akg-images | A Meeting of Masters: Erich Lessing & Herbert von Karajan



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	In 2008 the world of classical music world will celebrate the centenary of the birth of Herbert von Karajan. The Austrian maestro is widely held as being one of the greatest conductors of the twentieth century. Master of photography Erich Lessing was granted unprecedented access to the life and work of this master of the baton. akg-images is proud to present a selection of Erich Lessing's images, many of which are newly available through the akg-images archive. All images on this page are © akg-images / Erich Lessing.





	1: An intimate portrait of Karajan, c.1957 - 1-K335-B1957-8;






	2: Karajan rehearsing Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 with the Berlin Philharmonic, May 1957 - 1-K355-F1957-57; 3: and conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in the same year - 7-L6-Z57-08-34-18.






	4: Karajan at rehearsals for 'Fidelio' at the Salzburg Festival - 1-K355-F1957-92; 5: and conducting at the Berlin University of the Arts - 1-K355-F1957-42.






	6. At a recording session with the Berlin Philharmonic, 15 May 1957 - 1-K355-F1957-31; 7: and teaching at a conductors' course in 1958 - 1-K355-F1958-10.






	8. Rehearsals with Nathan Milstein in Lucerne, 1957 - 7-L6-Z57-08-22-31; 9. and Glenn Gould in Berlin, May 1957 - 1-K355-F1957-4.






	10: Travelling Man: Boarding an aeroplane as a passenger - 1-K355-F1957-168; 11. and jumping out of his own plane after piloting from Vienna to Salzburg - 1-K355-F1957-171;






	12: the conductor and his Mercedes 300 SL - 1-K355-F1957-22; 13: and getting out of the train at Salzburg - 1-K355-F1957-101.






	14. Backstage with Tito Gobbi at the Salzburg Festival - 1-K355-F1957-113; 15. and testing the acoustics in Lucerne - 1-K355-F1957-154.






	16. Conducting, 1957: 1-K355-F1957-16; and 17. 1-K355-F1957-166.

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