--- product_id: 18810868 title: "Karajan: The Opera Recordings" price: "£1515.13" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/18810868-karajan-the-opera-recordings store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Karajan: The Opera Recordings **Price:** £1515.13 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Karajan: The Opera Recordings - **How much does it cost?** £1515.13 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/18810868-karajan-the-opera-recordings) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description KARAJAN THE OPERA RECORDINGS on Deutsche Grammophon & Decca, with 5 Salzburg Festival opera recordings, and an Appendix of Haydns The Creation. 70 CDs 25 operas (12 DGG; 8 DECCA; 5 Salzburg) 3 Mozart, 5 Puccini, 6 Verdi, 5 Wagner, 2 Rosenkavaliers. With this original jackets box set Deutsche Grammophon concludes its series of 4 grand sets that present the totality of Herbert von Karajans output for the Yellow Label and hence perhaps the most magnificent legacy in the history of recorded music. On 70 CDs KARAJAN THE OPERA RECORDINGS features the 14 operas Karajan recorded for DGG from Carmen to Parsifal, from The Merry Widow to Rosenkavalier, from Mozart to Puccini. And, of course, the complete Ring. Incorporated are Karajans 8 opera recordings for DECCA (+ Verdis Falstaff that was originally released on Philips), as well as 5 live recordings from the Salzburg Festival, including, as bonus, Haydns The Creation. PRODUCT OVERVIEW ORIGINAL ARTWORK: Sleeve covers (front and back) are all reproduced from the original LP releases, or, in the few cases where there wasnt an LP, from the original CDs. THE BOOK: 220+ pages. Profound and extensive new linernotes by the acclaimed opera critic Jürgen Kesting, detailing all aspects of Herbert von Karajans career as an opera conductor. In addition, the book will contain a Karajan timeline, a tracklist with full recording details and many rare photos of the maestro in rehearsal, in performance and in the recording studio. PACKAGING: 70 CDs once again arranged in four snug compartments BONUS: This time again, we reprint 5 facsimile recording protocols from some of the most famous recordings. CD 1 3 BIZET: Carmen CD 4 5 GLUCK: Orfeo ed Euridice (Salzburg) CD 6 7 LEHÁR: Die lustige Witwe CD 8 9 LEONCAVALLO: Pagliacci MASCAGNI: Cavalleria rusticana CD 10 12 MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro (Decca) CD 13 15 MOZART: Don Giovanni CD 16 17 MOZART: Die Zauberflöte CD 18 20 MUSSORGSKY: Boris Godunov (Decca) CD 21 22 PUCCINI: La Bohème (Decca) CD 23 24 PUCCINI: Tosca (Decca) CD 25 26 PUCCINI: Tosca CD 27 28 PUCCINI: Madama Butterfly (Decca) CD 29 30 PUCCINI: Turandot CD 31 32 Johann STRAUSS: Die Fledermaus (Decca) CD 33 35 Richard STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier 1960 (Salzburg) CD 36 38 R. STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier CD 39 40 VERDI: Il trovatore (Salzburg) CD 41 42 VERDI: Un ballo in maschera CD 43 44 VERDI: Don Carlo (Salzburg) CD 45 46 VERDI: Aida (Decca) CD 47 48 VERDI: Otello (Decca) CD 49 50 VERDI: Falstaff (Philips) CD 51 64 WAGNER: Der Ring des Nibelungen CD 65 68 WAGNER: Parsifal CD 69 70 HAYDN: Die Schöpfung (Salzburg) Herbert von Karajan always rolled out a magic carpet for us, the singers. With him, our musical work took on another dimension. --Jessye Norman Review: Comparison with my older CD versions - As can be seen from the reviews, people have different opinions about whether remastering is a good thing or not for these recordings. In any case, I did a byte-level comparison between what's contained in this collection and older CD's that I have. If the bytes are same, the recording-mastering is the same. Different bytes can be a remastering or a slight adjustment (gain, or volume difference). I don't have comparisons of all the operas - if I had older recordings of all of these, I wouldn't have bought the collection! The release date of the CD is in parenthesis, "OIBP" = Original Image Bit Processing, "ADRM" = Digital Remaster to Audiophile Standards (Decca). OIBP seems to have started around 1995. These recording are the same as older CD release: Carmen (1983 release) The Merry Widow (1992 release) Pagliacci (1996 OIBP release) Figaro (1988 ADRM release) Don Giovanni (1986 release) Tosca - Ricciarelli / DG (1984 