Herbert von Karajan, Maestro for the Screen

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Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
- 1. Allegro con brio (excerpt)
Richard Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
- Ouverture (excerpt)
Richard Strauss, Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks), Op. 28
- Excerpts
Robert Schumann, Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120
- Excerpts
Giuseppe Verdi, Messa da Requiem
- Excerpts
Johann Sebastian Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
- 1. [Allegro] (excerpt)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral"
- 1. Allegro ma non troppo (excerpt)
- 4. Allegro (excerpt)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica"
- 1. Allegro con brio (excerpt)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
- Excerpts
Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
- Excerpts
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
- Excerpts
Anton Bruckner, Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108
- Excerpts
Johann Strauss II, Annen-Polka, Op. 117
- Excerpts
Johann Strauss I, Radetzky March, Op. 228
- Excerpts
Josef Strauss, Sphärenklänge (Harmony of the Spheres), Waltz, Op. 235
- Excerpts
Giuseppe Verdi, Messa da Requiem
- Excerpts
Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068
- II. Air

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Herbert von Karajan, Maestro for the Screen A film by Georg Wübbolt

About

Visionary, pioneer, and perfectionist in the realm of live concert filming, Herbert von Karajan remains unsurpassed in the degree to which he directly involved himself with recordings and recording technologies. The documentary film Maestro for the Screen brings together revealing accounts about the great man from his closest colleagues, including his secretary, cameramen, orchestral musicians, producers, and even the music critics who analyzed his work. Journey through the different stages of his adventure as he constructed an invaluable videographic legacy, ever in search of “the marriage between sound and image”.

Cast

Gela-Marina Runne | Karajan’s film editor
Peter Uehling | Karajan's biographer
Lore Salzburger | Karajan’s personal secretary
Werner Kupper | Executor of Karajan’s will
Hugo Niebeling | Movie director
Ernst Wild | Karajan’s chief cameraman
Hugo Käch | Camera assistant to Wild

Thomas Brandis | Berliner Philharmoniker
Dietrich Gerhardt | Berliner Philharmoniker
Hellmut Stern | Berliner Philharmoniker
Friedrich Witt | Berliner Philharmoniker
Werner Resel | Wiener Philharmoniker
Peter Schmidl | Wiener Philharmoniker
Clemens Hellsberg | Wiener Philharmoniker
Alfred Altenburger | Wiener Philharmoniker

Norio Ohga | CEO Sony 1982-1989
Ewald Markl | Deutsche Grammophone 1981-2005
Günther Breest | President of Sony Classical 1988-1994
Peter Gelb | General Manager of the New York MET Opera
Horant H. Hohlfeld | Unitel producer 1977-2004
Herbert Kloiber | Managing Director Unitel 1970-1977
Fritz Buttenstedt | Unitel Producer 1964-1977
Günther Farrenkopf | Operations Manager, Bavaria-Studios, Munich

Humphrey Burton | Television director
Peter Ringer | Video technician
Günter Hermanns | Balance engineer
Peter Csobádi | Journalist
Klaus Geitel | Journalist

Herbert von Karajan

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
- 1. Allegro con brio (excerpt)
Richard Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
- Ouverture (excerpt)
Richard Strauss, Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks), Op. 28
- Excerpts
Robert Schumann, Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120
- Excerpts
Giuseppe Verdi, Messa da Requiem
- Excerpts
Johann Sebastian Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
- 1. [Allegro] (excerpt)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral"
- 1. Allegro ma non troppo (excerpt)
- 4. Allegro (excerpt)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica"
- 1. Allegro con brio (excerpt)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
- Excerpts
Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
- Excerpts
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
- Excerpts
Anton Bruckner, Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108
- Excerpts
Johann Strauss II, Annen-Polka, Op. 117
- Excerpts
Johann Strauss I, Radetzky March, Op. 228
- Excerpts
Josef Strauss, Sphärenklänge (Harmony of the Spheres), Waltz, Op. 235
- Excerpts
Giuseppe Verdi, Messa da Requiem
- Excerpts
Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068
- II. Air