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03 April 2026

Das Rheingold - Original Source Vinyl Release

Karajan’s recording of Das Rheingold is now presented in Deutsche Grammophon’s Original Source Series, offering a new perspective on this landmark interpretation. Recorded as part of his studio cycle of Der Ring des Nibelungen, Herbert von Karajan assembled a world-class cast of singers whose relatively neutral vocal timbre allows for…

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20 February 2026

The Berliner Philharmoniker and Herbert von Karajan: 1970–1979 – Live in Berlin

We are pleased to announce the release of The Berliner Philharmoniker and Herbert von Karajan: 1970–1979 – Live in Berlin, the second volume in the series of largely unpublished live recordings documenting the joint years of Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic in chronological order. Following the formative phase…

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06 February 2026

Mutter & Karajan: Mozart Violin Concertos on Original Source Vinyl

Deutsche Grammophon is reissuing the first album recorded by Anne-Sophie Mutter and Herbert von Karajan as part of its Original Source Vinyl series. The recording of Mozart’s Violin Concertos Nos. 3 and 5, made in February 1978 with the Berliner Philharmoniker, documents the beginning of a collaboration that would continue…

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31 January 2025

Karajan with Mahler 6 as Original Source Vinyl

Deutsche Grammophon has done it again. After the highly acclaimed Karajan/Bruckner cycle...

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