Karajan Forever The Greatest Classical Hits

Rock has gone through so a great deal of phases ever since Bill Haley & The Comets “invented” rock ‘n’ roll with the top classic rock song “Rock Around The Clock.”It set off a revolution and a new genres which would evolve through severely acclaimed and commercially successful artists such as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Queen and U2 just to name a few. This article explores some of the classic rock songs and bands that shook the world.

Elvis Presley was the original huge superstar of rock ‘n’ roll and his reworking of the blues song “Hound Dog” in 1956 changed rock forever. In fact, the song expended an aweinspiring 11 weeks at the top of the US charts only to be substituted by another one of his songs. Billboard Magazine therefore ranked it at number 19 on it is 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.

Following Elvis, the song “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” signaled the arrival of the Beatles in America and the begin of the British Invasion. With their good looks, crazy chords, and simple yet attentiongetting ballads, they captured the imagination and hearts of the world in the 60s and went on to become arguably the greatest band in music history.

The origins of the hard rock and heavy metal as we recognise it today may trace it is origins to a song in 1964. The hit “You Really Got Me” by the Kinks is considered to be the primary true hard rock song which would spun off a new genre of rock.

The end of the 60s saw the emergence of the southern rock/country rock genre led by Creedence Clearwater Revival. “Bad Moon Rising” is a classic song from this genre. CCR became the pioneers of other southern rock bands from 70s such as Eagles and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The Eagles hit “Hotel California” in 1976 is one of the all time great classic rock songs and proceeds to be the model to emulate.

Hopefully, this article has provided you with a good rundown of just a heap of of the most influential top classic rock songs of all time.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
Meditation!
By S. Bernard
A veritable who’s who of pieces & composers, the CDs Karajan Forever will hopefully live forever.
Herbert VonKarajan was the conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic from 1955 until his demise in 1989. His vision & helmsmanship of this magnificent orchestra have literally changed the way a whole generation heard music.

In this 2 CD collection, DG has kind of done a Greatest Hits. Everything from the Four Seasons by Vivaldi to Opera Overtures, Ballet Themes and Piano Concertos. There is truly something for everyone on this CD, but being an opera fan, 2 of my favorites are on disc 2. The Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana and the Meditation from Thais. This music simply transports the listener to another place and time. The Philharmonic is so in sync- so one that it is hard to believe how huge they really are. I can wholeheartedly recommend this CD without reservation. And it’s a steal at $… for 2 new CDs. For more information on this CD & others in a line paying tribute to Maestro VonKarajan, go to his website: karajan.org
Enjoy!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Karajan Forever: The “Eternal” Classical Music Album
By Rudy Avila
Another fine recording of classical music, as conducted by the man considered to be the greatest conductor of the 20th century- Herbert Von Karajan, whose position as conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic made that particular orchestra unbeatable and at number one in the list of world’s greatest orchestras. Karajan was involved with the Berlin Philharmonic’s musical development for years, until his death in 89, before the Berlin Wall fell, an event he did not live to see. This recording has to the best of Karajan’s many collected classical pieces on record. It is a perfect introduction to classical music itself and to Karajan’s style. A plethora of composer and time periods- from Baroque, to Classical to Romantic- are all on here. Vivaldi’s Spring opens the CD, and is followed by the melancholy and fatalistic sounding Baroque classic Albinoni Adagio in G. This is followed by Mozart’s 40th symhony. The first Romantic Era symphony on here is Dvorak’s famous New World Symphony, which Karajan conducts with supreme mastership. The Intermezzo from the verisimo opera Cavalleria Rusticana is on here and sounds absolutely breathtaking. The suite of Bizet’s Carmen is musically intoxicating and the Bolero has never sounded hotter, except for maybe Zubin Mehta conducting it which I’ve heard live and know is absolutely wonderful. The famous Waltz from Tchaikovsky’s ballet masterpiece Sleeping Beauty is on here as well as the Third Act Prelude to Verdi’s Traviata. The final track on CD 1 is Saint Saens Organ Symphony Finale.

The second disc opens with a masterful version of the powerfully evocative Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss, another Austrian composer Karajan championed. The Swan Theme from Swan Lake is on here, as well as the Viennese Waltz favorite On the Beautiful Blue Danube- something I didn’t know Karajan even conducted. But being Austrian, I’m not surprised. Karajan even conducted Johann Strauss’ Die Fledermaus as well as other waltzes. Back to Baroque, he continues with the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 by Bach and the gorgeous and somewhat gloomy Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orpheus and Eurydice by Gluck. The CD ends with the elegant and beautiful Waltz of the Flowers from Tchaikovsky’s Nutracker. This is a must have for fans of classical music, as a lot of favorites are on here.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Classical music CD for everyone
By Agnes Aramowicz
A great selection. I bought one for my husband, and later the other one for my parents.
Quality, and a superb selection of masterpieces.
A must have for classical music lovers, and for everyone who wants to get introduced to classical music.

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