Georg Solti discography explained

The conductor Sir Georg Solti recorded throughout his career for the British Decca Record Company. During the 1950s and 1960s, Decca had an alliance with RCA Victor in the United States; some of Solti's Decca recordings were first issued on the RCA Victor label.

Overview

Solti's first recordings were as a piano accompanist, playing at sessions in Zürich for the violinist Georg Kulenkampff in 1947.[1] Decca's senior producer, Victor Olof, did not much admire Solti as a conductor (nor did Walter Legge, Olof's opposite number at EMI's Columbia Records), but Olof's younger colleague at Decca John Culshaw held Solti in high regard. With Culshaw, and later James Walker, producing his recordings, Solti's career as a recording artist flourished.[1]

Solti's most celebrated recording was Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen made in Vienna, with Culshaw producing, between 1958 and 1965. It has twice been voted the greatest recording ever made, the first poll being of readers of Gramophone magazine in 1999,[2] and the second of professional music critics in 2011, carried out for the BBC.[3]

For Decca, Solti made more than 250 recordings, including 45 complete opera sets. Among the international honours given for his recordings were 31 Grammy awards – more than any other recording artist, whether classical or popular.[4]

Discography

In entries below for operas, only the singers of the leading roles are listed. Where Solti appears as pianist rather than a conductor his name is given in the soloists column. Recording dates are shown by year followed by month, to enable sorting, using the arrows in the column headings.

Abbreviations:

Awards:

ComposerWorkSoloistsChorusOrchestraDateAwardsNotes
BrahmsViolin Sonata No. 1Georg Kulenkampff, Georg Solti1947-01
BeethovenViolin Sonata No. 9Georg Kulenkampff, Georg Solti1947-06
SchubertSchwanengesang, Georg Solti1947-06
BeethovenEgmont OvertureTonhalle Orchester Zürich1947-06
BrahmsViolin Sonata No. 2Georg Kulenkampff, Georg Solti1948-07
BrahmsViolin Sonata No. 3Georg Kulenkampff, Georg Solti1948-07
MozartViolin Sonata K454Georg Kulenkampff, Georg Solti1948-07
HaydnSymphony No. 103LPO1949-08
VerdiLa forza del destino OvertureLPO1949-08
BeethovenSymphony No. 4LPO1950-11
SuppéDie Leichte Kavallerie OvertureLPO1951-04
SuppéPique Dame OvertureLPO1951-04
SuppéEin Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in WienLPO1951-04
SuppéDichter und Bauer OvertureLPO1951-04
HaydnSymphony No. 102LPO1951-11
Strauss, RElektra – Ich will nichts hören; Was willst du, fremder Mensch?Christel Goltz, Elisabeth Höngen, Ferdinand FrantzBayerisches Staatsorchester1952-08Deutsche Grammophon by arrangement with Decca
BartókDance SuiteLPO1952-11
KodályDances of GalántaLPO1952-11
MendelssohnSymphony No. 3LSO1952-11
HaydnSymphony No. 100LPO1954-04
MozartSymphony No. 38LSO1954-04
MozartSymphony No. 25LSO1954-04
KodályPsalmus HungaricusWilliam McAlpineLPCLPO1954-04 & 05Naxos Classical Archives 9.80303
KodályVariations on a Hungarian Folksong "The Peacock"William McAlpineLPCLPO1954-04 & 05
BrahmsRequiemLore Wissmann, Theo AdamFrankfurt Opera ChorusFrankfurt Opera Orchestra1954-11Capitol Records by arrangement with Decca
BartókMusic for Strings, Percussion and CelestaLPO1955-02
KodályHáry János SuiteLPO1955-02
RossiniL'italiana in Algeri OvertureLPO1955-02 & 04
RossiniIl barbiere di Siviglia OvertureLPO1955-02 & 04
BeethovenViolin ConcertoMischa ElmanLPO1955-04
TchaikovskySymphony No. 2Paris Conservatoire Orchestra1956-05
TchaikovskyEugene Onegin – Letter SceneRenata TebaldiChicago Lyric Opera1956-11Live
BoitoMefistofele – L'altra notteRenata TebaldiChicago Lyric Opera1956-11Live
PonchielliLa gioconda – L'amo come il fulgorRenata Tebaldi, Chicago Lyric Opera1956-11Live
MozartLe nozze di Figaro – Voi che sapeteGiulietta SimionatoChicago Lyric Opera1956-11Live
Saint-SaënsSamson et Dalila – Mon cœurGiulietta SimionatoChicago Lyric Opera1956-11Live
MascagniCavalleria rusticana – Voi lo sapeteGiulietta SimionatoChicago Lyric Opera1956-11Live
GiordanoAndrea Chénier – Nemico della patriaEttore BastianiniChicago Lyric Opera1956-11Live
