The Music Plays On — Karajan Conducts Bruckner

Herbert von Karajan

Herbert von Karajan, the Austrian conductor who dominated the classical music world for nearly half a century, had an interesting relationship with the music of his compatriot, the composer Anton Bruckner. Karajan’s penchant for creating a smooth and lyrical sound — a sound that always had a cosmopolitan sheen — worked well for certain aspects of Bruckner’s sound world. However, there is also a naivete and…