Karajan: Beauty As I See It

Karajan: Beauty As I See It

86 mins | Documentary | Aug. 31, 2009

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.

Karajan: Beauty As I See It

86 mins | Documentary | Aug. 31, 2009

Karajan: Beauty As I See It
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.
Producers KQED
Original title Karajan—Schönheit wie ich sie sehe
Directors Robert Dornhelm
Writers

Cast

Herbert von Karajan

as Self (archive footage)

Leonard Bernstein

as Self (archive footage)

Plácido Domingo

as Self (archive footage)

Mirella Freni

as Self (archive footage)

Evgeny Kissin

as Self

Christa Ludwig

as Self

小泽征尔

as Self

Luciano Pavarotti

as Self (archive footage)

Simon Rattle

as Self

Georg Solti

as Self (archive footage)

Jon Vickers

as Self (archive footage)