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About the conductor Georg Solti

Sir Georg studied piano, composition and conducting with Bartók, Dohnányi, Kodály and Leo Weiner at Budapest’s Liszt Academy. Although he made his concert debut as a pianist, he was soon engaged as a conductor by the Budapest Opera. In 1937, Toscanini selected him as his assistant at the Salzburg Festival. Before the outbreak of World War II, Sir Georg went to Switzerland as a refugee, turning again to the piano for his livelihood and in 1942, he was awarded first prize in the Concours International in Geneva. Following the war in 1946, he was invited by the American military government to conduct a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio in Munich. The success of this performance led to his appointment as Music Director of the Bavarian State Opera, whose quality and reputation he firmly re-established over the next six years. During his tenure in Munich, the Salzburg Festival was revived and Sir Georg appeared there, as well as in Vienna, Berlin, Paris, Rome, Florence and Buenos Aires. Maestro Solti's remarkable partnership with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra began in 1954, when he first led the Orchestra at the Ravinia Festival. He returned to Chicago for guest engagements with the Lyric Opera in 1956, conducting Die Walküre, Salome, and La forza del destino. His Chicago Orchestra Hall debut took place on December 9, 1965, and his first concerts as Music Director were in September 1969. Maestro Solti served as Music Director for 22 years (1969-1991) and is credited with greatly extending and enhancing the Orchestra's worldwide reputation - its first foreign tour, in 1971, was under his direction. As Music Director Laureate he was due to conduct the orchestra’s 1000th concert at the beginning of October. Up until his death last year, Sir Georg’s performing schedule was as packed as that of a man half his age, and he had engagements booked up to the 21st century. As well as his record number of Grammys Sir Georg has received many other major awards. In 1989, he received the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society, Great Britain's highest musical honour (previous recipients include Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, Arturo Toscanini and Igor Stravinsky). He is an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Music, London. In September 1985, Sir Georg was given the title of Professor Honoris Causa by the Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. He also received the Knight Commander's Cross (with badge and star) of the Order of Merit from the Federal Republic of Germany and the 1987 Loyola-Mellon Humanities Award. That year, on the occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday, Maestro Solti received the Medal of Merit, Chicago's highest award, and was honoured with the dedication of a bronze bust of his likeness in Lincoln Park. He also received the Order of the Flag of the Republic of Hungary and was named "Musician of the Year" by Musical America.

CDs and DVDs featuring the conductor Georg Solti

CATALOGUE NR: 100238  (barcode: 4006680102382)
RECORD LABEL: Arthaus Musik
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.49
RELEASE DATE: 05-Nov-2001

TITLE: The Making of a Maestro
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: PAL 16:9 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo / Timings: 93 minutes. Region Code: 2, 5

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CATALOGUE NR: 4529132  (barcode: 0028945291321)
RECORD LABEL: Double Decca
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19
RELEASE DATE: 12-Apr-1999

TITLE: Great Opera Choruses
TRACKS: 31 stirring choruses including:- Anvis Chorus. Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves. Grand March. Bell Chorus. Humming Chorus. Toreador Chorus. Soldier's Chorus. Huntsman's Chorus. Prisoner's Chorus. Pilgrim's Chorus. Bridal Chorus.
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti and Herbert von Karajan

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CATALOGUE NR: 0743198  (barcode: 0044007431986)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 15.06
RELEASE DATE: 10-Sep-2007

TITLE: Orchestra!
TRACKS: Eight programmes originally broadcast on Channel 4 : Introduction to the Orchestra / Upper Strings / Woodwind / Lower Strings / Brass / Percussion / Piano / The Conductor.
ORCHESTRA: Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti
ARTISTS: Dudley Moore      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 4:3 / Region Code: 0 / Recorded: 1991

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CATALOGUE NR: 4674822  (barcode: 0028946748220)
RECORD LABEL: Eloquence
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99
RELEASE DATE: 08-Apr-2002

COMPOSER: Alexander Borodin
TRACKS: Symphony No.2. Symphony No.3. Polovtsian Dances.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra and L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
CONDUCTOR: Ernest Ansermet and Georg Solti

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4556322  (barcode: 0028945563220)
RECORD LABEL: Double Decca
FORMAT: 2 CD Set  DURATION: 151 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19
RELEASE DATE: 01-Jan-1998

COMPOSER: Alexander Borodin
TITLE: Essential Borodin
TRACKS: Symphony No.1. Symphony No.2. Symphony No.3. Polovtsian Dances. String Quartet No.2. Prince Igor - Overture. In the Steppes of Central Asia.
ORCHESTRA: Suisse Romande Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Ernest Ansermet and Georg Solti
ARTISTS: Borodin Qt      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The ideal introduction to the music of one of Russia's most tuneful composers. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 100320  (barcode: 4006680103204)
RECORD LABEL: Arthaus Musik
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.49
RELEASE DATE: 02-Apr-2002

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony No.3 in D minor (Bruckner). Symphony in Three Movements (Stravinsky).
ORCHESTRA: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: 4:3 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo / Region Code: 2,5 PAL / Running Time: 89 minutes - Aug-2002 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4429235  (barcode: 0028944292350)
RECORD LABEL: Australian Eloquence
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 7.50

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner
TRACKS: Symphony No.8 in C minor - Nowak Edition.
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti

