Herbert Von Karajan: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

Herbert Von Karajan: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

2003 · Music

This installment of the Herbert von Karajan: His Legacy series showcases the acclaimed conductor leading the Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra in a 1984 performance of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony no. 5 in E Minor, op. 64. One of the most legendary figures in 20th-century classical music, the Austrian-born von Karajan helmed the Berlin Philharmonic for more than 30 years, from 1955 to 1989.

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