Rossini-RespighiLa boutique fantasqueIsrael Philharmonic Orchestra1957-03
DukasL'apprenti sorcierIsrael Philharmonic Orchestra1957-03
WagnerDie Walküre Act II (excerpt); Act IIIKirsten Flagstad, Set Svanholm, Otto Edelmann, Marianne SchechVPO1957-05
Strauss, RArabellaOtto Edelmann, Ira Malaniuk, Lisa Della Casa, Hilde Gueden, George London, Anton DermotaVienna State Opera ChorusVPO1957-05 & 06
MendelssohnSymphony No. 4Israel Philharmonic Orchestra1958-05
SchubertSymphony No. 5Israel Philharmonic Orchestra1958-05
TchaikovskySerenade for StringsIsrael Philharmonic Orchestra1958-05
MozartSerenade No. 13Israel Philharmonic Orchestra1958-05
RachmaninoffPiano Concerto No. 2Julius KatchenLSO1958-06
OffenbachLes contes d'Hoffmann – BarcarolleROHO1958-06
PonchielliLa gioconda – Dance of the HoursROHO1958-06
RossiniL'italiana in Algeri OvertureROHO1958-06
RossiniSemiramide OvertureROHO1958-06
VerdiLa traviata Preludes to Acts I and IIIROHO1958-06
BeethovenSymphony No. 5VPO1958-09 & 10
BeethovenSymphony No. 7VPO1958-09 & 10
WagnerDas RheingoldGeorge London, Set Svanholm, Gustav Neidlinger, Paul Kuen, Kirsten Flagstad, Claire WatsonVPO1958-09 & 10
TchaikovskyPiano Concerto No. 1Clifford CurzonVPO1958-10
BeethovenSymphony No. 3VPO1959-05
SuppéDichter und Bauer OvertureVPO1959-05
SuppéPique Dame OvertureVPO1959-05
SuppéEin Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in WienVPO1959-05
SuppéDie Leichte Kavallerie OvertureVPO1959-05
BorodinPrince Igor OvertureBPO1959-06
GlinkaRusslan and Ludmilla OvertureBPO1959-06
MussorgskyKhovanshchina PreludeBPO1959-06
MussorgskyKhovanshchina – Dance of the Persian SlavesBPO1959-06
MussorgskyNight on the Bare MountainBPO1959-06
GounodFaust – Ballet MusicROHO1960-01
Offenbach, arr. RosenthalGaîté parisienneROHO1960-05
VerdiUn ballo in mascheraBirgit Nilsson, Sylvia Stahlman, Giulietta Simionato, Carlo Bergonzi, Cornell MacNeil, Fernando CorenaSanta Cecilia Academy ChorusSanta Cecilia Academy Orchestra1960-07 and 1961-07
WagnerTristan und IsoldeFritz Uhl, Birgit Nilsson, Arnold van Mill, Tom Krause, Regina ResnikVienna SingvereinVPO1960-09
MahlerSymphony No. 4Sylvia StahlmanConcertgebouw Orchestra1961-02
VerdiAidaLeontyne Price, Rita Gorr, Jon Vickers, Robert MerrillRome Opera ChorusRome Opera Orchestra1961-06 & 07
WagnerTannhäuser Overture and Venusberg MusicVPO1961-10
WagnerRienzi OvertureVPO1961-10
WagnerDer fliegende Holländer OvertureVPO1961-10
Strauss, RSalomeBirgit Nilsson, Gerhard Stolze, Grace Hoffman, Eberhard Waechter, Waldemar KmenttVPO1961-10
WagnerSiegfriedWolfgang Windgassen, Hans Hotter, Birgit Nilsson, Gerhard StolzeVPO1962-05 & 10 & 11
VerdiFalstaffGeraint Evans, Robert Merrill, Alfredo Kraus, Ilva Ligabue, Mirella Freni, Giulietta SimionatoRCA Italiana ChorusRCA Italiana Orchestra1963-07Rome Opera Chorus and Orchestra performing pseudonymously
StravinskyThe Rite of SpringVPO1963-09Unpublished
BartókMusic for Strings, Percussion and CelestaLSO1963-12
BartókThe Miraculous Mandarin – BalletLSO1963-12
MahlerSymphony No. 1LSO1964-01 & 02
WagnerGötterdämmerungWolfgang Windgassen, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gustav Neidlinger, Gottlob Frick, Birgit Nilsson, Claire Watson, Christa LudwigVienna State Opera ChorusVPO1964-10 & 11
BartókConcerto for OrchestraLSO1965-02
BartókDance SuiteLSO1965-05
VerdiDon CarlosCarlo Bergonzi, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Martti Talvela, Renata Tebaldi, Grace BumbryROHCROHO1965-06 & 07
BrucknerSymphony No. 7VPO1965-10
WagnerDie WalküreJames King, Gottlob Frick, Hans Hotter, Régine Crespin, Birgit Nilsson, Christa LudwigVPO1965-10 & 11
WagnerSiegfried IdyllVPO1965-11
BorodinPrince Igor OvertureLSO1966-01 & 02
GlinkaRusslan and Ludmilla OvertureLSO1966-01 & 02
MussorgskyKhovanshchina PreludeLSO1966-01 & 02
MussorgskyNight on the Bare MountainLSO1966-01 & 02
BrahmsSymphony No. 1LSO1966-01 & 02Unpublished
BorodinPrince Igor, Polovtsian DancesLSO1966-05
LiadovThe Enchanted LakeLSO1966-05
MahlerSymphony No. 2Heather Harper, Helen WattsLSCLSO1966-05
Strauss, RElektraBirgit Nilsson, Regina Resnik, Marie Collier, Gerhard Stolze, Tom KrauseVienna State Opera ChorusVPO1966-06 & 09 & 11 and 1967-02 & 06
BrucknerSymphony No. 8VPO1966-11 &12