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CATALOGUE NR: 4705162  (barcode: 0028947051626)
RECORD LABEL: Double Decca
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19
RELEASE DATE: 08-Jul-2002

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok
TITLE: Orchestral Masterpieces
TRACKS: Concerto for Orchestra. Dance Suite. Hungarian Sketches. Rumanian Folk Dances. Music for Strings Percussion and Celesta. Divertimento. Miraculous Mandarin Suite.
ORCHESTRA: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'this is excellent value in the Double Decca series and brings typically fine Decca sound. A key recording'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4732712  (barcode: 0028947327127)
RECORD LABEL: Double Decca
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19
RELEASE DATE: 13-Jan-2003

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.1 Sz83. Piano Concerto No.2 Sz95. Piano Concerto No.3 Sz119. Violin Concerto No.1 Sz36. Violin Concerto No.2 Sz112.
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti
ARTISTS: Vladimir Ashkenazy   Kyung Wha Chung    

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'key recording'

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CATALOGUE NR: ARPCD0404  (barcode: 4035122404043)
RECORD LABEL: Archipel
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.45
RELEASE DATE: 08-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok
TRACKS: The Miraculous Mandarin Sz73 op.19. Concerto for Orchestra Sz116.
ORCHESTRA: Cologne Radio Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1955-1956

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CATALOGUE NR: C628041B  (barcode: 4011790628127)
RECORD LABEL: Orfeo
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.29
RELEASE DATE: 10-Jan-2005

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.3 Sz119 (Bartok). Symphony No.1 in D (Mahler).
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti
ARTISTS: Annie Fischer      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded live at the Salzburg Festival 16-Aug-1964

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CATALOGUE NR: 4757711  (barcode: 0028947577119)
RECORD LABEL: Decca The Originals
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99
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RELEASE DATE: 11-Sep-2006

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok
TRACKS: Concerto for Orchestra Sz116. Dance Suite Sz77. Music for Strings Percussion and Celesta Sz106.
ORCHESTRA: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Jan-1981 - Concerto & Suite / Nov-1989 - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 0743254  (barcode: 0044007432549)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 14.99
RELEASE DATE: 17-Mar-2008

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok
TITLE: Bluebeard's Castle
ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti
ARTISTS: Sylvia Sass   Kolos Kovats    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 4:3 DVD5 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 57 minites / Subtitles: English French German Spanish Chinese - Jul-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 4 star 'the recording and camerawork are of the highest quality'

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CATALOGUE NR: 233218  (barcode: 0885150332184)
RECORD LABEL: Fab Four
FORMAT: 4 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 14-Feb-2011

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: The Hungarian Masters
TRACKS: works of Bela Bartok and Zoltan Kodaly.
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti and Janos Kulka

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CATALOGUE NR: C407952I  (barcode: 4011790407227)
RECORD LABEL: Orfeo
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 17.50

COMPOSER: Carl Orff
TITLE: Antigonae - complete
ORCHESTRA: Bayerisches Staatsorchester
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti
ARTISTS: Marianne Schech   Hermann Uhde   Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Live recording 1951

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CATALOGUE NR: 4429955  (barcode: 0028944299557)
RECORD LABEL: Australian Eloquence
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 7.50

COMPOSER: David Del Tredici
TITLE: Final Alice
TRACKS: The King & Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne / Consider your verdict / They told me you had been to her / Shes all my fancy painted him / Shes all my fancy painted her / Fuga / Shes all my fancy painted her / A boat neath a sunny sky.
ORCHESTRA: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti
ARTISTS: Barbara Hendricks      

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CATALOGUE NR: 100302  (barcode: 4006680103020)
RECORD LABEL: Arthaus Musik
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.49
RELEASE DATE: 29-May-2006

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Solti in Concert
TRACKS: Symphony No.9 in E flat major op.70 (Shostakovich). Symphony No.6 in B minor op.74 'Pathetique' (Tchaikovsky).
ORCHESTRA: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: PAL 4:3 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo / Region Code: 2 5 / Duration: 72 minutes / Recorded: Gasteig Philharmonic Hall Munich 1990 - Aug-2006 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4428235  (barcode: 0028944282351)
RECORD LABEL: Australian Eloquence
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.29

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony No.13 in B flat minor op.113 'Babi Yar' - Poems by Yevtushenko read in English by Sir Anthony Hopkins (Shostakovich). 'Khovanshchina' Prelude (Mussorgsky orch. Rimsky-Korsakov). Songs and Dances of Death : Kalbel'naja - Lullaby / Serenada - Serenade / Trepak / Palkavodets - The Field Marshall (Mussorgsky orch. Shostakovich). Symphony No.15 in A major op.141 (Shostakovich).
ORCHESTRA: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti
ARTISTS: Sergej Aleksashkin   Anthony Hopkins    

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CATALOGUE NR: 4177192  (barcode: 0028941771926)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.50
RELEASE DATE: 12-Mar-1997

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar
TRACKS: Pomp and Circumstance - military marches op.39. Variations on an Original Theme 'Enigma' op.36. Cockaigne 'In London Town' - overture op.40.
ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonia
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti

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CATALOGUE NR: 4438562  (barcode: 0028944385625)
RECORD LABEL: Double Decca
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar
TRACKS: Symphony No.1. Symphony No.2. Cockaigne. In the South.
ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Georg Solti

- Penguin Guide 1995 3 star

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