Film

Karajan: Beauty As I See It

2008 · 1h 26m · 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.

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)

• Christoph EngelDirector
• Robert DornhelmWriter · Director

Release date

May 10, 2008

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Documentary

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