Karajan And His Soloists I (1948-1958)

Artists

Album Info

Release Date: 2014

Label: Warner Classics

Recordings:
* No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, 9-10.IV.1948 (tracks 1-1 to 1-3); 10.VI.1951 (tracks 3-1 to 3-3); 17-18.XI.1953 (tracks 6-1 to 6-3); 9-10.VI.1955 (tracks 6-4 to 6-6).
* Kunsthaus, Lucerne, 23.VIII.1950 (tracks 1-4 to 1-6) (live recording).
* Kingsway Hall, London, 9-11 (tracks 2-1 to 2-3), 8-9 (tracks 2-4 to 2-6).VI.1951; 25-26.VIII.1953 (tracks 3-4 to 3-6); 6 & 11 (tracks: 4-5 to 4-7), 7 (track 4-4).VI.1951; 24-25.VIII.1953 (tracks 4-1 to 4-3); 12-13.XI.1953 (tracks 5-1 to 5-11); 22.VII.1954 (track 7-5), 11 (tracks 7-1 to 7-3) & 11-12 8 (track 7-4).XI.1954.
* Grunewaldkirche, Berlin, 30.XI.1958 (tracks 8-1 to 8-4).
All tracks recorded in mono, except tracks 8-1 to 8-4 recorded in stereo.

Liner Notes © 2008 Richard Osborne © 2014 Rémy Louis

Digital remastering ℗ 2014 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd.
This compilation ℗ & © 2014 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company

Clam shell-style cardboard box includes the CDs in individual wallets and a 20-page booklet.

First released in 2014 and later included in the 101-CD box set Herbert von Karajan - Official Remastered Edition .