Post by john on Dec 6, 2016 0:10:36 GMT 1
Since obtaining a reasonable DVD copy many years ago of a video of the 1978 Paris TV concert of Karajan and the BPO I have have always been on the look out for a better quality copy plus further information about what I consider to be an amazing event.
For those who have not seen or heard of this concert it consisted of an interview and discussion with Karajan in a TV studio with what appears to be a small specially invited audience.
The pieces which were played in between the interviews include works by Wagner, Offenbach, Verdi, Puccini, Leoncavallo, Mussorgsky, Mozart, Strauss, Massenet and Sibelius.
I recently wrote to the Karajan Institute in Salzburg to ask for further information relating to the event, their reply is shown below.
I also looked up the INA Archive on the Internet and they have a contact e-mail assistance@ina.fr
It may be worthwhile for site members to e-mail INA asking for the Paris concert to be released on DVD you never know it may have the desired effect?
John
From The Karajan Institute
Dear John
I wanted to give you some background information: Herbert von Karajan was invited to the TV show “Le Grand Echiquier” (The Big Chessboard) with Jacque Chancel, a variety show which not only featured classical music artists but guests from all kinds of backgrounds like Louis de Funes, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Frederico Fellini, Salvador Dali etc. It was a long special with Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonics. Karajan was asked to invite other artists to join him in the show and among others he took the extremely young and then unknown Anne-Sophie Mutter with him. He had discovered her at an audition two years before and since then helped to build her carreer.
The production rights for the TV programme lie with the INA archive in France and at the moment there seem to be no plans of releasing it on DVD. Unfortunately we also only own a copy of bad quality of the show, therefore I cannot even provide you with a better version.
I hope that this was a bit helpful and if I should hear of any release plans I will let you know and also, if you should come across rare and interesting footage of the Maestro in the future I am always thankful for input.
For those who have not seen or heard of this concert it consisted of an interview and discussion with Karajan in a TV studio with what appears to be a small specially invited audience.
The pieces which were played in between the interviews include works by Wagner, Offenbach, Verdi, Puccini, Leoncavallo, Mussorgsky, Mozart, Strauss, Massenet and Sibelius.
I recently wrote to the Karajan Institute in Salzburg to ask for further information relating to the event, their reply is shown below.
I also looked up the INA Archive on the Internet and they have a contact e-mail assistance@ina.fr
It may be worthwhile for site members to e-mail INA asking for the Paris concert to be released on DVD you never know it may have the desired effect?
John
From The Karajan Institute
Dear John
I wanted to give you some background information: Herbert von Karajan was invited to the TV show “Le Grand Echiquier” (The Big Chessboard) with Jacque Chancel, a variety show which not only featured classical music artists but guests from all kinds of backgrounds like Louis de Funes, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Frederico Fellini, Salvador Dali etc. It was a long special with Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonics. Karajan was asked to invite other artists to join him in the show and among others he took the extremely young and then unknown Anne-Sophie Mutter with him. He had discovered her at an audition two years before and since then helped to build her carreer.
The production rights for the TV programme lie with the INA archive in France and at the moment there seem to be no plans of releasing it on DVD. Unfortunately we also only own a copy of bad quality of the show, therefore I cannot even provide you with a better version.
I hope that this was a bit helpful and if I should hear of any release plans I will let you know and also, if you should come across rare and interesting footage of the Maestro in the future I am always thankful for input.
