DECCA LP SPA-127: GEORG SOLTI conducts...Glinka, Gluck, Borodin, etc. - 1971 UK
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Background -
Solti's interpretations held more than surface excitement. In conducting Beethoven, for example, he long held that the symphonies should be played with all their repeats to maintain their structural integrity, and he carefully rethought his approach to tempo, rhythm, and balance in those works toward the end of his life.Solti began as a pianist, commencing his studies at age six and making his first public appearance at 12. When he was 13 he enrolled at Budapest's Franz Liszt Academy of Music, studying piano mainly with Dohnányi and, for a very short time, Bartók. He also took composition courses with Kodály. Although he aspired to be a concert pianist, upon graduating from the academy when he was 18 he took a job as répétiteur at the Budapest Opera. This practical opera experience enabled him to serve as an assistant at the Salzburg Festival to Bruno Walter in 1935 and Arturo Toscanini in 1936 and 1937. In 1938, he made his own conducting debut -- by all accounts a brilliant performance -- in a Budapest Opera production of Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro. He was Jewish, and rising anti-Semitism drove him to Switzerland in 1939, where he supported himself mainly as a concert pianist; he couldn't obtain a labor permit as a conductor. In 1942 he won the Concours International de Piano in Geneva, but it wasn't until 1944 that he had a serious chance to take up the baton again, in guest appearances with the Swiss Radio Orchestra.
In 1946, the American occupying forces invited Solti to conduct Fidelio at the Bavarian State Opera. Almost immediately Solti was appointed the company's general music director, a post he held until 1952; in that year he assumed the duties of general music director in Frankfurt, conducting opera productions and symphonic concerts. He also began making a name for himself in America, through appearances with the San Francisco Opera, Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, and, in 1960, the Metropolitan Opera. He had made his London Covent Garden debut in 1959, and in 1961 the Royal Opera House engaged him as music director. Solti greatly improved the company's orchestral standards during his term, which lasted until 1971.
Solti made his most significant contribution during this period on LP, with the first stereo recording (for Decca) of Wagner's entire Ring cycle, completed in 1966. Even greater acclaim followed him as director of the Chicago Symphony, from 1969 to 1991. Yet Solti spent fairly little time in Chicago; as was becoming the norm, he held major simultaneous posts on two continents. He was music advisor to the Paris Opera 1971-1973, music director of the Orchestre de Paris 1972-1975 (a group he took to China in 1974), and principal conductor and artistic director of the London Philharmonic 1979-1983. European guest stints included conducting the Bayreuth Festival's Ring cycle in 1983, marking the 100th anniversary of Wagner's death.
In 1972 he became a British subject and received his official knighthood; under the circumstances, he also sanctioned the pronunciation of his first name as "George," although he retained the German spelling.
Solti was regarded as, above all, a superb Wagnerian. His performances and countless recordings of other nineteenth century German and Austrian music were also well-regarded, as were his Verdi and his frequent forays into such twentieth century repertory as Bartók, Shostakovich, and Stravinsky. Solti served as a strong advocate for such new works as Hans Werner Henze's Heliogabalus Imperator, David Del Tredici's Final Alice, and Michael Tippett's Symphony No. 4, all of which he premiered in Chicago. - James Reel
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LPs made by DECCA Records, in the UK / England / Great Britain
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LPs released in 1971
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LPs are recorded in STEREO
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Record Catalog Number: SPA 127
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Record Labels are primarily BLUE with SILVER lettering, and has the DECCA logo in a box, on the record labels.
Glinka / Gluck / Tchaikovsky / Borodin / Bizet / Mahler / Rossini // Solti
Georg Solti Conducts...
Track Listing -
A1. Russian And Ludmilla OvertureComposed By – Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
A2. Orfeo Ed Euridice - Dance Of The Blessed Spirit
Composed By – Christoph Willibald Gluck Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
A3. Serenade For Strings - Waltz
Composed By – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Orchestra – Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
A4. Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dances
Composed By – Alexander Borodin Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
B1. Carmen - Prelude
Composed By – Georges Bizet Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
B2. Symphony No.5 In C Minor - Adagietto
Composed By – Gustav Mahler Orchestra – The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
B3. La Boutique Fantasque - Selections
Composed By – Gioacchino Rossini Orchestra – Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Performers / Credits -
• Sir Georg Solti conducting various orchestras, as noted above
Other Information -
Front of jacket covered in Clarifoil (not the back)
• Matrix / Runout (Side A (stamped)): ZAL 10362 4W
• Matrix / Runout (Side B (stamped)): ZAL 10363 5W
CONDITION Details:
The LP Jacket is in near mint minus condition! The jacket has NO seam splits or crushed corners! The corners and seams are solid with just some light shelf wear evident. The front of the jacket is laminated (not the back). The colors on the jacket are sharp and clean (see pictures with this listing for more details).
The LP is in near mint minus condition! We found that the vinyl looked great on this vintage LP. There are no significant marks and the LP retains much of the original gloss and sheen. There may be a bit of dust and perhaps a finger print or two on the vinyl so the LP should be cleaned before playing. There are NO serious spindle marks on the record labels either. That said, acquiring a vintage LP like this is for the performance and rarity of the LP, not necessarily for the sound quality. A Short Note About LP GRADING -- Mint = Only used for sealed items.
- Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
- Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
- Excellent = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise.
- Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.
For best results, always properly clean your LPs before playing them.
The LP is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).
Don't let this rarity slip by!!!
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