Georg Solti

About the artist

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

Top songs

  1. Requiem: Dies Irae
  2. Requiem/Dies Irae
  3. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ("Eroica"), Op. 55~I. Allegro con brio
  4. Verdi: Il Trovatore - Vedi! Le Fosche
  5. Piano Trio in D major ("Ghost"), Op. 70/1~II. Largo assai ed espressivo
  6. Sonata for violin & piano No. 9 in A major ("Kreutzer"), Op. 47~I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
  7. IV. "Ode to Joy" (excerpt) from Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
  8. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59
  9. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67~I. Allegro con brio (complete)
  10. Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86b - The Ride Of The Valkyries
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  1. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61~I. Allegro ma non troppo
  2. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92~II. Allegretto
  3. Dies Irae
  4. Requiem: Dies irae: Dies Irae
  5. La bohème/Addio, senza rancor! (Mimì's Farewell)
  6. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73~II. Adagio un poco moto (complete) / III.
  7. Wagner: Die Walküre - Ride Of The Valkyries
  8. Vorspiel
  9. La bohème/Mimì è una civetta
  10. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Dies Irae
  11. Das Rheingold: Vorspiel
  12. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125~IV. "Ode to Joy"
  13. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: The Ride of the Valkyries
  14. Das Rheingold: Erste Szene. Weia! Waga! Woge du Welle!
  15. Wes Herd Dies Auch, Hier Muß Ich Rasten
  16. I. Allegro con brio
  17. Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in G major ("Regen"), Op. 78: I. Vivace ma non troppo
  18. Hymnus "Veni, creator Spiritus"
  19. Orchestervorspiel
  20. Das Rheingold: Erste Szene. Garstig glatter glitschriger Glimmer!
  21. Prelude
  22. 01 Wagner Die Walk Re The Ride Of
  23. Overture
  24. Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in G major ("Regen"), Op. 78: II. Adagio
  25. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Siegfried's Funeral March
  26. Das Rheingold: Erste Szene. Wallala! Lalaleia! Leialalei!
  27. Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in G major ("Regen"), Op. 78: III. Allegro molto moderato
  28. II. Largo assai ed espressivo
  29. Müd am Herd fand ich den Mann
  30. Friedmund darf ich nicht heissen
  31. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ('Choral') Op. 125: Allegro ma non troppo
  32. Rigoletto: Act III: Cortigiani, vil razza dannata
  33. Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater
  34. Ich weiss ein wildes Geschlecht
  35. Kühlende Labung gab mir der Quell
  36. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World,' first published as No. 5), B. 178 (Op. 95): Largo
  37. Ride Of The Valkyries
  38. Schläfst du, Gast?
  39. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold), opera, WWV 86a: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla
  40. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Forest Murmurs
  41. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World,' first published as No. 5), B. 178 (Op. 95): Allegro con fuoco
  42. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ('Choral') Op. 125: Presto - Allegro assai / Recitative - Allegro assai
  43. Das Rheingold: Erste Szene. Lugt, Schwestern! Die Weckerin lacht in den Grund
  44. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in A major ("Thun"), Op. 100: I. Allegro amabile
  45. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Overture
  46. The Ride Of The Valkyries (Die Walküre)
  47. For Unto Us A Child Is Born
  48. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in A major ("Thun"), Op. 100: II. Andante tranquillo - Vivace
  49. Anvil Chorus: Vedi! Le fosche (Il Trovatore)
  50. Das Rheingold: Erste Szene. Der Welt Erbe Gewänn' ich zu eigen durch dich?
  51. No.40 1st Mov.: Molto Allegro
  52. Hallelujah Chorus
  53. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World,' first published as No. 5), B. 178 (Op. 95): Adagio...Allegro molto
  54. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music
  55. Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Immolation of the Gods'
  56. Was Verlangst Du?
  57. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in A major ("Thun"), Op. 100: III. Allegro molto moderato
  58. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73~II. Adagio un poco moto (complete) / III. R
  59. La bohème: O soave fanciulla
  60. O Soave fanciulla
  61. Das Rheingold: Zweite Szene. Wotan! Gemahl! Erwache!
  62. Symphony No. 1 in D major ('Titan'): Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
  63. Schlimm, Fürcht Ich, Schloß Der Streit
  64. Sonata for violin & piano No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108: I. Allegro
  65. Chopin: Minute Waltz
  66. Act III, Scene I- Vorspiel - Hojotoho! Hojotoho! Heiaha! Heiaha! (Gerhilde)
  67. II. Imple superna gratia
  68. Act 2, Vorspiel
  69. Aus dem Wald trieb es mich fort
  70. Act I: Questa o quella
  71. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
  72. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ('Choral') Op. 125: Adagio molto e cantabile
  73. Die Walküre: Erster Aufzug. Orchestervorspiel
  74. Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond
  75. Sonata for violin & piano No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108: II. Adagio
  76. Harvesting the Field
  77. At the Ball
  78. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World,' first published as No. 5), B. 178 (Op. 95): Molto vivace...Poco sostenuto
  79. The Well
  80. Messa da Requiem: Dies irae: Dies Irae
  81. Sonata for violin & piano No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
  82. Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
  83. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ('Choral') Op. 125: Molto vivace
  84. Das Rheingold: Scene1. Prelude
  85. Leb wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind
  86. O Sag, Künde, Was Soll Nun Dein Kind?
  87. I. Allegro ma non troppo
  88. Du bist der Lenz
  89. Sonata for violin & piano No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108: IV. Presto agitato
  90. Das Rheingold: Zweite Szene. Sanft schloß Schlaf dein Aug'

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