Post by darkehmen on Jan 16, 2008 19:57:58 GMT 1
This book is not a part of the Karajan Centennary, but since this is the only "books" section of the forum, I'd like to recommend a volume that remains by far my favourite account of Karajan, his life, and his art, and that is Maestro: Encounters with Conductors of Today, by Helena Matheopoulos.
Three full chapters are devoted to Karajan, and in my opinion, no one before or since as written as perceptively, sympathetically, or insightfully about the man or his work. It was published around 1982, so it comes from the high water mark of Karajan's career. He had just finished conducting a celebrated Mahler Ninth, had just recorded Parisifal, and was about to embark on the Telemondial films.
The three chapters are liberally interspersed with Karajan's comments, and in fact one section is structured as an extensive Q&A. It's also lavishly illustrated.
Highly recommended.
Three full chapters are devoted to Karajan, and in my opinion, no one before or since as written as perceptively, sympathetically, or insightfully about the man or his work. It was published around 1982, so it comes from the high water mark of Karajan's career. He had just finished conducting a celebrated Mahler Ninth, had just recorded Parisifal, and was about to embark on the Telemondial films.
The three chapters are liberally interspersed with Karajan's comments, and in fact one section is structured as an extensive Q&A. It's also lavishly illustrated.
Highly recommended.
