London: The Orchestral Recordings

~ Release by Sir Georg Solti (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

A 36-CD collection of Sir Georg Solti's complete London orchestral recordings.

Annotation last modified on 2022-09-29 09:14 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Mozart: Symphonies nos. 25 & 38
2▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 25 & 27
3▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 24 & 26
4▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 7, 10 & 20
5▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies (analogue) nos. 100, 102 & 103
6▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies (digital) nos. 93, 94, 101
7▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies (digital) nos. 95, 96, 99
8▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies (digital) nos. 97, 98, 103
9▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies (digital) nos. 100, 102, 104
10▶CD: Beethoven: Violin Concerto
11▶CD: Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 3 / Beethoven: Symphony no. 4
12▶CD: Rossini, Suppè: Overtures
13▶CD: Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne
14▶CD: Orchestral Music from Ballet & Opera: Gounod: Act V Ballet Music from Faust / Offenbach / Ponchielli / Rossini / Verdi
15▶CD: Liszt: Symphonic Poems nos. 3, 5 & 7 / Schubert: Wanderer-Fantasie
16▶CD: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Russian Orchestral Music: Borodin, Glinka, Mussorgsky
17▶CD: Elgar: Symphony no. 1
18▶CD: Elgar: Symphony no. 2
19▶CD: Elgar: Falstaff / In the South (Alassio)
20▶CD: Elgar: “Cockaigne” Overture / Pomp and Circumstance Marches / God Save the Queen / “Enigma” Variations
21▶CD: Elgar: Violin Concerto
22▶CD: Holst: The Planets
23▶CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 1
24▶CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 2
25▶CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 3 (beginning)
26▶CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 3 (conclusion)
27▶CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 9
28▶CD: Bartók: Dance Suite (1952) / Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta (1955) / Kodaly: Háry János Suite
29▶CD: Kodály: Dances of Galánta / Psalmus Hungaricus / “Peacock” Variations
30▶CD: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Dance Suite (1965)
31▶CD: Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta (1963) / The Miraculous Mandarin Suite
32▶CD: Bartók: Piano Concertos nos. 1-3
33▶CD: Bartók: Violin Concerto no. 2
34▼CD: Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
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1Bluebeard's Castle (A Kékszakállú herceg vára), BB 62: Opening Scene: “Megérkeztünk”
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer) and Christopher Raeburn (producer)
bass vocals [Kékszakállú (Bluebeard)]:
Kolos Kováts (operatic bass) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
soprano vocals [Judit (Judith)]:
Sylvia Sass (Hungarian soprano) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
spoken vocals [Speaker]:
István Sztankay (Hungarian actor and director) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Opening "Megérkeztünk" (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer)
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók15:35
2Bluebeard's Castle (A Kékszakállú herceg vára), BB 62: Door 1: “Jaj!” – “Mit látsz? Mit látsz? Láncok kések”
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer) and Christopher Raeburn (producer)
bass vocals [Kékszakállú (Bluebeard)]:
Kolos Kováts (operatic bass) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
soprano vocals [Judit (Judith)]:
Sylvia Sass (Hungarian soprano) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 1 "'Jaj! Mit látsz? Mit látsz? Láncok, kések" (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer)
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók4:04
3Bluebeard's Castle (A Kékszakállú herceg vára), BB 62: Door 2: “Mit látsz?” – “Száz kegyetlen szörnyü gegyver”
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer) and Christopher Raeburn (producer)
bass vocals [Kékszakállú (Bluebeard)]:
Kolos Kováts (operatic bass) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
soprano vocals [Judit (Judith)]:
Sylvia Sass (Hungarian soprano) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 2 "Mit látsz? Százkegyetlen szörnyü fegyver" (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer)
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók4:05
4Bluebeard's Castle (A Kékszakállú herceg vára), BB 62: Door 3: “Oh, be sok kincs! Oh, be sok kincs!”
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer) and Christopher Raeburn (producer)
bass vocals [Kékszakállú (Bluebeard)]:
Kolos Kováts (operatic bass) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
soprano vocals [Judit (Judith)]:
Sylvia Sass (Hungarian soprano) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 3 "Oh, be sok kincs! Oh, be sok kincs!" (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer)
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók2:10
5Bluebeard's Castle (A Kékszakállú herceg vára), BB 62: Door 4: “Oh! Virágok! Oh! Ilatos kert!”
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer) and Christopher Raeburn (producer)
bass vocals [Kékszakállú (Bluebeard)]:
Kolos Kováts (operatic bass) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
soprano vocals [Judit (Judith)]:
Sylvia Sass (Hungarian soprano) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 4 "Oh! virágok! Oh! ilatoskert!" (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer)
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók4:48
6Bluebeard's Castle (A Kékszakállú herceg vára), BB 62: Door 5: “Ah! – “Lásd ez az én birodalmam”
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer) and Christopher Raeburn (producer)
bass vocals [Kékszakállú (Bluebeard)]:
Kolos Kováts (operatic bass) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
soprano vocals [Judit (Judith)]:
Sylvia Sass (Hungarian soprano) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 5 "Ah! Lásdez az én birodalmam" (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer)
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók6:06
7Bluebeard's Castle (A Kékszakállú herceg vára), BB 62: Door 6: “Csendes fehér tavat látok”
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer) and Christopher Raeburn (producer)
bass vocals [Kékszakállú (Bluebeard)]:
Kolos Kováts (operatic bass) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
soprano vocals [Judit (Judith)]:
Sylvia Sass (Hungarian soprano) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 6 "Csendes fehér tavat látok" (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer)
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók11:41
8Bluebeard's Castle (A Kékszakállú herceg vára), BB 62: Door 7: “Lásd a régi asszonyokat”
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer) and Christopher Raeburn (producer)
bass vocals [Kékszakállú (Bluebeard)]:
Kolos Kováts (operatic bass) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
soprano vocals [Judit (Judith)]:
Sylvia Sass (Hungarian soprano) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
recording of:
A Kékszakállú herceg vára: Door 7 "Lásd a régi aszszonyokat" (from 1979-03-19 until 1979-03-21)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer)
librettist:
Béla Balázs
part of:
A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62)
Béla Bartók8:40
35▶CD: Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex
36▶CD: Walton: Coronation Te Deum / Belshazzar's Feast

Credits

Release

photography:Clive Barda (photographer)
Todd Gustason (photographer)
Suzie E. Maeder (photographer)
Arthur Umboh
miscellaneous support:Edward Weston (Catalogue Manager, Decca Classics) (task: project management)
producer:Raymond McGill (Production)
mastering:Craig Thompson (engineer)
Ben Wiseman
compiler:Andrew Dalton (Research (Repertoire, Publishing & Data), liner notes and compiler at Decca.)
design:Matt Read
mastered at:Lakeside Studios Ltd.
discography entry:https://www.deccaclassics.com/en/catalogue/products/georg-solti-london-the-orchestral-recordings-12508 [info]