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The Complete EMI Recordings 1946-1984, Vol. 1: Orchestral [Box Set]

The Complete EMI Recordings 1946-1984, Vol. 1: Orchestral [Box Set]
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Disc 1:

  1. Overture

Disc 2:

  1. 1. Allegro non troppo
  2. 2. Adagio non troppo
  3. 3. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi andantino)
  4. 4. Allegro con spirito

Disc 3:

  1. 1. Allegro con brio
  2. 2. Andante con moto
  3. 3. Allegro
  4. 4. Allegro
  5. 1. Allegro vivace e con brio
  6. 2. Allegretto scherzando
  7. 3. Tempo di Menuetto
  8. 4. Allegro vivace

Disc 4:

  1. 1. Allegro assai
  2. 2. Andante con moto
  3. 3. Menuetto: Allegro vivace - Trio
  4. 4. Finale: Allegro
  5. 1. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo
  6. 2. Andante con moto
  7. 3. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Trio
  8. 4. Finale: Allegro

Disc 5:

  1. Overture
  2. 1. Allegro
  3. 2. Romanza: Andante
  4. 3. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
  5. 4. Rondo: Allegro
  6. 1. Allegro
  7. 2. Adagio
  8. 3. Rondo: Allegro
  9. 1. Adagio - Allegro
  10. 2. Andante con moto
  11. 3. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
  12. 4. Finale: Allegro

Disc 6:

  1. 1. Adagio
  2. 2. Allegro con grazia
  3. 3. Allegro molto vivace
  4. 4. Finale: Adagio lamentoso - Andante

Disc 7:

  1. 1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
  2. 2. Molto vivace - Presto - Molto vivace - Presto
  3. 3. Adagio molto e cantabile -
  4. Andante moderato - Tempo 1 - Andante moderato - Adagio
  5. 4. Presto - Allegro ma non troppo - Tempo 1 - Vivace - Tempo 1 - Adagio cantabile - Tempo 1 - Alleg
  6. Presto - Recitativo - Allegro assai
  7. Allegro assai vivace. Alla marcia -
  8. Andante maestoso - Adagio ma non troppo -
  9. Allegro energico, sempre ben marcato -
  10. Allegro ma non tanto - Poco adagio - Tempo 1 - Poco adagio -
  11. Poco allegro, stringendo il tempo, sempre più allegro - Prestissimo - Maestoso - Prestissimo

Disc 8:

  1. Concerto No. 1 in E, RV269 'Spring' : 1. Allegro
  2. Concerto No. 1 in E, RV269 'Spring' : 2. Lergo e pianissimo
  3. Concerto No. 1 in E, RV269 'Spring' : 3. Danza pastorale: Allegro
  4. Concerto No. 2 in G minor, RV315 'Summer': 1. Allegro non molto
  5. Concerto No. 2 in G minor, RV315 'Summer': 2. Adagio
  6. Concerto No. 2 in G minor, RV315 'Summer': 3. L'Orage: Presto
  7. Concerto No. 3 in F, RV293 'Autumn': 1. Allegro
  8. Concerto No. 3 in F, RV293 'Autumn': 2. Adagio
  9. Concerto No. 3 in F, RV293 'Autumn': 3. Allegro
  10. Concerto No. 4 in F minor, RV297 'Winter': 1. Allegro non molto
  11. Concerto No. 4 in F minor, RV297 'Winter': 2. Largo
  12. Concerto No. 4 in F minor, RV297 'Winter': 3. Allegro

Disc 9:

  1. 1. Largo - Allegro vivo
  2. 2. Scherzo: Vivo
  3. 3. Andante
  4. 4. Finale: Allegro moderato
  5. 1. Lento - Allegro con brio
  6. 2. Lento molto
  7. 3. Allegro scherzando
  8. 4. Allegro molto

Disc 10:

  1. 1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
  2. 2. Andante cantabile con moto
  3. 3. Menuetto: Allegro molto vivace - Trio
  4. 4. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
  5. 1. Allegro con brio
  6. 2. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
  7. 3. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Trio
  8. 4. Allegro molto - Poco andante - Presto

Disc 11:

