Herbert von Karajan: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (2001)

Overview

Austrian maestro Herbert von Karajan conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in this 1984 performance of Tchaikovsky’s last completed work — Symphony no. 6 in B minor (“Pathétique”), op. 74 — recorded live at Großer Musikvereinssaal in Vienna. One of classical music’s most revered conductors — and top-selling recording artists — Herbert von Karajan led the acclaimed Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years until his death in 1989.