MahlerSymphony No. 9LSO1967-04 & 05
VerdiRequiemJoan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Martti TalvelaVienna State Opera ChorusVPO1967-11
SchumannSymphony No. 3VPO1967-11
SchumannSymphony No. 4VPO1967-11
MahlerSymphony No. 3Helen WattsWandsworth School Boys' Choir, Ambrosian Opera ChorusLSO1968-01
BrittenA Midsummer Night's Dream – Helena! HermiaAnne Howells, Elizabeth Robson, Kenneth McDonald, Delme Bryn-JonesROHO1968-02Covent Garden 21st Anniversary Gala
BeethovenFidelio – Mir ist so wunderbarGwyneth Jones, John Dobson, Elizabeth Robson, David KellyROHO1968-02Covent Garden 21st Anniversary Gala
BizetCarmen Prelude to Act IROHO1968-02Covent Garden 21st Anniversary Gala
BrittenBilly Budd – O BeautyForbes RobinsonROHO1968-02Covent Garden 21st Anniversary Gala
MozartLe nozze di Figaro – Dove sonoJoan CarlyleROHO1968-02Covent Garden 21st Anniversary Gala
Strauss, RDer Rosenkavalier – Herr Kavalier!Yvonne Minton, Michael LangdonROHO1968-02Covent Garden 21st Anniversary Gala
VerdiOtello – Fuoco di gioiaTito Gobbi, John Lanigan, John DobsonROHO1968-02Covent Garden 21st Anniversary Gala
WagnerKinder-KatechismusWiener SängerknabenVPO1968-03 & 04
Strauss, RDer RosenkavalierRégine Crespin, Manfred Jungwirth, Yvonne Minton, Otto Wiener, Helen DonathVienna State Opera ChorusVPO1968-10 & 11 and 1969-01& 06
GluckOrfeo ed EuridiceMarilyn Horne, Pilar Lorengar, Helen DonathROHCROHO1969-06 & 07
SchumannSymphony No. 1VPO1969-09
SchumannSymphony No. 2VPO1969-09
SchumannOverture, Scherzo and FinaleVPO1969-09
SchumannJulius Cäsar – OvertureVPO1969-09
MozartDie ZauberflöteMartti Talvela, Stuart Burrows, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Cristina Deutekom, Pilar LorengarWiener Sängerknaben, Vienna State Opera ChorusVPO1969-09 & 10
MahlerSymphony No. 5CSO1970-03 & 04
MahlerDes Knaben Wunderhorn – Four SongsYvonne MintonCSO1970-03 & 04
MahlerLieder eines fahrenden GesellenYvonne MintonCSO1970-03 & 04
MahlerSymphony No. 6 In A MinorCSO1970-03 & 04
WagnerTannhäuserHans Sotin, René Kollo, Victor Braun, Werner Hollweg (de), Helga Dernesch, Christa LudwigWiener Sängerknaben, Vienna State Opera ChorusVPO1970-10
BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 5Vladimir AshkenazyCSO1971-05
BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 3Vladimir AshkenazyCSO1971-05
MahlerSymphony No. 7CSO1971-05
MahlerSymphony No. 8Heather Harper, Lucia Popp, Arleen Auger, Yvonne Minton, Helen Watts, René Kollo, John Shirley-Quirk, Martti TalvelaWiener Sängerknaben, Vienna Singverein, Vienna State Opera ChorusCSO1971-08 & 09
WagnerParsifalRené Kollo, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hans Hotter, Gottlob Frick, Zoltán Kélémen, Christa LudwigWiener Sängerknaben, Vienna State Opera ChorusVPO1971-12 and 1972-02 & 06 & 11
ElgarSymphony No. 1LPO1972-02
MahlerDas Lied von der ErdeYvonne Minton, René KolloCSO1972-05
Strauss, RDon JuanCSO1972-05
WagnerDie Meistersinger – Prelude to Act ICSO1972-05
BeethovenLeonore Overture No. 3CSO1972-05
BeethovenEgmont OvertureCSO1972-05
RossiniIl barbiere di Siviglia OvertureCSO1972-05
BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 1Vladimir AshkenazyCSO1972-05
BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 2Vladimir AshkenazyCSO1972-05
BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 4Vladimir AshkenazyCSO1972-05
BeethovenSymphony No. 9Pilar Lorengar, Yvonne Minton, Stuart Burrows, Martti TalvelaCSCCSO1972-05 & 06
BerliozSymphonie fantastiqueCSO1972-05 & 06
MozartCosì fan tutteRyland Davies, Tom Krause, Gabriel Bacquier, Pilar Lorengar, Teresa Berganza, Jane BerbiéROHCLPO1973-07 & 10 and 1974-02
PucciniLa bohèmePlácido Domingo, Montserrat Caballé, Sherrill Milnes, Judith Blegen, Ruggero RaimondiWandsworth School Boys' Choir, John Alldis ChoirLPO1974 ?Released 1974-10
BeethovenSymphony No. 5CSO1974-05
BeethovenSymphony No. 3CSO1974-05
BeethovenSymphony No. 8CSO1974-05
WeberOberon OvertureCSO1974-05
BerliozLes Francs-Juges (fr) OvertureCSO1974-05
BeethovenSymphony No. 1CSO1974-05
BeethovenSymphony No. 2CSO1974-05
BeethovenSymphony No. 4CSO1974-05
StravinskyThe Rite of SpringCSO1974-05
BachSuite No. 3 – AirCSO1974-05