  1. 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
  2. 2. Larghetto
  3. 3. Scherzo: Allegro - Trio
  4. 4. Allegro molto
  5. 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
  6. 2. Allegretto
  7. 3. Presto - Assai meno presto
  8. 4. Allegro con brio

Disc 12:

  1. 1. Adagio - Allegro vivace
  2. 2. Adagio
  3. 3. Menuetto: Allegro vivace - Trio: Un Poco meno allegro
  4. 4. Allegro ma non troppo
  5. 1. Allegro con brio
  6. 2. Andante con moto
  7. 3. Allegro
  8. 4. Allegro - Presto

Disc 13:

  1. 1. Awakening of pleasant feelings upon arriving in the country - Allegro ma non troppo
  2. 2. Scene at the Brook - Andante molto mosso
  3. 3. Pesants' Merrymaking - Allegro
  4. 4. The Storm - Allegro
  5. 5. Shepherds' Hymn after the Storm - Allegretto
  6. 1. Allegro vivace e con brio
  7. 2. Allegretto scherzando
  8. 3. Tempo di Menuetto
  9. 4. Allegro vivace
  10. Overture

Disc 14:

  1. 1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
  2. 2. Molto vivace - Presto
  3. 3. Adagio molto e cantabile - Andante moderato
  4. 4. Presto - Recitativo - Allegro assai - Allegro assai vivace - Alla marcia - Andante maestoso - Al

Disc 15:

  1. Act 4. Entr'acte
  2. Act 3. Entr'acte
  3. Act 2. Entr'acte
  4. Act 1. Prélude
  5. Prélude
  6. Minuetto
  7. Adagietto
  8. Carillon
  9. Pastorale
  10. Intermezzo
  11. Menuet
  12. Farandole
  13. Intermezzo
  14. Intermezzo
  15. Dance of the Persian Slaves

Disc 16:

  1. Chorale (St. Antoni)
  2. Variation 1: Poco più animato
  3. Variation 2: Più vivace
  4. Variation 3: Con moto
  5. Variation 4: Andante con moto
  6. Variation 5: Vivace
  7. Variation 6: Vivace
  8. Variation 7: Grazioso
  9. Variation 8: Presto non troppo
  10. Finale: Andante
  11. 1. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
  12. 2. Andante sostenuto
  13. 3. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
  14. 4. Adagio - Più andante - Allegro non troppo

Disc 17:

  1. 1. Allegro moderato
  2. 2. Andante con moto -
  3. 3. Rondo: Vivace
  4. 1. Adagio
  5. 2. Adagio un poco mosso -
  6. 3. Rondo: Allegro

Disc 18:

  1. Marche hongroise
  2. Royal Hunt & Storm
  3. 1. Rêveries, Passions. Largo - Allegro agitato e appassionato assai
  4. 2. Un bal. Valse. Allegro non troppo
  5. 3. Scène aux champs. Adagio
  6. 4. Marche au supplice. Allegretto non troppo
  7. 5. Songe d'une nuit du sabbat. Larghetto - Allegro - Allegro assai - Allegro - Un peu reténu (Ronde

Disc 19:

  1. 1. Allegro non troppo
  2. 2. Adagio non troppo
  3. 3. Allegretto grazioso
  4. 4. Allegro con spirito
  5. 1. Allegro moderato
  6. 2. Andante con moto

Disc 20:

  1. 1. Allegro non troppo
  2. 2. Andante moderato
  3. 3. Allegro giocoso
  4. 4. Allegro energico e passionato - Più allegro
  5. 1. I pini di Villa Borghese
  6. 2. I pini presso una catacomba
  7. 3. I pini del Gianicola
  8. 4. I pini della Via Appia

Disc 21:

  1. Introduction & Theme. Lento maestoso - Allegretto poco lento
  2. Adagio. Adagio
  3. March. Presto alla marcia
  4. Romance. Allegretto grazioso
  5. Aria italiana. Allegro brillante
  6. Bourrée classique. Allegro e pesante
  7. Wiener Walzer. Lento - Vivace
  8. Moto perpetuo. Allegro molto
  9. Funeral March. Andante ritmico
  10. Chant. Lento
  11. Fugue and Finale. Allegro molto vivace - Lento e solenne
  12. Première donne
  13. Deuxième donne
  14. Troisième donne

