Batería IV

Herbert von Karajan was an Austrian conductor. He was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 34 years. During the Nazi era, he debuted at the Salzburg Festival, with the Vienna Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, and during World War II he conducted at the Berlin State Opera. Generally regarded as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, he was a controversial but dominant figure in European classical music from the mid-1950s until his death. Part of the reason for this was the large number of recordings he made and their prominence during his lifetime. By one estimate, he was the top-selling classical music recording artist of all time, having sold an estimated 200 million records.

Six Divertimenti Hob.IV:6-11, a chamber music masterpiece by F.J.Haydn, is performed by three musicians who are also active in leading orchestras in the field of early music, such as Bach Collegium Japan and Orchestra Libera Classica. The work packs the compositional techniques and originality developed in the service of the Esterházy family into small chamber pieces, including the popular flute. This is a masterful performance that greatly enhances the appeal of this collection of pieces, which would have delighted even the most discerning connoisseurs of the time.