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"If I tell the Berliners to step forward, they do it. If I tell the Viennese to step forward, they do it, but then they ask why."
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Herbert von Karajan 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 World War II he conducted at the Berlin State Opera. Generally regarded as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, he was a controversial but dominan
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"La vie même de Herbert von Karajan est un roman: petit aristocrate salzbourgeois devenu enfant prodige; étudiant viennois bûcheur acharné; chef dorchestre de province pour qui seule compte la musique."
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"Herbert von Karajan always rolled out a magic carpet for us, the singers. With him, our musical work took on another dimension."
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"A New York City taxi driver asked him where to go; Karajan replied "No matter - I am in demand everywhere."
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