Disc 22:

  1. 1. Allegro
  2. 2. Air
  3. 3. Bourrée & Hornpipe
  4. 4. Andante espressivo
  5. 5. Allegro deciso
  6. Prélude à la nuit
  7. Malagueña
  8. Habañera
  9. Feria
  10. 1. De l'aube à midi sur la mer
  11. 2. Jeux de vagues
  12. 3. Dialogue du vent et de la mer

Disc 23:

  1. Intermezzo
  2. 1. Andante tranquillo
  3. 2. Allegro
  4. 3. Adagio
  5. 4. Allegro molto
  6. 3. Adagio (rehearsal sequence)
  7. 1. Introduzione. Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace
  8. 2. Giuco delle copie. Allegretto scherzando
  9. 3. Elegia. Andante non troppo
  10. 4. Intermezzo interotto. Allegretto
  11. 5. Finale. Pesante - Presto

Disc 24:

  1. 1. Allegro con brio
  2. 2. Andante tranquillo
  3. 3. Allegro ritmico
  4. Venusberg Music

Disc 25:

  1. 1. Allegro
  2. 2. Rondo. Allegro
  3. 1. Allegro maestoso
  4. 2. Andante
  5. 3. Rondo
  6. 1. Allegro
  7. 2. Romance (Larghetto)
  8. 3. Allegro
  9. 1. Allegro moderato
  10. 2. Romanze. Andante
  11. 3. Rondo. Allegro vivace

Disc 26:

  1. 1. Marche
  2. 2. Menuetto
  3. 3. Allegro
  4. 1. Allegro
  5. 2. Romanze. Andante
  6. 3. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
  7. 4. Rondo. Allegro

Disc 27:

  1. 1. Allegro
  2. 2. Adagio
  3. 3. Presto
  4. 1. Allegro
  5. 2. Larghetto
  6. 3. Allegretto

Disc 28:

  1. 1. Allegro
  2. 2. Adagio
  3. 3. Andantino con variazioni
  4. 1. Allegro
  5. 2. Adagio
  6. 3. Rondo. Allegro

Disc 29:

  1. 1. Allegro con spirito
  2. 2. Andante
  3. 3. Menuetto - Trio
  4. 4. Finale. Presto
  5. 1. Adagio - Allegro
  6. 2. Andante
  7. 3. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
  8. 4. Finale. Allegro
  9. 1. Allegro
  10. 2. Thema mit Variationen. Andante grazioso
  11. 3. Menuetto - Trio
  12. 4. Adagio
  13. 5. Menuetto - Trio
  14. 6. Andante - Allegro molto

Disc 30:

  1. Promenade - Gnomus - Promenade
  2. The Old Castle
  3. Tuileries
  4. Bydlo - Promenade
  5. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
  6. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
  7. The Market Place at Limoges
  8. Catacombae - Cum linguis in lingua mortua
  9. The Hut on Fowl's Legs
  10. The Great Gate of Kiev
  11. Act 4. Entr'acte

Disc 31:

  1. Ouverture
  2. No. 1
  3. No. 2
  4. No. 6
  5. No. 8
  6. No. 9
  7. No. 10
  8. No. 11
  9. No. 12
  10. No. 13
  11. No. 14
  12. No. 15
  13. No. 16
  14. No. 17
  15. No. 18
  16. No. 22
  17. No. 23
  18. Ballet Music. No. 1. Les Nubiennes
  19. Ballet Music. No. 2. Adagio
  20. Ballet Music. No. 3. Allegretto - Danse antique
  21. Ballet Music. No. 4. Moderato maestoso - Variations de Cléopâtre
  22. Ballet Music. No. 5. Moderato con moto - Les Troyens
  23. Ballet Music. No. 6. Allegretto - Variations du miroir
  24. Ballet Music. No. 7. Allegretto vivo - Danse de Phryné
  25. Ballet Music
  26. Dance of the Hours
  27. Polovtsian Dance No. 8
  28. Polovtsian Dance No. 17

Disc 32:

  1. Overture
  2. Overture
  3. Overture
  4. Overture
  5. Pas de trois et chœur tyrolien
  6. Overture
  7. Overture

Disc 33:

