SOLTI, Georg: Journey of a Lifetime (Documentary, 2012) Blu-ray Celebrating the 100th birthday of Sir Georg Solti Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti The documentary follows the Hungarian-Jewish conductor’s career: As Toscanini’s assistant at the Salzburg Festival, as Music Director in Munich and Frankfurt after the war, achieving world-wide fame with his legendary recording of Wagner’s Ring cycle. It was as the long-serving Music Director at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra that Solti became an international start of classical music. These stops form the central points of the film. Many great musicians like Valery Gergiev and Dohn?nyi have great memories to share. Bonus: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10 Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25, “Classical” Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina: Prelude Chicago Symphony Orchestra Georg Solti, conductor 1977 Video Production Picture format: 1080i High Definition (documentary) / 4:3 (bonus) Sound format: PCM Stereo Languages: English, German Subtitles: French, Spanish, Korean Running time: 52 mins (documentary) + 55 mins (bonus) No. of Discs: 1 (BD 25) |
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