Karajan: Beauty As I See It

About Karajan: Beauty As I See It

With a career that includes a 35-year tenure as composer of the Berlin Philharmonic and record sales topping 200 million, Herbert von Karajan is one of the most legendary figures in 20th-century classical music. Comprised of archival footage, performance highlights and interviews with the likes of Anne-Sophie Mutter, Christa Ludwig and Seiji Ozawa, this retrospective chronicles the life and times…

Karajan: Beauty As I See It (2008) is a documentary film directed by Christoph Engel and Robert Dornhelm. Released in May 2008, it runs 86 minutes.

Herbert von Karajan stars as Self (archive footage), Leonard Bernstein as Self (archive footage), Plácido Domingo as Self (archive footage), and Mirella Freni as Self (archive footage). Written by Robert Dornhelm.

Shelv files it under orchestra conductor and biography. It streams on Carnegie Hall+ Amazon Channel and Carnegie Hall+ Apple TV channel in the United States.

Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided make useful companions to Karajan: Beauty As I See It.