  1. 1. Allegro affetuoso - Andante espressivo - Allegro (Tempo I)
  2. 2. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
  3. 3. Allegro vivace
  4. 1. Allegro maestoso
  5. 2. Andante
  6. 3. Allegro vivace assai

Disc 34:

  1. 1. Allegro affetuoso - Andante espressivo - Allegro (Tempo I) - Più animato - Tempo I - Cadenza - A
  2. 2. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
  3. 3. Allegro vivace
  4. 1. Allegro molto moderato
  5. 2. Adagio
  6. 3. Allegro moderato molto e marcato

Disc 35:

  1. 1. Allegretto
  2. 2. Tempo andante, ma rubato - Andante sostenuto - Allegro - Andante sostenuto
  3. 3. Vivacissimo - Lento e suave - Tempo primo
  4. 4. Finale. Allegro moderato
  5. 1. Tempo molto moderato - Largamente - Allegro moderato
  6. 2. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
  7. 3. Allegro molto

Disc 36:

  1. 1. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
  2. 2. Allegro molto vivace
  3. 3. Il tempo largo
  4. 4. Allegro
  5. 1. Tempo molto moderato - Largamente - Allegro moderato
  6. 2. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
  7. 3. Allegro molto - Largamente assai

Disc 37:

  1. 1. Allegro molto moderato
  2. 2. Allegretto moderato
  3. 3. Poco vivace
  4. 4. Allegro molto - Allegro assai
  5. Adagio - Vivacissimo -
  6. Rallentando all'Adagio -
  7. Allegro molto moderato - Allegro moderato -
  8. Presto - Adagio - Largamente molto - Affettuoso

Disc 38:

  1. Intermezzo
  2. Polka
  3. Act 3. Prelude
  4. Barcarolle
  5. Act 3. Intermezzo

Disc 39:

  1. 1. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima
  2. 2. Andante in modo di canzona
  3. 3. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato, allegro
  4. 4. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
  5. Scène
  6. Act 1. Valse
  7. Act 2. Danse des petits cygnes
  8. Act 3. Introduction & Danse de la reine des cygnes
  9. Act 3. Danse hongroise (Czárdás)

Disc 40:

  1. 1. Andante - Allegro con anima
  2. 2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
  3. 3. Valse: Allegro moderato
  4. 4. Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace
  5. Prologue. Introduction et Fée des Lilas
  6. Act 1. Pas d'action: Adagio
  7. Act 3. Pas de caractère (Le Chat botté)
  8. Act 2. Panorama
  9. Act 1. Valse

Disc 41:

  1. 1. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
  2. 2. Allegro con grazia
  3. 3. Allegro molto vivace
  4. 4. Finale: Adagio lamentoso - Andante
  5. Ouverture
  6. Marche
  7. Danse de la fée dragée
  8. Danse russe
  9. Danse arabe
  10. Danse chinoise
  11. Danse des mirlitons
  12. Valse des fleurs

Disc 42:

  1. Scène
  2. Act 1. Valse
  3. Act 2. Danse des petitis cygnes
  4. Act 3. Introduction & Danse de la reine des cygnes
  5. Act 3. Danse hongroise (Czardás)
  6. Prologue. Introduction et Fée des Lilas
  7. Act 1. Pas d'action: Adagio
  8. Act 3. Pas de caractère (Le Chat botté)
  9. Act 2. Panorama
  10. Act 1. Valse

Disc 43:

  1. Overture
  2. Overture
  3. 1. Adagio - Allegro
  4. 2. Andante
  5. 3. Finale: Presto

Disc 44:

  1. Intermezzo
  2. Intermezzo
  3. Intermezzo
  4. Act 4: Prelude
  5. Méditation
  6. Intermezzo
  7. Polovtsian dances
  8. Overture
  9. Polka

Disc 45:

  1. 1. Introduzione: Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace
  2. 2. Giuoco delle copie: Allegretto scherzando
  3. 3. Elegia: Andante non troppo
  4. 4. Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto
  5. 5. Finale: Pesante - Presto
  6. 1. Andante tranquillo
  7. 2. Allegro
  8. 3. Adagio
  9. 4. Allegro molto