ElgarEnigma VariationsCSO1974-05
LisztTasso, lamento e trionfoParis Orchestra1974-05 & 06
LisztVon der Wiege bis zum Grabe (de)Paris Orchestra1974-05 & 06
TchaikovskyEugene OneginAnna Reynolds, Teresa Kubiak (pl), Julia Hamari, Bernd Weikl, Stuart Burrows, Nicolai GhiaurovJohn Alldis ChoirROHO1974-06 & 07
BeethovenSymphony No. 6CSO1974-09
BeethovenSymphony No. 7CSO1974-09
BeethovenCoriolan OvertureCSO1974-09
ElgarSymphony No. 2LPO1975-02N
Strauss, RTill EulenspiegelCSO1975-05
Strauss, RAlso sprach ZarathustraCSO1975-05G
SchoenbergVariations for OrchestraCSO1975-05
TchaikovskySymphony No. 5CSO1975-05
BizetCarmenTatiana Troyanos, Kiri Te Kanawa, Plácido Domingo, José van DamHaberdashers' Aske's Boys' School Choir, John Alldis ChoirLPO and National Philharmonic1975-07 & 12NThe LPO was unavailable for some sessions and the Nat Phil played instead
WagnerDie MeistersingerNorman Bailey, Kurt Moll, Bernd Weikl, René Kollo, Adolf Dallapozza, Hannelore Bode, Julia HamariVienna State Opera ChorusVPO1975-09 & 10 and 1976-03
BartókViolin Concerto No. 2Kyung-Wha ChungLPO1976-02
ElgarCockaigne OvertureLPO1976-02
StravinskyOedipus RexAlec McCowen, Peter Pears, Kerstin Meyer, Donald McIntyre, Stafford DeanJohn Alldis ChoirLPO1976-03
WagnerDer fliegende HolländerNorman Bailey, Martti Talvela, Janis Martin, René KolloCSCCSO1976-05
RavelBoléroCSO1976-05G,N,N
DebussyLa merCSO1976-05
DebussyPrélude à l'après-midi d'un fauneCSO1976-05N
TchaikovskySymphony No. 6CSO1976-05
WagnerDie Meistersinger Prelude to Act ICSO1976-06
WagnerTannhäuser OvertureCSO1976-06
WagnerDer fliegende Holländer OvertureCSO1976-06N
WagnerTristan und Isolde Prelude and LiebestodCSO1976-06
MendelssohnSymphony No. 4CSO1976-06
Strauss, RArabellaHans Kraemmer, Margarita Lilowa, Gundula Janowitz, Sona Ghazarian, Bernd Weikl, René KolloVienna State Opera ChorusVPO1977-01 & 02Video
ElgarViolin ConcertoKyung-Wha ChungLPO1977-02
ElgarPomp and Circumstance Marches 1–5LPO1977-02 & 03
WaltonBelshazzar's FeastBenjamin LuxonLPCLPO1977-03N
WaltonCoronation Te DeumChoirs of Chichester, Salisbury and Winchester CathedralsLPO1977-03
Strauss, REin HeldenlebenVPO1977-03 and 1978-03
VerdiQuattro pezzi sacriJo Ann PickensCSCCSO1977-03 and 1978-05
Elgar (arr)God Save the QueenLPO1977-04
LisztLes PréludesLPO1977-04 & 06
LisztPrometheusLPO1977-04 & 06
LisztFestklängeLPO1977-04 & 06
BeethovenMissa SolemnisLucia Popp, Yvonne Minton, Mallory Walker, Gwynne HowellCSCCSO1977-05G
WagnerTristan und Isolde – Prelude and LiebestodCSO1977-05
WagnerTannhäuser OvertureCSO1977-05
BrahmsVariations on a Theme of HaydnCSO1977-05
VerdiRequiemLeontyne Price, Dame Janet Baker, Veriano Luchetti, José van DamCSCCSO1977-06GRecorded and issued by RCA by arrangement with Decca
VerdiOtelloCarlo Cossutta, Gabriel Bacquier, Peter Dvorský, Margaret Price, Jane BerbiéWiener Sängerknaben, Vienna State Opera ChorusVPO1977-09
BerliozRoméo et Juliette, excerptsCSO1977-10Video, Live
StraussTod und VerklärungCSO1977-10Video, Live
StraussTill EulenspiegelCSO1977-10Video, Live
Strauss, RVier letzte LiederLucia PoppCSO1977-10Video, Live
MussorgskyKhovanshchina Prelude CSO1977-10Video, Live
Classical SymphonyCSO1977-10Video, Live
Symphony No. 1CSO1977-10Video, Live
Strauss, RAriadne auf NaxosTatiana Troyanos, Edita Gruberová, René Kollo, Barry McDaniel, Walter BerryLPO1977-11 & 12 and 1978-02 & 10
MozartPiano Concerto No. 27Alicia de LarrochaLPO1977-12
MozartPiano Concerto No. 25Alicia de LarrochaLPO1977-12
BartókPiano Concerto No. 3Vladimir AshkenazyLPO1978-02
HolstThe PlanetsLPCLPO1978-02N
HumperdinckHänsel und GretelBrigitte Fassbaender, Lucia Popp, Walter Berry, Julia Hamari, Anny SchlemmWiener SängerknabenVPO1978-02 & 03 & 06 & 09
BrahmsEin deutsches RequiemKiri Te Kanawa, Bernd WeiklCSCCSO1978-05G
BrahmsSymphony No. 3CSO1978-05G,G
BrahmsSymphony No. 4CSO1978-05G,G
BrahmsAcademic Festival OvertureCSO1978-05
BrahmsTragic OvertureCSO1978-05
BeethovenSymphony No. 1CSO1978-09Video. Live
BrucknerSymphony No. 7CSO1978-09Video. Live
VerdiFalstaffGabriel Bacquier, Richard Stilwell, Max-René Cosotti, Karan Armstrong, Jutta-Renate Ihloff, Márta Szirmay (hu)Deutsche Oper Berlin Chorus, Vienna State Opera ChorusVPO1978-10Soundtrack for video
