Eyew....His renditions of Beethoven’s Symphonies were among my favorites, but now my enjoyment of them has been sullied.
Listen to them with your boots off.
I agree entirely on his Beethoven interpretations. They are for me, definitive. Karajan introduced me to Bruckner, as well, and for me, Karajan’s Bruckner is also definitive.
(Not to imply that I am more knowledgeable than I am...I’m just saying, “I like what I hear” and everytime I say that, it seems like Karajan is at the podium...)
Why? What has his conductorship have to do with his political ideology?
Feeeeeeeeeeelings is what often gets us into trouble.
Genius, whether communist or fascist or whatever, is still genius.