Disc 46:

  1. 1. Allegro con brio
  2. 2. Largo
  3. 3. Rondo: Allegro scherzando
  4. 1. Allegro con brio
  5. 2. Adagio
  6. 3. Rondo: Molto allegro

Disc 47:

  1. 1. Allegro con brio
  2. 2. Largo
  3. 3. Rondo: Allegro
  4. 1. Allegro
  5. 2. Adagio un poco mosso
  6. 3. Rondo: Allegro

Disc 48:

  1. 1. Allegro maestoso
  2. 2. Andante con moto
  3. 3. Rondo: Vivace
  4. 1. Allegro
  5. 2. Largo
  6. 3. Rondo alla Polacca

Disc 49:

  1. Theme: Andante
  2. Variation 1: Poco più animato
  3. Variation 2: Più vivace
  4. Variation 3: Con moto
  5. Variation 4: Andante con moto
  6. Variation 5: Vivace
  7. Variation 6: Vivace
  8. Variation 7: Grazioso
  9. Variation 8: Presto non troppo
  10. Finale: Andante
  11. 1. Allegro non troppo
  12. 2. Allegro appassionato
  13. 3. Andante - Più adagio - Tempo 1
  14. 4. Allegretto grazioso - Un poco più presto

Disc 50:

  1. 1. Engelskonzert
  2. 2. Grablegung
  3. 3. Versuchung des heiligen Antonius
  4. 1. Allegro moderato
  5. 2. Scherzo: Allegro moderato - Trio: Langsam

Disc 51:

  1. 3. Adagio Feierchlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend
  2. 4. Finale: Feierlich, nicht schnell

Disc 52:

  1. 1. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
  2. 2. Andante quasi allegretto
  3. 3. Scherzo: Bewegt - Trio: Nicht zu schnell
  4. 4. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

Disc 53:

  1. 1. Allego moderato
  2. 2. Adagio: Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam
  3. 3. Scherzo: Sehr schnell - Trio: Etwas langsamer
  4. 4. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

Disc 54:

  1. 1. De l'aube à midi sur la mer
  2. 2. Jeux de vagues
  3. 3. Dialogue du vent et de la mer

Disc 55:

  1. 1. Allegro con brio
  2. 2. Adagio
  3. 3. Allegretto grazioso
  4. 4. Allegro ma non troppo
  5. 1. Adagio - Allegro molto
  6. 2. Largo
  7. 3. Scherzo: Molto vivace
  8. 4. Allegro con fuoco

Disc 56:

  1. 1. Adagio - Allegro molto
  2. 2. Largo
  3. 3. Scherzo: Molto vivace
  4. 4. Allegro con fuoco
  5. Marche hongroise

Disc 57:

  1. 1. Lento - Allegro non troppo
  2. 2. Allegretto - Poco più lento - Tempo I
  3. 3. Allegro non troppo

Disc 58:

  1. 1. Allegro spirito
  2. 2. Andante
  3. 3. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
  4. 4. Finale: Vivace
  5. 1. Allegro presto
  6. 2. Andante
  7. 3. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
  8. 4. Finale: Vivace
  9. 1. Adagio - Allegro
  10. 2. Andante
  11. 3. Menuetto: Allegro - Trio
  12. 4. Finale: Spiritoso

Disc 59:

  1. Meditation
  2. Overture
  3. Intermezzo
  4. Intermezzo
  5. Intermezzo
  6. Intermezzo
  7. Overture

Disc 60:

  1. 1. Allegro moderato
  2. 2. Andante
  3. 3. Menuetto - Trio
  4. 4. Allegro con spirito
  5. 1. Allegro con spirito
  6. 2. Andante
  7. 3. Menuetto - Trio
  8. 4. Finale: Presto
  9. 1. Adagio - Allegro spiritoso
  10. 2. Poco adagio
  11. 3. Menuetto - Trio
  12. 4. Finale: Presto

Disc 61:

  1. 1. Adagio - Allegro
  2. 2. Andante
  3. 3. Finale: Presto
  4. 1. Adagio - Allegro
  5. 2. Andante con moto
  6. 3. Menuett
  7. 4. Finale: Allegro
  8. 1. Adagio - Allegro (rehearsal extract)