MozartDon GiovanniBernd Weikl, Gabriel Bacquier, Margaret Price, Kurt Moll, Stuart Burrows, Sylvia Sass, Lucia Popp, Alfred Sramek (de)London Opera ChorusLondon Philharmonic Orchestra1978-10 & 11
RossiniIl barbiere di Siviglia OvertureCSO1978-12Video
RossiniLa gazza ladra OvertureCSO1978-12Video
RossiniL'italiana in Algeri OvertureCSO1978-12Video
RossiniLa scala di seta OvertureCSO1978-12Video
RossiniSemiramide OvertureCSO1978-12Video
RossiniLe siège de Corinthe OvertureCSO1978-12Video
BrahmsSymphony No. 1CSO1979-01G,G
BartókDuke Bluebeard's CastleKolos Kováts, Sylvia Sass, István Sztankay (hu)LPO1979-03N
BeethovenFidelioHildegard Behrens, Theo Adam, Peter Hofmann, Hans SotinCSCCSO1979-03
BartókPiano Concerto No. 2Vladimir AshkenazyLPO1979-03 and 1980-02
BrucknerSymphony No. 6CSO1979-05G,N
TippettSymphony No. 4CSO1979-06 & 10
StraussEine AlpensinfonieBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra1979-09
MozartSymphony No. 40Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra1979-09Unpublished
MozartSymphony No. 41Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra1979-09Unpublished
BrahmsSymphony No. 2CSO1979-1G,G
MendelssohnViolin ConcertoKyung-Wha ChungCSO1979-10Video. Live
MendelssohnSymphony No. 3CSO1979-10Video. Live
BrucknerSymphony No. 6CSO1979-10Video. Live
Del TrediciFinal AliceBarbara HendricksCSO1979-10 and 1980-01
BrittenThe Young Person's Guide to the OrchestraCSO1979-10 and 1980-01Unpublished [6]
ElgarIn the SouthLPO1979-12
ElgarFalstaffLPO1979-12
HaydnSymphony No. 96LPO1979-12
HaydnSymphony No. 101LPO1979-12
BachBrandenburg Concerto No. 1CSO1980-01Unpublished
BachBrandenburg Concerto No. 2CSO1980-01Unpublished
BrucknerSymphony No. 5CSO1980-01
MahlerSymphony No. 2Isobel Buchanan, Mira ZakaiCSCCSO1980-05G,G
Mussorgsky–RavelPictures at an ExhibitionCSO1980-05
RavelLe tombeau de CouperinCSO1980-05
HumperdinckHänsel und GretelBrigitte Fassbaender, Edita Gruberová, Hermann Prey, Helga Dernesch, Sena JurinacWiener SängerknabenVPO1980-06 & 09Soundtrack for video
LisztLes préludesBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra1980-12Video. Live
SmetanaMá Vlast No. 2 "Vltava"Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra1980-12Video. Live
Strauss, RDon JuanBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra1980-12Video. Live
BartókDance SuiteCSO1981-01
BartókConcerto for OrchestraCSO1981-01
TippettSuite for the Birthday of Prince CharlesCSO1981-01
BrucknerSymphony No. 4CSO1981-01
BartókPiano Concerto No. 1Vladimir AshkenazyLPO1981-04
BerliozLa damnation de FaustFrederica von Stade, Kenneth Riegel (de), José van DamCSCCSO1981-05G,NFor details, see La damnation de Faust (Georg Solti recording)
MozartLe nozze di FigaroThomas Allen, Kiri Te Kanawa, Lucia Popp, Samuel Ramey, Frederica von StadeLondon Opera ChorusLPO1981-05 & 06 & 12GFor details, see Le nozze di Figaro (Georg Solti recording)
SchubertSymphony No. 9VPO1981-06
HaydnDie SchöpfungNorma Burrowes, Rüdiger Wohlers (de), James Morris, Sylvia Greenberg (de), Siegmund NimsgernCSCCSO1981-11G
HaydnSymphony No. 102LPO1981-12
HaydnSymphony No. 103LPO1981-12
MozartSymphony No. 38CSO1982-04 & 05
MozartSymphony No. 39CSO1982-04 & 05
MahlerSymphony No. 9CSO1982-05G,G,G
ProkofievSymphony No. 1CSO1982-05
ProkofievRomeo and Juliet – excerptsCSO1982-05
VerdiUn ballo in mascheraMargaret Price, Kathleen Battle, Christa Ludwig, Luciano Pavarotti, Renato BrusonLondon Opera ChorusNational Philharmonic Orchestra1982-05 & 06 and 1983-05N
BrahmsVariations on a Theme by HaydnMurray Perahia, Sir Georg Solti1982-09CBS recording by arrangement with Decca
WagnerDas Rheingold – Entrance of the Gods into ValhallaVPO1982-10
WagnerDie WalküreRide of the ValkyriesVPO1982-10
WagnerDie WalküreWotan's Farewell and Magic Fire MusicVPO1982-10
WagnerSiegfried – Forest MurmursVPO1982-10
WagnerGötterdämmerung – Siegfried's Funeral March, and FinaleVPO1982-10
MahlerSymphony No. 3Helga DerneschGlen Ellyn Children's Chorus, CSCCSO1982-11
DvořákSymphony No. 9CSO1983-01
MahlerSymphony No. 4Kiri Te KanawaCSO1983-04N
WagnerDer Ring des NibelungenHildegard Behrens, Siegfried Jerusalem et al.Bayreuth Festival ChorusBayreuth Festival Orchestra1983-07 & 08Live.
