Herbert von Karajan in Rehearsal and Performance / Schumann: Symphony No. 4 / Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 / Wiener Symphoniker / Berliner Philarmoniker / The only visual record of Karajan rehearsing an entire work / DVD

Format: NTSC

Running time: 140 Minutes

UPC: 880242721181

• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Yes
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.53 inches; 3.2 Ounces
• Director ‏ : ‎ Henri-Georges Clouzot
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Classical, Color, NTSC
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 20 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ August 29, 2006
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French
• Studio ‏ : ‎ EuroArts
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Legendary Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan is here seen in rare rehearsal films, exercising his inimitable style in preparing Schumann's Symphony No. 4 with the Wiener Philharmoniker in 1965. This fascinating footage is followed by the controversial maestro rehearsing Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in 1966 with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Henri-Georges Clouzot ("The Wages of Fear"). 

Herbert von Karajan (German: [ˈhɛʁbɛʁt fɔn ˈka(ː)ʁajan]; born Heribert Ritter von Karajan; 5 April 1908 – 16 July 1989) 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 the Second World War 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.