
Herbert von Karajan, a renowned conductor, leads both the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma della RAI and the Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI on this album.
This album features live recordings from 1953 and 1954, with Herbert von Karajan conducting two different Italian RAI orchestras.
Géza Anda, a pianist, is featured performing Béla Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI.
The Brahms Symphony No. 2 was recorded live in Rome on March 26, 1953, with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma della RAI.
The Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3 was recorded live in Turin on February 2, 1954, with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI.