of the Rival Tribes (1:54)
07. Procession of the Sage (0:43)
08. Adoration of the Earth - The Sage (0:23)
09. Dance of the Earth (1:18)
2. The Sacrifice
10. Introduction (4:19)
11. Mystic Circles of the Young Girls (3:35)
12. Glorification of the Chosen One (1:34)
13. Summoning of the Ancestors (0:46)
14. Ritual of the Ancestors (3:41)
15. Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One) (4:42)

Werner Thärichen, timpani I (1)
Oswald Vogler, timpani II (1)
Walton Grönross, baritone (1)

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 25.IX.1977

Disc 15
Brahms - Double Concerto
01. 1. Allegro (17:44)
02. 2. Andante (8:21)
03. 3. Vivace non troppo (9:07)
Brahms - Symphony No. 2
04. 1. Allegro non troppo (15:46)
05. 2. Adagio non troppo (10:33)
06. 3. Allegretto grazioso (quasi Andantino) (5:22)
07. 4. Allegro con spirito (9:25)

Thomas Brandis, violin (1)-(3)
Ottomar Borwitzky, cello (1)-(3)

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 21.X.1977

Disc 16
Mahler - Das Lied von der Erde
01. 1. The Drinking Song of Earth's Misery (8:20)
02. 2. Autumn Loneliness (9:07)
03. 3. Youth (3:09)
04. 4. Beauty (7:00)
05. 5. The Drunkard in Spring (4:22)
06. 6. The Farewell (31:43)

Agnes Baltsa, mezzo-soprano
Hermann Winkler, tenor

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 4.I.1978

Disc 17
Sibelius - Symphony No. 4
01. 1. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio (10:20)
02. 2. Allegro molto vivace (5:07)
03. 3. Il tempo largo (10:22)
04. 4. Allegro (12:16)
Beethoven - Symphony No. 7
05. 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace (10:52)
06. 2. Allegretto (7:56)
07. 3. Presto - Trio I und II: Assai meno presto (7:10)
08. 4. Allegro con brio (6:28)

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 28.I.1978

Disc 18
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
01. 1.[Allegro] - 2. Adagio (6:08)
02. 3. Allegro (5:29)
Berg - Three Pieces for Orchestra
03. 1. Präludium (5:29)
04. 2. Reigen (5:44)
05. 3. Marsch (10:58)
Dvorák - Symphony No. 8
06. 1. Allegro con brio (9:33)
07. 2. Adagio (11:03)
08. 3. Allegretto grazioso - Molto vivace (5:33)
09. 4. Allegretto, ma non troppo (9:50)

Michel Schwalbé, violin
Wolfram Christ, viola
Ottomar Borwitzky, cello
Eberhard Finke, cello
Friedrich Witt, double bass
Rainer Zepperitz, double bass
Herbert von Karajan , harpsichord

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 4.I.1979

Disc 19
Webern - Five Movements for String Orchestra
01. 1. Heftig bewegt (2:48)
02. 2. Sehr langsam (2:02)
03. 3. Sehr lebhaft (0:48)
04. 4. Sehr langsam (1:22)
05. 5. In zarter Bewegung (3:09)
Schumann - Symphony No. 4
06. 1. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft (10:20)
07. 2. Romanze: Ziemlich langsam (4:30)
08. 3. Scherzo: Lebhaft (6:59)
09. 4. Langsam - Lebhaft (7:05)
Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1
10. 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito (23:48)
11. 2. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I (9:20)
12. 3. Allegro con fuoco (7:22)

Mark Zeltser, piano (10)-(12)

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 27.I.1979

Disc 20
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
01. 1.[Allegro] (3:56)
02. 2. Adagio (4:48)
03. 3. Allegro (4:20)
04. 4. Menuetto - Trio I - Menuetto - Polonaise - Menuetto - Trio II - Menuetto (9:36)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3
05. 1. Allegro con brio (13:42)
06. 2. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai (15:22)
07. 3. Scherzo: Allegro vivace (5:50)
08. 4. Finale: Allegro molto (11:41)

Thomas Brandis, violin
Hansjörg Schellenberger, oboe I
Burkhard Rohde, oboe II
Heinrich Kärcher, oboe III
Gerd Seifert, horn I
Dieter Fischer, horn II
Philipp Moll, harpsichord

Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 25.XI.1979