Solti & Chicago: Complete Recordings
Label: DECCA Catalog: 4831375 Format: CD CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOLTIDecca celebrates one of the world’s most prolific conductor-orchestra partnerships with a deluxe 108-CD box set marking both the 20th Anniversary of the passing of Sir Georg Solti and the 125th Anniversary of the founding of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 108 CDs presenting Solti’s and the CSO’s complete recorded legacy together: from their very first recording at Medinah Temple in March 1970 of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony to their last at Orchestra Hall, Chicago in March 1997 of Shostakovich’ Symphony No.15. 108 CDs chronologically presenting Solti’s and the CSO’s complete recorded legacy together. Luxury 180-page hardback book in English and German, with dipped edges. An original-jacket collection, with silver-foiled design and newly commissioned artwork on outer packaging reflected on the book cover and inner trays. Foreword by Lady Solti. Retrospectives by Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano), Humphrey Burton (broadcaster and author), Frank Villella (CSO Archivist) and Martha Gilmer (VP of Artistic Planning for CSO during Solti’s tenure). Excerpt from “Chicago” from Solti’s Memoirs “Solti on Solti”. Many previously unpublished photographs from the recording sessions, orchestra archives plus facsimiles of Solti’s original scores. Includes every one of their 24 Grammy Award-winning recordings. Works indexed by composers for ease of reference. Price: $399.98 |