Herbert Von Karajan: Bruckner Symphony No.8 in C minor
Recorded June 4th 1979, and filmed on location in the monastery church in St. Florian, Austria with Herbert von Karajan and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
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| Wiener Philharmoniker at Mahler's time (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
1st Movement starts at: 0:59
2nd Movement starts at: 17:16
3rd Movement starts at: 33:09
4th Movement starts at: 59:36
This video testament is extremely historically important because it helped solidify the international Brucknerfest in Linz after the opening of the new concert hall, the "Brucknerhaus" in 1974. Herbert von Karajan was the first famous international conductor to conduct a symphony in the Stiftskirche in St. Florian, which helped establish the reputation of the yearly festival to this day.
Karajan later in an interview related that he was given special access to Bruckner's underground tomb located beneath the great organ, where he was alone with Bruckner's sarcophagus for a lengthy amount of time before the performance.
Herbert Von Karajan:
1. Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor with Berliner Philharmoniker
2-6. Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor with Wiener Philharmoniker, Musikverein, Vienna (1978)
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| Parents of Herbert von Karajan: Ernst von Karajan and Marta von Karajan (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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| Karajan-Institut und Karajan-Archiv, Getreidegasse, Salzburg (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
