Legacy
Sir Georg Solti
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer - Overture
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Richard Strauss: Don Juan
(Includes bonus rehearsal footage)
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Beethoven: Symphony No.5
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / BBC Symphony
Solti achieved great success with the first complete recording of Das Rheingold in 1958 after which his reputation for recording Wagner escalated. His was also known for his dramatic and expressive performances of works by Richard Strauss, demonstrated by this exciting performance of Don Juan, with revealing bonus rehearsal material and an interview by John Culshaw. The 1985 performance of Beethoven 5 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra is equally thrilling, filmed during his tenure as Chief Conductor of the Chicago Symphony, with whom he recorded the full set of Beethoven Symphonies.
The ICA Classics Legacy series presents a collection of historic performances by some of the world’s greatest artists. These performances are released on DVD for the first time, incorporating rare archive footage that has been expertly and lovingly restored.
Catalogue Number: ICAD 5024
ICA Classics wins fifth Diapason d’Or
24 Jun 2011
A fifth ICA Classics release has been awarded the Diapason d’Or in Diapason magazine – this time for the DVD featuring...
RICHARD WAGNER
1 Der fliegende Holländer – Overture 11.21
RICHARD STRAUSS
2 Don Juan – Rehearsal and Interview 32.55
3 Don Juan – Performance16.49
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.5 in C minor op.67
4 I Allegro con brio8.43
5 II Andante con moto 11.17
6 III Allegro 5.31
7 IV Allegro 9.44
Total: 96.20
Sir Georg Solti - Richard Strauss: Don Juan
Sir Georg Solti
This performance of Elgar’s Enigma Variations forms an historic account of the first concert Sir Georg Solti conducted as Chief conductor of the LPO in 1979. It is also the first DVD release with Solti performing Elgar’s Symphony No.2. Solti, who prepared new works by listening to Elgar’s own recordings, identified closely with his music. The virtuoso playing of the orchestra combined with his fresh, energetic approach make for an exciting, uplifting experience.
The ICA Classics Legacy series presents a collection of historic performances by some of the world’s greatest artists. These performances are released on DVD for the first time, incorporating rare archive footage that has been expertly and lovingly restored.
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Recorded in 1971, the film on this DVD shows the CSO in their first ever concert outside America. As Solti himself explains in the bonus included on this DVD, the CSO masters in German repertoire, to which they bring the American virtuosity. Solti summons tremendous power, elegance and clarity from the Orchestra and their subsequent performances of Brahms’s First Symphony have been praised for their ‘dignity, energy and splendour’, which led critic William Mann to write: ‘I am tempted to describe it as the United States’ most completely accomplished orchestra’.