BartókViolin Concerto No. 1Kyung-Wha ChungCSO1983-10
MahlerSymphony No. 1CSO1983-10
BergViolin ConcertoKyung-Wha ChungCSO1983-10
HaydnSymphony No. 94LPO1983-11 & 12
PucciniToscaKiri Te Kanawa, Giacomo Aragall, Leo Nucci, Malcolm KingWelsh National Opera ChorusNational Philharmonic Orchestra1984-02 & 03 & 05
SchoenbergMoses und AronFranz Mazura, Philip Langridge, Aage Haugland, Barbara BonneyGlen Ellyn Children's Chorus, CSCCSO1984-04 & 05G
TchaikovskySymphony No. 4CSO1984-05
MozartPiano Quartet K478Sir Georg Solti, Melos String Quartet1984-06
MozartSymphony No. 40Chamber Orchestra of Europe1984-06
MozartSymphony No. 41Chamber Orchestra of Europe1984-06
SchubertSymphony No. 5VPO1984-09
SchubertSymphony No. 8VPO1984-09
HandelMessiahKiri Te Kanawa, Anne Gjevang, Keith Lewis, Gwynne HowellCSCCSO1984-10
MozartDie Entführung aus dem SerailEdita Gruberová, Kathleen Battle, Gösta Winbergh, Heinz Zednik, Martti TalvelaVienna State Opera Concert ChoirVPO1984-11 and 1985-12N
MozartPiano Concerto No. 24Alicia de LarrochaChamber Orchestra of Europe1985-03
MozartPiano Concerto No. 26Alicia de LarrochaChamber Orchestra of Europe1985-03
MendelssohnSymphony No. 3CSO1985-04N
MendelssohnSymphony No. 4CSO1985-04N
HaydnSymphony No. 104LPO1985-05
BrucknerSymphony No. 9CSO1985-09 &10
MozartPiano Quartet, K493Sir Georg Solti, Melos String Quartet1985-10
TchaikovskyPiano Concerto No. 1András SchiffCSO1985-10
DohnányiVariations on a Nursery SongAndrás SchiffCSO1985-10
WagnerLohengrinPlácido Domingo, Jessye Norman, Siegmund Nimsgern, Eva Randová, Hans Sotin, Dietrich Fischer-DieskauVienna State Opera Concert ChoirVPO1985-11 & 12 and 1986-06G,N
LisztA Faust SymphonySiegfried JerusalemCSCCSO1986-01G
SousaThe Stars and Stripes ForeverCSO1986-01
Smith-StockThe Star-Spangled BannerCSCCSO1986-01
DownsBear Down, Chicago BearsCSCCSO1986-01
TchaikovskyRomeo and JulietCSO1986-01
Tchaikovsky1812 OvertureCSO1986-01
TchaikovskyThe Nutcracker SuiteCSO1986-01
BeethovenSymphony No. 9Jessye Norman, Reinhild Runkel, Robert Schunk, Hans SotinCSCCSO1986-09G,N
BeethovenSymphony No. 5CSO1986-10
BrucknerSymphony No. 7CSO1986-10N
HaydnSymphony No. 99LPO1986-11
Schubert, arr LisztWanderer FantasieJorge BoletLPO1986-7
LisztPiano Concerto No. 1Jorge BoletLPO1986-7
LisztPiano Concerto No. 2Jorge BoletLPO1986-7
BachSt Matthew PassionKiri Te Kanawa, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Olaf Bär, Tom KrauseGlen Ellyn Children's Chorus, CSCCSO1987-03N
HaydnSymphony No. 93LPO1987-04 & 05
BeethovenSymphony No. 4CSO1987-09
TchaikovskySymphony No. 5CSO1987-09
BartókSonata for Two Pianos and PercussionMurray Perahia, Sir Georg Solti1987-10(?)GCBS recording by arrangement with Decca
BrahmsVariations on a Theme by SchumannAndrás Schiff, Sir Georg Solti1988-04
BrahmsPiano Concerto No. 1András SchiffVPO1988-04
BeethovenSymphony No. 6CSO1988-05
BeethovenLeonore Overture No. 3CSO1988-05
BeethovenSymphony No. 7CSO1988-05 and 1988-10N
BeethovenSymphony No. 8CSO1988-05 and 1988-10N
TchaikovskySwan Lake SuiteCSO1988-10
VerdiSimon BoccanegraLeo Nucci, Kiri Te Kanawa, Giacomo Aragall, Paata Burchuladze, Paolo Coni (it)La Scala ChorusLa Scala Orchestra1988-12
ShostakovichSymphony No. 8CSO1989-02Live
Strauss, RDie Frau ohne SchattenPlácido Domingo, Júlia Várady, José van Dam, Hildegard Behrens, Sumi JoWiener Sängerknaben, Vienna State Opera ChorusVPO1989-03 & 04 & 09 &10 and 1991-10
BeethovenSymphony No. 3CSO1989-05
BartókThe Miraculous Mandarin SuiteCSO1989-05 & 11 and 1990-02
BartókMusic for Strings, Percussion and CelestaCSO1989-05 & 11 and 1990-02
MozartTriple Piano Concerto K242Daniel Barenboim, András Schiff, Sir Georg SoltiEnglish Chamber Orchestra1989-06
MozartDouble Piano Concerto K365Daniel Barenboim, Sir Georg SoltiEnglish Chamber Orchestra1989-06
MozartPiano Concerto No. 20Sir Georg SoltiEnglish Chamber Orchestra1989-06
BerliozLa damnation de FaustAnne Sofie von Otter, Keith Lewis, José van Dam, Peter RoserCSCCSO1989-08Video
HaydnSymphony No. 100LPO1989-10
HaydnSymphony No. 97LPO1989-10
VerdiFifteen operatic chorusesCSCCSO1989-11
VerdiRequiem – SanctusCSCCSO1989-11
BrucknerSymphony No. 8CSO1989-11Unpublished
BeethovenEgmont OvertureCSO1989-11 and 1990-01
BeethovenSymphony No. 1CSO1989-11 and 1990-01
BeethovenSymphony No. 2CSO1989-11 and 1990-01
DebussyNocturnesCSCCSO1990-01Live
BartókDivertimentoCSO1990-01
