Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, Jon Vickers, Helga Dernesch
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A few months before recording his legendary Tristan und Isolde, Herbert von Karajan had already surrounded himself with his favorite vocal soloists, Jon Vickers and Helga Dernesch, in a benchmark recording of Beethoven's Fidelio. Served by a fantastic cast, in which the ominous Pizarro by Zoltán Kelemen particularly stands out, this is one of Karajan's greatest lyrical achievements on disc.