release) Die Fledermaus (1987 release) Der Rosenkavalier - studio recording (1984 release) - mostly same (3 tracks were different) Parsifal (1984 release) These are different (see caveat above), with my speculation: La boheme (1987 ADRM release) Madama Butterfly (1987 release) - there was a later ADRM release Turandot (1982 release) - there was a later OIBP release Gotterdammerung (1985 release) - I'm guessing all the Ring recordings in this collection are OIBP All of the Salzburg live recordings were done in mono. The Rosenkavalier matches the recording included in the 50-year Salzburg Festival retrospective released in 2010. That's the only match of the Salzburg operas in my collection. Review: Sculpted Beauty... - If you love HvK's symphonic conducting (who doesn't?) you should have no difficulty with these accounts. Tempos tend to be slightly fast, with an overall primary concern for BEAUTY! Recommended, of course. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00ULE2W42 | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (43) | | Date First Available | March 30, 2015 | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Label | Deutsche Grammophon | | Language | English | | Manufacturer | Deutsche Grammophon | | Number of discs | 70 | | Product Dimensions | 8 x 8 x 5.75 inches; 6.45 Pounds | ## Images ![Karajan: The Opera Recordings - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Xd92SCmwL.jpg) ![Karajan: The Opera Recordings - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/810YUG+FWcL.jpg) ![Karajan: The Opera Recordings - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71A7RWaHhBL.jpg) ![Karajan: The Opera Recordings - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/714-Bqwdk9L.jpg) ![Karajan: The Opera Recordings - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71UHneXnpyL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Comparison with my older CD versions *by M***K on August 29, 2015* As can be seen from the reviews, people have different opinions about whether remastering is a good thing or not for these recordings. In any case, I did a byte-level comparison between what's contained in this collection and older CD's that I have. If the bytes are same, the recording-mastering is the same. Different bytes can be a remastering or a slight adjustment (gain, or volume difference). I don't have comparisons of all the operas - if I had older recordings of all of these, I wouldn't have bought the collection! The release date of the CD is in parenthesis, "OIBP" = Original Image Bit Processing, "ADRM" = Digital Remaster to Audiophile Standards (Decca). OIBP seems to have started around 1995. These recording are the same as older CD release: Carmen (1983 release) The Merry Widow (1992 release) Pagliacci (1996 OIBP release) Figaro (1988 ADRM release) Don Giovanni (1986 release) Tosca - Ricciarelli / DG (1984 release) Die Fledermaus (1987 release) Der Rosenkavalier - studio recording (1984 release) - mostly same (3 tracks were different) Parsifal (1984 release) These are different (see caveat above), with my speculation: La boheme (1987 ADRM release) Madama Butterfly (1987 release) - there was a later ADRM release Turandot (1982 release) - there was a later OIBP release Gotterdammerung (1985 release) - I'm guessing all the Ring recordings in this collection are OIBP All of the Salzburg live recordings were done in mono. The Rosenkavalier matches the recording included in the 50-year Salzburg Festival retrospective released in 2010. That's the only match of the Salzburg operas in my collection. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sculpted Beauty... *by P***I on October 31, 2015* If you love HvK's symphonic conducting (who doesn't?) you should have no difficulty with these accounts. Tempos tend to be slightly fast, with an overall primary concern for BEAUTY! Recommended, of course. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ My only disappointment was that some of the recordings were of live ... *by R***T on November 12, 2015* Of course the music was uniformly first-rate, given that it's Karajan. My only disappointment was that some of the recordings were of live performances, which invariably impacts on the sound quality. But to get this many operas at such a low price is wonderful. 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