High Mass Celebrated by Pope John Paul II -- Mozart: Coronation Mass, K.317
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High Mass Celebrated by Pope John Paul II -- Mozart: Coronation Mass, K.317
Release Date: February 20, 2001
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Herbert von Karajan, Music Director of the Berlin Philharmonic from 1956 until his death in 1989, is one of the pre-eminent musical figures of the 20th century. He conducted some of the most technically precise, luxurious sounding recordings in all of classical music.

The
Karajan Legacy film series, documenting many of these definitive performances, were directed by Karajan and are among his only digital recordings. The release of these films on DVD brings the superb artistry of this man to fuller expression than ever before. All titles feature interactive menus, 2-channel PCM stereo, Dolby Digital Stereo, liner notes and biography in English, German and French.

Recorded live in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on June 29, 1985 at High Mass celebrated by Pope John Paul II, Herbert von Karajan conducts the Vienna Philharmonic for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Coronation Mass. The performance features
Kathleen Battle, Trudeliese Schmidt, Gösta Winbergh, Ferruccio Furlanetto and Wiener Singverein.
 

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