Solti at the Ballet (2-CD)

Discs: 2
Record Label: Decca
Release Date: June 17, 2016

“A strongly delineated feeling of Russian melancholy is apparent throughout [the Tchaikovsky], but the flashes of eruptive drama are pure Solti.” — Chicago Tribune

Over the course of a tremendous career on Decca, Sir Georg Solti recorded countless masterpieces. In this 2-disc set from Eloquence Classics, highlights of Solti’s recordings of ballet music are presented side by side, bridging the gaps between his time in Chicago, London and Israel.

Contents:

Offenbach Gaîté parisienne (arr. Rosenthal)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
May 1960, Kingsway Hall, London

Rossini La Boutique fantasque (arr. Respighi)
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
March 1957, Tiferet Cinema, Rishon LeZion

Tchaikovsky Swan Lake, Suite
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
October 1988, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker, Suite No. 1, Op. 71a
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
January 1986, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
March 1957, Tiferet Cinema, Rishon LeZion