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #12337 in Music
  • Released on: 2008-04-01
  • Number of discs: 88
  • Formats: Box set, Enhanced

Customer Reviews

A Priceless, Classic Set5
Simply put, there is a ton of music here -- 88 CDs comprising the complete EMI orchestral recordings of Herbert von Karajan -- all in a box smaller than a pair of shoes. It will take me the better part of the rest of this year to listen to it all, but as I have already heard 3/4 of this music, I'll start with the things that have never appeared previously on CD, or have just been impossible for me to ever find. By my count, those performances add up to more than a dozen disc's worth of material, including some fascinating material like Kurt Leimer's Piano Concertos and Leopold Mozart's Toy Symphony, plus a Schubert 5th, Dvorak 9th, Tchaikovsky 4-6th and Wagner Excerpts from the 50s/60s to compare to his better known 70s accounts, and entire discs of late mono and early stereo orchestral bonbons from the 1950s with the Philharmonia. Of course, it also features some of the greatest renditions of the repertoire ever made -- the Mozart Horn Concertos with Dennis Brain, his first of four Beethoven Cycles, the early stereo Brahms 2nd and "Unfinished," phenomenal Piano Concertos with Lipatti, Gieseking and Weissenberg, the Don Quixote with Rostropovich, and the famous Beethoven Triple with Richter, Oistrakh and Rostropovich. This set is obviously aimed at the most serious of classical music collectors, and if you fit that bill, do yourself a favor -- trade in those old single discs at a used CD store (or better yet, donate them to your local library), save yourself some shelf space, and get this once in a lifetime set.

1 of 2 of the most important boxed sets ever released5
Most people considering this set are probably already familiar with Karajan's work and probably already own quite a few of his EMI recordings. Therefore, there really is no need for me to get into depth with regards to the quality of the conductor's work or the recordings. As previous reviewers have stated, it is at a bare minimum, satisfactory; in most cases excellent.

There was a complaint about the monaural discs, but of course, one must remember that stereo was not a consumer product until the mid-1950s. Does the fact that a work was recorded in mono reduce its validity and importance? Does the fact that Casablanca was filmed in black and white reduce its validity and importance? Obviously, the answer is no.

The real issue here is is it worth spending the money for this set, especially if you already have many of these recordings in the standard jewel case editions? The answer is a resounding yes! Depending on the number of jewel cases you already own, think of the amount of shelf space you will save with this box set. It measures a mere 10 1/2 inches in length, while containing a whopping 88 discs. Donate your old ones to a library, give them to friends, or sell them as "new and used" on Amazon.

There are a couple problems with the packaging however. The first being, the discs are packaged in cardboard sleeves, which in turn are in a box, which in turn is slip-cased. You must be very careful when removing the slipcase because if the CDs are not facing up, they can and will fall out into a confusing mess.

The second problem is more problematic: The cardbord sleeves only list the "theme" of the disc (i.e. Disc One: Strauss Waltzes). Even though this set is at a bargain price, one would think that EMI could have given a complete track listing on each sleeve. Yes, there is a booklet that does, but having to refer to it every time you put on a disc is not very convenient.

In summary, albeit the couple of packaging issues, this set is very much worth the money (at the time of this writing, $2/disc). It is so very complete and saves so much shelf space. Obviously, Karajan's works during this time period are invaluable.

The second of the two best boxed set ever released is Volume 2, the complete EMI/Karajan operas and vocals recordings.

An awesome classical treasure 5
A"MUST HAVE" collection for everyone who seriously loves classical music. There are MONO recordings as well as stereo ones but the sound of mono CDs is very satisfying and in many cases they are like recorded recently. If you are new to classical music, don't worry, there are plenty easy listening classical pieces here and over period of time you will fall in love with the rest of the pieces as well. You will get the opportunity to listen to Karajan rehearsing Mozart symphonies with Berliners and that shows how meticulously Karajan dissects the music piece by piece till the players get "it" right. Many many thanks to EMI for achieving this marvelous project. I gave my old single CDs to local library so others could enjoy the marvelous music conducted by maestro Karajan. With the price offered here, this set is a real deal.