Solti Centenary Concert (2012) [Blu-ray]

The Solti Centenary Concert in Chicago celebrated Sir Georg Solti’s 100th birthday on October 21, 2012, featuring the World Orchestra for Peace. This unique ensemble owes its existence to the vision of its founder, Sir Georg Solti, who believed passionately in peace and the power of music and musicians to be ambassadors for peace.

Charmingly hosted by Solti’s widow, Lady Valerie Solti, and featuring soloists such as Angela Gheorghiu and René Pape as well as members of the Georg Solti Accademia, this memorable evening presents musical highlights, all of which played a significant role in Solti’s life and career.

Besides excerpts from Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Die Zauberflöte and Don Giovanni or Verdi’s La Traviata and Rigoletto, this concert finds lovely musical moments in the 'Adagietto' from Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, Strauss’ Don Juan and Bartók’s masterful Concerto for Orchestra. Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever as the encore closes the performance with a smash.

Conductor Valery Gergiev was a good friend of his advisor Georg Solti. Together with Lady Valerie Solti and the World Orchestra for Peace he carries on Solti’s vision and maintains his memory.

Треклист:
Bartók:
Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116
Mahler:
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor - Adagietto
Mozart:
In diesen heil'gen Hallen (from Die Zauberflöte)
Le nozze di Figaro, K492: Overture
La ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni)
Sousa:
The Stars and Stripes Forever
Strauss, R:
Don Juan, Op. 20
Verdi:
Addio del passato (from La Traviata)
Bella figlia dell'amore (from Rigoletto)