Previous posts for April 5th may be found here: Louis Spohr (2019), Agnetha Fältskog (2020), Herbert von Karajan, Sébastien Érard (2022), Albert Roussel (2023), Louis Spohr; John Wilson (2024), and Agnetha Fältskog; Louis Spohr (2025)
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Herbert von Karajan (5 April 1908 – 16 July 1989) was an Austrian conductor.
Over and Done
Part of the reason for his dominance on the musical scene was the large number of recordings he made and their prominence during his lifetime. By one estimate, he sold 200 million records. – adapted from Wikipedia
Karajan's denazification tribunal, held in Vienna on 15 March 1946, cleared him of illegal activity during the Nazi period. – Wikipedia
Though inglorious shadows were cast
By van Karajan's sinister past,
However iniquitous,
He soon was ubiquitous,
And the past, so it seems, was the past.
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