BachMass in B minorFelicity Lott, Anne Sofie von Otter, Hans Peter Blochwitz, William Shimell, Gwynne HowellCSCCSO1990-01GLive
BeethovenSymphony No. 5VPO1990-05Live
ShostakovichSymphony No. 9VPO1990-05Live
MozartDie ZauberflöteKurt Moll, Uwe Heilmann, Andreas Schmidt, Sumi Jo, Ruth Ziesak, Michael Kraus, Lotte LeitnerWiener Sängerknaben, Vienna State Opera Concert ChoirVPO1990-05 & 12
Strauss, RLieder Op. 10/1,3 and 8, Op. 15/1, Op. 17/2, Op. 21/1, Op. 27/2 and 4, Op. 36/3, Op. 43/2, Op. 69/5 and Av72Kiri Te Kanawa, Georg Solti1990-06
Strauss, RVier letzte LiederKiri Te KanawaVPO1990-06
Various"Orchestra!" Music from the Channel 4 documentary seriesDudley MooreSchleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra1990-06Video
ShostakovichSymphony No. 10CSO1990-10Live
DebussyPrélude à l'après-midi d'un fauneCSO1990-10Live
MahlerSymphony No. 5CSO1990-11Live
BartókConcerto for OrchestraVPO1990-11Video. Live
BartókPiano Concerto No. 3András SchiffVPO1990-11Video. Live
BartókDance SuiteVPO1990-11Video. Live
BrucknerSymphony No. 8CSO1990-11Live
MozartMass in C minor K427Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz, Anne Sofie von Otter, Uwe Heilmann, René PapeVienna State Opera ChorusVPO1990-12
HaydnSymphony No. 98London Philharmonic Orchestra1991-02
VerdiOtelloLuciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kiri Te Kanawa, Elzbieta ArdamMetropolitan Opera Children's ChorusCSO1991-04Live
TippettByzantiumFaye RobinsonCSO1991-04Live
ShostakovichSymphony No. 1Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra1991-09Live
StravinskyThe Rite of SpringRoyal Concertgebouw Orchestra1991-09Live
DebussyLa merCSO1991-10Live
BrucknerSymphony No. 2CSO1991-10
VerdiSimon BoccanegraAlexandru Agache, Kiri Te Kanawa, Michael Sylvester, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Alan OpieROHCROHO1991-11Video. Live
MozartRequiemArleen Auger, Cecilia Bartoli, Vinson Cole, René PapeVienna State Opera ChorusVPO1991-12Live. Video
HaydnDie JahreszeitenRuth Ziesak, Uwe Heilmann, René PapeCSCCSO1992-05Live
BerliozSymphonie fantastiqueCSO1992-06Live
LisztLes préludesCSO1992-06Live
Strauss, RDie Frau ohne SchattenThomas Moser, Cheryl Studer, Bryn Terfel, Robert Hale, Eva MartonSalzburg Children's Choir, Vienna State Opera ChorusVPO1992-08G,G,NVideo. Live
BrucknerSymphony No. 3 In D Minor (1877)CSO1992-11
MahlerDas Lied von der ErdeMarjana Lipovšek, Thomas Moser (de)Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra1992-12Live
MendelssohnSymphony No. 4VPO1993-02Live
ShostakovichSymphony No. 5VPO1993-02Live
VerdiFalstaffJosé van Dam, Paolo Coni (it), Luca Canonici, Luciana Serra, Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz, Marjana LipovšekBerlin Radio ChorusBPO1993-03Live
HaydnDie SchöpfungRuth Ziesak, Herbert Lippert, René Pape, Anton ScharingerCSCCSO1993-10 & 11Live
StravinskySymphony in Three MovementsCSO1993-11
StravinskyPetrushkaCSO1993-11Live
StravinskyA Card GameCSO1993-11Live
LisztMephisto Waltz No. 1CSO1993-11
LisztHungarian RhapsodyCSO1993-11
KodályHáry János SuiteCSO1993-11
WeinerCsongor És Tünde – Introduction and ScherzoCSO1993-11
BartókRomanian Folk DancesCSO1993-11
BartókHungarian SketchesCSO1993-11
BeethovenMissa SolemnisJúlia Várady, Iris Vermillion, Vinson Cole, René PapeBerlin Radio ChorusBPO1994-03Live
MozartCosì fan tutteFrank Lopardo, Olaf Bär, Michele Pertusi (it), Renée Fleming, Anne Sofie von Otter, Adelina ScarabelliLondon VoicesChamber Orchestra Of Europe1994-05Live
WagnerDie Meistersinger Prelude to Act ISolti Orchestral Project1994-06Live
ShostakovichSymphony No. 9Solti Orchestral Project1994-06Live
SmetanaThe Bartered Bride OvertureSolti Orchestral Project1994-06Live
BrahmsVariations on a Theme of HaydnSolti Orchestral Project1994-06Live
StraussDon JuanSolti Orchestral Project1994-06Live
BeethovenImmortal Beloved SoundtrackLSO1994
VerdiLa traviataAngela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Leo Nucci, Gillian KnightROHCROHO1994-12Video. Live
BrucknerSymphony No. 1CSO1995-02
ShostakovichSymphony No. 13Sergei AleksashkinCSCCSO1995-02Live
BartókRomanian Folk DancesVPO1995-04Video. Live
KodályHáry János SuiteVPO1995-04Video. Live
WeinerCsongor És Tünde – Introduction and ScherzoVPO1995-04Video. Live
BeethovenSymphony No. 7VPO1995-04Video. Live
BerliozLa Damnation De Faust – Marche HongroiseVPO1995-04Video. Live
BartókConcerto For OrchestraWorld Orchestra for Peace1995-07Video. Live
