The Great Recordings (8CD) 50999 5 16091 2 2 Also available as digital download

Whilst virtually all of Karajan's recordings are of merit there are some that must be singled out as prime examples of his art, and here is a set of 8 CDs presenting the most outstanding. The Brahms Symphony No.2, recorded in Vienna in 1949 is a supreme account of this work, as are the Bruckner, Sibelius and Strauss works, all recorded in Berlin. The incomparable Beethoven Triple Concerto has the star line-up of Oistrakh, Rostropovich and Richter, and the last disc in the set is of French music, of which Karajan was a masterly interpreter.

Sibelius: Symphony No.5, Op.82 Allegro molto

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