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Herbert von Karajan in Rehearsal and Performance. DVD. Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. [Germany]: EuroArts, 2006, 1965. 2072118. $24.99.
This is one of a thirteen-part series, Die Kunst der Dirigierens (The Art of the Conductor). Glenn Gould described this rehearsal footage of the Karajan approach as a revelation to concert goers. Karajan worked with the French film director Henri-Georges Clouzot and his director of photography, Armand Thirard, to create this experimental collaboration. Karajan had doubts about this project but Clouzot persuaded Karajan that they would present him as a dedicated and intensely practical musician.
The disc includes rehearsals and performances of Schumann's Symphony no. 4 in D Minor, op. 120 with the Vienna Symphony in November 1965, and Beethoven's Symphony no. 5 in C Minor, op. 67 with the Berlin Philharmonic recorded in January 1966. Also included is an interview with Karajan by...