Sir Georg Solti
Georg Solti was a Hungarian conductor known for his work with the Chicago, London, and Paris Symphony Orchestras. During his more than 50 years in the classical music industry, he recorded more than 40 operas and made more than 250 recordings with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Solti was influenced and taught by some of the most well-known composers and conductors in the industry, including Béla Bartok, Leo Weiner, Zoltan Kodaly, and Ernst von Dohnanyi. Richard Strauss was one of his favorite composers; on the composer's 85th birthday, Solti performed Der Rosenkavalier. Born in Budapest, Solti studied composition and piano at the Budapest Conservatory. He made his professional debut in 1930 with the Budapest Opera. He conducted the ensemble until 1939 when he moved to Switzerland. Solti was also impressed by the works of Arturo Toscanini. He was even more astounded when Toscanini chose him to be his assistant at the Salzburg Festival in 1937. This was one of Solti's major achievements during his years as a conductor and pianist. In 1942 he reached another milestone in his career when he won first prize for piano at the Concours International at Geneva, Switzerland. For ten years, he held the position of Artistic and Music Director of the Frankfurt Opera. From 1961 to 1971 he was the Music Director of the Royal Opera House in London. Following his successful appointment in London, he was knighted and became Sir Georg Solti in 1972. Traveling the world, Solti did not neglect the United States. He made his U.S. debut with the San Francisco Symphony in 1953. He was first associated with the Chicago Symphony in 1954 at the annual Ravinia Festival. In 1969, he was appointed music director for the Chicago Symphony, a position he held for more than 20 years. During his career, Solti recorded all of Wagner's works including Ring. He conducted more than 40 operas around the world, among them Arabella, Moses und Aron, and Die Frau ohne Schatten. He began recording in 1947 under the Decca label, but collections and other recordings can also be found under the Unitel label. The '90s were a slow time for him, as traveling worldwide, performing concerts, and recitals became tiresome. He was the artistic director of the Salzburg Easter Festival from 1990-1992. In 1992, he performed Othello at Covent Garden in London. Solti made quite a name for himself as a conductor and pianist. With more than six decades of performances and recordings to his credit, Georg Solti will always be one of the greatest conductors of his time. He died September 5, 1997 in Antibes, France.© Kim Summers /TiVo Read more
Georg Solti was a Hungarian conductor known for his work with the Chicago, London, and Paris Symphony Orchestras. During his more than 50 years in the classical music industry, he recorded more than 40 operas and made more than 250 recordings with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Solti was influenced and taught by some of the most well-known composers and conductors in the industry, including Béla Bartok, Leo Weiner, Zoltan Kodaly, and Ernst von Dohnanyi. Richard Strauss was one of his favorite composers; on the composer's 85th birthday, Solti performed Der Rosenkavalier.
Born in Budapest, Solti studied composition and piano at the Budapest Conservatory. He made his professional debut in 1930 with the Budapest Opera. He conducted the ensemble until 1939 when he moved to Switzerland. Solti was also impressed by the works of Arturo Toscanini. He was even more astounded when Toscanini chose him to be his assistant at the Salzburg Festival in 1937. This was one of Solti's major achievements during his years as a conductor and pianist. In 1942 he reached another milestone in his career when he won first prize for piano at the Concours International at Geneva, Switzerland. For ten years, he held the position of Artistic and Music Director of the Frankfurt Opera. From 1961 to 1971 he was the Music Director of the Royal Opera House in London. Following his successful appointment in London, he was knighted and became Sir Georg Solti in 1972.
Traveling the world, Solti did not neglect the United States. He made his U.S. debut with the San Francisco Symphony in 1953. He was first associated with the Chicago Symphony in 1954 at the annual Ravinia Festival. In 1969, he was appointed music director for the Chicago Symphony, a position he held for more than 20 years.
During his career, Solti recorded all of Wagner's works including Ring. He conducted more than 40 operas around the world, among them Arabella, Moses und Aron, and Die Frau ohne Schatten. He began recording in 1947 under the Decca label, but collections and other recordings can also be found under the Unitel label.
The '90s were a slow time for him, as traveling worldwide, performing concerts, and recitals became tiresome. He was the artistic director of the Salzburg Easter Festival from 1990-1992. In 1992, he performed Othello at Covent Garden in London. Solti made quite a name for himself as a conductor and pianist. With more than six decades of performances and recordings to his credit, Georg Solti will always be one of the greatest conductors of his time. He died September 5, 1997 in Antibes, France.
© Kim Summers /TiVo
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Wagner : Tannhäuser (Remastered 24-Bit)
Full Operas - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 3 Nov 1971
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Richard Wagner : Der Ring des Nibelungen
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Opera - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1967
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Wagner: Parsifal (Remastered 2017)
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Apr 1973
When he records Parsifal in studio, in 1972—three years after Pierre Boulez—Sir Georg Solti still possesses all of his vocal glories from his youth. A ...
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Verdi : Aida
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Apr 1962
Choc de ClassicaDiapason d'orFrom 1961, this has always been one of the stronger Aida recordings, with young Leontyne Price in the title role. © TiVo ...
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Richard Strauss : Salome (Remastered)
Birgit Nilsson, Grace Hoffman, Gerhard Stolze, Eberhard Wächter, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Full Operas - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1962
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Wagner : Das Rheingold
Sir Georg Solti, Kirsten Flagstad, George London, Gustav Neidlinger, Set Svanholm, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 14 Oct 1997
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Remastered 2017)
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Mar 1961
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Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Sony Classical Masters
Sacred Vocal Music - Released by RCA Red Seal on 8 Jun 1993
RCA has re-packaged (again) this Grammy-winning 1977 recording of Verdi's Requiem by Sir Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony & Chorus. Under Solti it ...
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Wagner: Die Walküre
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1965
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Wagner: Siegfried
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1984
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Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Sir Georg Solti, Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gottlob Frick, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1973
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral"
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 27 Nov 1972
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"
Sir Georg Solti, Isobel Buchanan, Mira Zakai, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO)
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 May 1981
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jul 1978
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The Last Recording - Bartók: Cantata Profana / Kodály: Psalmus Hungaricus / Weiner: Serenade
Sir Georg Solti, Budapest Festival Orchestra
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 4 Mar 1998
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Ludwig van Beethoven "Immortal Beloved" (Original Edition)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Sony Classical on 6 Dec 1994
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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Sir Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO)
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Nov 1974
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Romantic Russia - Borodin / Glinka / Mussorgsky / Tchaikovsky
London Symphony Orchestra, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1999
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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1977
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Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 3 May 1982
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Verdi: Rigoletto ((Remastered))
Classical - Released by RCA Red Seal on 10 Nov 2005
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