Georg Solti

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Solti was music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) from 1969 until 1991, when he was made the first and only Music Director Laureate in that orchestra's history. He was music director of the Orchestre de Paris from 1972 until 1975. From 1979 until 1983, he was principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Honours awarded to Solti included the British CBE (honorary), 1968, and an honorary knighthood (KBE), 1971, which became a substantive knighthood when he took British citizenship in 1972, after which he was known as Sir Georg Solti. Solti was as enthusiastic making music in the recording studio as in the opera house or concert hall. He developed a long and productive partnership with the legendary producer John Culshaw at Decca. Products of this partnership included the first ever complete studio recording of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. No less distinguished and equally groundbreaking were his studio recordings of the operas of Richard Strauss, which like his Wagner have been remastered and released on CD where they are still praised for their musicianship and expert production values. His performances and recordings of works by Verdi, Mahler and Bartók were also widely admired. With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra he recorded an extensive symphonic repertoire including the complete symphonies of Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, Elgar,

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Ich Mag Keine Klassik, Aber Das Gefällt Mir!

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Immortal Beloved

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Je n'aime pas le classique mais ca j'aime bien

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The Greatest Opera Show On Earth [Disc 2]

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Immortal Beloved Soundtrack

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Je N'aime Pas Le Classique, Mais Ça J'aime Bien ! [Disc 1]

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Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Sony Classical Masters

Wagner: Die Walküre

Puccini: Highlights From La Boheme

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen

Verdi: Requiem

Trésors De La Musique Sacrée

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