Sep 22, 2019
53 min
Full-HD

Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro (2019)

An account of the life and work of controversial German orchestra conductor Herbert von Karajan (1908-89), celebrated as one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century.

Category

Documentary History TV Movie

Country

Germany

Companies

SWR ARTE

Birgitta Assheuer

Self - Narrator (voice)

Peter Csobádi

Self - Music Journalist

Oliver Rathkolb

Self - Historian

Christa Ludwig

Self - Opera Singer

Eleonore Büning

Self - Music Critic

Alexandra Gütermann

Self - Anita von Karajan's Niece

Lore Salzburger

Self - Karajan's Secretary

Werner Resel

Self - Musician

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