Karajan did nothing worthy of respect, nor did he do anything to curry favor of the Nazis. He was young and opportunistic. "I only wanted to grasp every chance to conduct…"

卡拉扬没有什么特别光彩之事，但也没有刻意逢迎之事，他是一个到处寻找机会的青年，“我只想把握住每个机会去指挥。”