Georg Solti

Solti Overtures (CD)

This collection of overtures – many of them appearing internationally on Decca CD for the first time – comes from the very start of Georg Solti’s recording career. That for Beethoven’s ‘Egmont’ was, in fact, his first recording as conductor, issued as a 78rpm record. The two Rossini overtures were issued as a 45rpm and the Verdi was included on a collection of other overtures and orchestral music from opera.

TRACK LIST

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Egmont: Overture Op. 84+

GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
L’italiana in Algeri: Overture
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture

GIUSEPPE VERDI
La forza del destino: Overture (Sinfonia)

FRANZ VON SUPPÉ
Die leichte Kavallerie: Overture
Dichter und Bauer: Overture
Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien: Overture
Pique Dame: Overture

Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra+
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Georg Solti