Georg Solti
Also Known As: Sir Georg Solti
Biography: Knighted in 1972 after taking British citizenship.
Department: Sound
Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary
Adult: No
Birthday: October 21, 1912
Age: 112 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: September 05, 1997
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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Overview: Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) is an 1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The text, by Antonio Somma, was based on Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's 1833 five act opera, Gustave III, ou Le bal masqué. The plot concerns the assassination in 1792 of King Gustav III of Sweden who was shot, as the result of a political conspiracy, while attending a masked ball, dying of his wounds thirteen days later.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-06-01
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Solti - Für mein Leben habe ich kämpfen müssen
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2013-04-28
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Daniel Barenboim, Sir Georg Solti, András Schiff - Mozart concertos for 2 & 3 pianos
Overview: Daniel Barenboim, Sir Georg Solti, András Schiff and the English Chamber Orchestra play Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K271 "Jeunehomme" (two pianos) and Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K453 (three pianos).
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Falstaff
Overview: Falstaff Gabriel Bacquier · Karan Armstrong Richard Stilwell · Max-René Cosotti · John Lanigan Wiener Philharmoniker Georg Solti Directed by Götz Friedrich
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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United Nations 50th Anniversary Concert
Overview: The World Orchestra for Peace, conducted by Sir Georg Solti, performs pieces by Rossini, Bartók, and Beethoven in Victoria Hall, Geneva in July 1995 in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of United Nations.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
Overview: BBC television program exploring Visconti’s mastery of cinema, theater, and opera direction.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-04-24
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Karajan: Beauty As I See It
Overview: With a career that includes a 35-year tenure as composer of the Berlin Philharmonic and record sales topping 200 million, Herbert von Karajan is one of the most legendary figures in 20th-century classical music. Comprised of archival footage, performance highlights and interviews with the likes of Anne-Sophie Mutter, Christa Ludwig and Seiji Ozawa, this retrospective chronicles the life and times of the iconic Austrian maestro.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2008-05-10
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Mozart Requiem
Overview: You will find this Requiem the finest on video. It certainly outshines Bohm's dated approach, and Bernstein's lethargically slow performance. (No disrespect to them, I enjoy them but this is better :) It also gives us a superb opportunity to view Solti at work, and I wonder why don't have more of his performances on video. One may also enjoy seeing (and hearing) Rene Pape at only 27 years old, likewise Cecilia Bartoli in her young prime.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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The Golden Ring
Overview: Watching the Vienna Philharmonic, Georg Solti, and a stellar cast record Wagner's immense Götterdämmerung for Decca in the fall of 1964 provides a thousand lessons in the art of working under pressure. For this classic documentary, The Golden Ring, a BBC camera crew eavesdropped as producer John Culshaw guided his engineering team through tricky technical maneuvers far removed from the relative ease of modern digital editing. What utter concentration and focus Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gottlob Frick, and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau bring to their collective and individual singing! Solti, for his part, oozes energy and exactitude as he pleads for greater precision and frets over details in the car en route to the sessions.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-12-26
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Maestro or Mephisto: The Real Georg Solti
Overview: This film tells the story of one of the greatest and most controversial conductors of the 20th Century. The Hungarian-born Georg Solti had huge drive, energy and ambition. A combination of willpower and extraordinary talent took him to the peak of musical power and prestige. This film includes remarkably candid interviews which Solti talked with great honesty about his life, challenges and achievements. It also includes new interviews with some of the artists and musicians who worked closely with him.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-06-05
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Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 2
Overview: A collector's celebration of Solti's time in Chicago and includes bonus material of Solti rehearsing the Vienna Philharmonic. Included are works by Rossini, Mendelssohn, Bruckner, Wagner, Strauss, Kodaly, Bartok, Weiner, Berlioz.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-13
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Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 3
Overview: A collector's celebration of Solti's time in Chicago and includes bonus material of Solti rehearsing the Vienna Philharmonic. Included are works by Rossini, Mendelssohn, Bruckner, Wagner, Strauss, Kodaly, Bartok, Weiner, Berlioz.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-13
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Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 1
Overview: A collector's celebration of Solti's time in Chicago and includes bonus material of Solti rehearsing the Vienna Philharmonic. Included are works by Rossini, Mendelssohn, Bruckner, Wagner, Strauss, Kodaly, Bartok, Weiner, Berlioz.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-13
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Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 4
Overview: A collector's celebration of Solti's time in Chicago and includes bonus material of Solti rehearsing the Vienna Philharmonic. Included are works by Rossini, Mendelssohn, Bruckner, Wagner, Strauss, Kodaly, Bartok, Weiner, Berlioz.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-13
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Sir Georg Solti: Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Overview: This superb performance of three of Beethoven's compositions features renowned pianist Murray Perahia and the London Symphony Orchestra, led by legendary guest conductor Sir Georg Solti. The concert, which was held as part of the fifth anniversary celebration of London's Barbican Centre, includes the Overture to "Coriolan," op. 62; Piano Concerto no. 1 in C Major, op. 15; and Symphony no. 7 in A Major, op. 92.
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Original Language: en
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Der Rosenkavalier
Overview: Live performance, new production season 1984-5. BBC 2 Television relay on 30 March 1985 of performance of February 11.
Genres: Music TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1985-03-30
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