Herbert von Karajan

[Marooned]

There was a beautiful documentary about the life of Herbert von Karajan on PBS's Great Performances recently. For those who enjoy classical music, and even for those who don't, this piece is well worth watching. Someone has posted it on YouTube in 10 parts. Here's a link to the first:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhMO12vFA3Q

Below are some videos of Karajan conducting Beethoven's symphonies. I think I may have posted some of these here before.

Symphony No. 9:


Symphony No. 5:


Symphony No. 7:


Symphony No. 3: