Karajan: Beauty As I See It
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With a career that includes a 35-year tenure as composer of the Berlin Philharmonic and record sales topping 200 million, Herbert von Karajan is one of the most legendary figures in 20th-century classical music. Comprised of archival footage, performance highlights and interviews with the likes of Anne-Sophie Mutter, Christa Ludwig and Seiji Ozawa, this retrospective chronicles the life and times of the iconic Austrian maestro.
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Herbert von Karajan
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Eroica
Karajan: New Year's Eve Concert
Leonard Bernstein
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
The Creative Performer
Robert Dornhelm
Also in
Network First
Secret Lives
Plácido Domingo
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
The Book of Life
Mirella Freni
Self (archive footage)
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The Marriage of Figaro
Falstaff
Gundula Janowitz
Self
Also in
Beethoven Fidelio
Fidelio
Evgeny Kissin
Self
Also in
Evgeny Kissin: The Gift of Music
Kissin in Tokyo
Christa Ludwig
Self
Also in
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Götterdämmerung
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Self
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Anne-Sophie Mutter spielt John Williams
Anne-Sophie Mutter: Geburtstagskonzert - Mutter's Virtuosi in Wien
Seiji Ozawa
Self
Also in
Waldbühne Berlin: Russian Night
Waldbühne 2003: A Gershwin Night
Luciano Pavarotti
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Yes, Giorgio
Verdi: Rigoletto
Simon Rattle
Self
Also in
Waldbühne 2018: Goodbye Sir Simon!
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2017
Robert Dornhelm Director · Christoph Engel Director
United States release August 31, 2009 · Produced in Germany, United States · Languages English, German
Production
KQED
Production
Unitel
Production
MR Films
Production
Germany · United States
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Original title
Karajan—Schönheit wie ich sie sehe
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Germany · May 10, 2008
Physical
United States · August 31, 2009
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