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The best Herbert von Karajan albums

20 records, ordered by how much we can tell you about each one — not by chart position.

  1. 1
    Tristan und Isolde / Tannhäuser / Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

    Tristan und Isolde / Tannhäuser / Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Start here

    1984

  2. 2
    Tchaïkovsky: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 / Rachmaninov: 5 Préludes / Scriabin: Piano Sonata no. 5

    Tchaïkovsky: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 / Rachmaninov: 5 Préludes / Scriabin: Piano Sonata no. 5

    1999

  3. 3
    A Portrait of Herbert von Karajan

    A Portrait of Herbert von Karajan

    1999

  4. 4
    Radetzky-Marsch

    Radetzky-Marsch

    1983

  5. 5
    Symphony no. 6 "Pathétique"

    Symphony no. 6 "Pathétique"

    1987

  6. 6
    Schubert: Symphonie Nr. 8 »Unvollendete« / Mendelssohn: Symphonie Nr. 4 »Italienische«

    Schubert: Symphonie Nr. 8 »Unvollendete« / Mendelssohn: Symphonie Nr. 4 »Italienische«

    1987

  7. 7
    Die Schöpfung (Auszüge)

    Die Schöpfung (Auszüge)

    1994

  8. 8
    Symphonie no. 10

    Symphonie no. 10

    1982

  9. 9
    Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta / Hindemith: Sinfonie „Mathis der Maler“

    Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta / Hindemith: Sinfonie „Mathis der Maler“

    1988

  10. 10
    Symphony no. 5 / Valse Triste / Finlandia / Tapiola

    Symphony no. 5 / Valse Triste / Finlandia / Tapiola

    1994

  11. 11
    Symphony no. 1 / Tragic Overture

    Symphony no. 1 / Tragic Overture

    1987

  12. 12
    Tripelkonzert / Overtüren: Leonore III / Die Ruinen von Athen

    Tripelkonzert / Overtüren: Leonore III / Die Ruinen von Athen

    1995

  13. 13
    Pélleas et Mélisande

    Pélleas et Mélisande

    1974

  14. 14
    Symphony 4 / Rückert-Lieder / Das Lied von der Erde

    Symphony 4 / Rückert-Lieder / Das Lied von der Erde

    2001

  15. 15
    Don Giovanni

    Don Giovanni

    1986

  16. 16
    Symphony No. 7

    Symphony No. 7

    1990

  17. 17
    Summer Adagio

    Summer Adagio

    1997

  18. 18
    Symphonies (I)

    Symphonies (I)

    2006

  19. 19
    Ravel: Boléro / Debussy: La Mer & Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

    Ravel: Boléro / Debussy: La Mer & Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

    2025

  20. 20
    Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

    Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

    2014

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