Karl Böhm in Rehearsal and Performance: Vol. 1: Don Juan (Wiener Philharmoniker) 1970

Acclaimed Austrian maestro Karl Böhm rehearses with the Vienna Philharmonic and leads the orchestra in a 1970 performance of composer Richard Strauss's "Don Juan, Op. 20" in this film, which captures Bohm's rehearsal and conducting techniques. Bohm, who was a friend of Strauss, regularly revived his operas and was an expert in interpreting the German composer's music, is seen here at his conducting best at the Musikvereinssaal.

Country USA
Language English
Release Date 1 January 1970
66 mins