BeethovenFidelio FinaleWorld Orchestra for Peace1995-07Video. Live
RossiniGuillaume Tell OvertureWorld Orchestra for Peace1995-07Video. Live
WagnerDie MeistersingerJosé van Dam, René Pape, Ben Heppner, Herbert Lippert (de), Karita Mattila, Iris VermillionCSCCSO1995-09G,NLive
BrucknerSymphony No. 0CSO1995-10Live
Strauss, RTill EulenspiegelBPO1996-01Live
Strauss, RAlso sprach ZarathustraBPO1996-01Live
Strauss, RSalome – Dance of the Seven VeilsBPO1996-01Live
ElgarEnigma VariationsVPO1996-04Live
KodályVariations on a Hungarian Folksong, "The Peacock"VPO1996-04Live
BlacherVariations on a Theme of PaganiniVPO1996-04Live
TchaikovskySymphony No. 6 – excerptsSt. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra1996-04 & 05Recorded for Anna Karenina film soundtrack
TchaikovskySwan Lake – excerptsSt. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra1996-04 & 05Recorded for Anna Karenina film soundtrack
TchaikovskyEugene Onegin – excerptsGalina GorchakovaSt. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra1996-04 & 05Recorded for Anna Karenina film soundtrack
TchaikovskyViolin Concerto – excerptsMaxim VengerovSt. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra1996-04 & 05Recorded for Anna Karenina film soundtrack
ProkofievAlexander NevskySt. Petersburg Chamber ChoirSt. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra1996-04 & 05Recorded for Anna Karenina film soundtrack||-|Mozart|Don Giovanni|Michele Pertusi (it), Renée Fleming, Bryn Terfel, Mario Luperi, Herbert Lippert (de), Ann Murray, Monica Groop, Roberto Scaltriti|London Voices|LPO|1996-10|N|Live|-|Britten|Peter Grimes – Embroidery in Childhood|Renée Fleming, Jonathan Summers||LSO|1996-12|||-|Mozart|Le nozze di Figaro – Porgi amor and Dove sono|Renée Fleming||LSO|1996-12|||-|Strauss, R|Daphne – Ich komme|Renée Fleming||LSO|1996-12|||-|Tchaikovsky|Eugene Onegin – Letter Scene|Renée Fleming, Larissa Diadkova||LSO|1996-12|||-|Verdi|Otello – Era più calmo?|Renée Fleming, Larissa Diadkova||LSO|1996-12|||-|Verdi|La forza del destino – Pace, pace, mio dio|Angela Gheorghiu||LSO|1997-01||Unpublished|-|Verdi|Otello – Piangea cantando and Ave Maria|Angela Gheorghiu||LSO|1997-01||Unpublished|-|Verdi|Rigoletto – Caro nome|Angela Gheorghiu||LSO|1997-01||Unpublished|-|Verdi|Simon Boccanegra – come in quest'ora|Angela Gheorghiu||LSO|1997-01||Unpublished|-|Stravinsky|Symphony of Psalms||Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus|CSO|1997-03|||-|Stravinsky|Symphony in C|||CSO|1997-03|||-|Mussorgsky|Khovanshchina Prelude|||CSO|1997-03|||-|Mussorgsky|Songs and Dances of Death|Sergei Aleksashkin||CSO|1997-03|||-|Shostakovich|Symphony No. 15|||CSO|1997-03|||-|Bartók|Cantata Profana|Tamás Daróczy (hu)|Hungarian Radio and Television Choruses|Budapest Festival Orchestra|1997-06|N,N||-|Kodály|Psalmus Hungaricus|Tamás Daróczy (hu)|Hungarian Radio and Television Choruses|Budapest Festival Orchestra|1997-06|||-|Weiner|Serenade Op. 3|Alexandru Agache|Schola Cantorum Budapestiensis|Budapest Festival Orchestra|1997-06|||-|Mahler|Symphony No. 5|||Tonhalle Orchester Zürich|1997-07||Live. Solti's last recording |}

References

  • Book: Culshaw, John . 1982. Putting the Record Straight . London . Secker & Warburg . 0-436-11802-5.
  • Book: Peck, Donald. The Right Place, the Right Time: Tales of Chicago Symphony Days. Bloomington and Indianapolis . Indiana University Press . 2007 . 0-253-11688-0.
  • Book: Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. 1982. On and Off the Record: A Memoir of Walter Legge. London. Faber and Faber. 0-571-11928-X.

Further reading

. John Culshaw. 1968. Ring Resounding. London. Secker & Warburg. 0-436-11800-9. none.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Stuart, Philip. Decca Classical, 1929–2009, accessed 22 February 2012
  2. http://www.gramophone.net/Issue/Page/December%201999/40/806832/ "Gramophone Classics"
  3. http://classicalsource.com/db_control/db_news.php?id=1877 "Solti's The Ring Takes Top Spot As Greatest Recording Ever"
  4. http://www.deccaclassics.com/artist/biography?ART_ID=SOLGE "Solti, Georg"
  5. News: Georg Solti. 2017-05-14. The Recording Academy. 2017-06-10. en.
  6. The recording was to have been issued with the original narrative spoken by Solti in English, French, German and Italian. He eventually cancelled the release, saying, "No one can understand me in any language!" See