Herbert Von Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker Tokyo 1957 - DVD

Japanese television captures Herbert Von Karajan as he leads the Berlin Philharmonic in his first Japanese concert performed at the NHK Hall, Tokyo on November 3rd 1957. In November 1957, while the Berliner Philharmoniker were on tour in Japan, Karajan proposed some of the best works in his repertoire, starting with the Prelude to Die Meistersinger by Wagner and continuing with Richard Strauss' Don Juan and Beethoven's Fifth Symphony - the InchsymphonyInch par excellence which he had on November 1954 for EMI with the Philharmonia Orchestra. The pieces include Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Act I Prelude, Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156 and Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67. Starring Herbert von Karajan. Language English