Description
Solti Centenary Concert (DVD) - World Orchestra for Peace Conducted by Valery Gergiev
UPC: 807280166897
Product Features
- Conductor: Valery Gergiev
- Orchestra: World Orchestra for Peace
- Hosted by: Valerie Solti
- Performers:Special Bonus Feature: Solti’s Vision documentary on the World Orchestra for Peace
- Soprano: Angela Gheorghiu, Tereza Gevorgyan
- Bass: René Pape
- Mezzo-Soprano: Matilda Paulsson
- Tenor: Roberto Gómez-Ortiz
- Baritone: Ross Ramgobin
- Sound Formats: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles: German, French
- Picture Format: 16:9
- Region Code: 0 (Region Free, NTSC)
- Running Time: 112 minutes + 21 minutes (bonus feature)
- Publisher: Arthaus Musik
- Catalog Number: NTSC 101 668
- Release Year: 2013
Overview
Celebrate the centenary of Sir Georg Solti’s birth with this stunning live concert from Chicago's Symphony Center. Conducted by Valery Gergiev, the World Orchestra for Peace, founded by Solti himself, delivers an unforgettable performance featuring opera stars Angela Gheorghiu and René Pape. The concert includes works by Mozart, Strauss, Verdi, Mahler, and Bartók, culminating with an encore of Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever. Hosted by Valerie Solti, this special event reflects Solti’s vision of music as a force for peace.
As a special bonus, the DVD includes Solti’s Vision, a documentary that explores the creation and mission of the World Orchestra for Peace, which brings together musicians from over 70 countries.
Interesting Facts
- Valery Gergiev, one of today’s most celebrated conductors, has a long-standing relationship with the World Orchestra for Peace, which was founded by Sir Georg Solti in 1995.
- The World Orchestra for Peace is comprised of top musicians from the best orchestras worldwide, emphasizing international unity through music.
- Sir Georg Solti was one of the 20th century's greatest conductors, celebrated for his dynamic interpretations and as the musical director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for 22 years.
- This centenary concert marked 100 years since Solti’s birth and was a heartfelt tribute to his lasting legacy in the world of classical music.
Track Listing
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492
- Richard Strauss: Don Juan, op. 20
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "In diesen heil'gen Hallen" from The Magic Flute
- Giuseppe Verdi: "Addio del passato" from La Traviata
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "La ci darem la mano" from Don Giovanni
- Giuseppe Verdi: "Bella figlia dell'amore" from Rigoletto
- Gustav Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
- Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, SZ116
- Encore: John Philip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever
Publishers
- Arthaus Musik
- Unitel Classica
- BBC
- WOR/Arte
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