Sir Georg Solti conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti was one of my very favorite orchestral conductors. He was an assistant to Arturo Toscanini in Salzburg, Austria, at the music festival there. He was an amazing conductor of the music of Richard Strauss. And he knew how to rehearse and to prepare singers to assure their excellence in performance. (See example below)
Sir Georg Solti died on September 5th, 1997
The selections are as follows:
Beethoven:
- Egmont Overture, Op. 84
recorded in Tokyo on April 15th 1990
- Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
recorded in Tokyo on April 15th 1990
Berlioz:
- La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Rákóczi March
recorded in Tokyo on April 15th 1990
Mahler:
- Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
recorded in Tokyo on March 26th 1986
Mozart:
- Symphony No. 35 in D major, K385 ‘Haffner’
recorded in Tokyo on March 26th 1986
Mussorgsky:
- Pictures at an Exhibition
Recorded in Tokyo on April 1st 1990; introduction by Sir Georg Solti
Performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Georg Solti
DVD Release Date: November 6, 2012
Here is Sir Georg Solti in Mahler’s Symphony No 5, 1st Movement
And now here’s Mozart’s Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385, “Haffner” – I. Allegro con spirito, conducted by Sir Georg Solti
And here he is in Rehearsal with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa as she sings “September” from “Vier Letzte Lieder” by Richard Strauss; Solti was one amazing musician!
Tags: Sir Georg Solti, Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler, Berlioz, Mussorgsky