Karajan: Beauty As I See It
2008•1h 26m•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Christoph Engel
Writer
Robert Dornhelm
Languages
German, English
Studio
KQED
Cast
Herbert von Karajan
Self (archive footage)
Leonard Bernstein
Self (archive footage)
Plácido Domingo
Self (archive footage)
Mirella Freni
Self (archive footage)
Gundula Janowitz
Self
Evgeny Kissin
Self
Christa Ludwig
Self
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Self
Seiji Ozawa
Self
Luciano Pavarotti
Self (archive footage)
Simon Rattle
Self
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Self
Georg Solti
Self (archive footage)
Jon Vickers
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
KQED
Company
Unitel
Company
MR Films
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