Thunder & Lightning: Solti Sonic Spectaculars

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Tracklist

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1William Tell Overture - Galop
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
William Tell Overture: Finale, March of the Swiss Soldiers (allegro vivace) (Lone Ranger theme)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
Gioachino Rossini3:09
2Gaîté Parisienne - Cancans 1 & 2
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
Jacques Offenbach2:09
3La Gioconda - Dance of the Hours
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro
Amilcare Ponchielli1:42
4Russlan and Ludmilla - Overture
producer:
John Culshaw
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1966-01-31, from 1966-02-02 until 1966-02-03)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (on 1966-01-31, from 1966-02-02 until 1966-02-03)
balance engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-01-31, from 1966-02-02 until 1966-02-03)
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра (Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture) (from 1966-01-31 until 1966-02-03)
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Михаил Иванович Глинка4:56
5Die Walküre - Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner3:04
6Carmen - Prélude, Act I (March of the Toreadors)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
recording of:
Carmen : Prélude (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen (Italian lyrics)
part of:
Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry)
part of:
Carmen, WD 31 (opera by Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet2:14
71812 Overture - Finale
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
partial recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:36
8Les Préludes - Finale
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
partial recording of:
Les Préludes, S. 97
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1848, from 1850 until 1855)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 97)
Franz Liszt4:08
9Symphony No. 6 in F "Pastoral" - Storm
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1988-05)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1988-05)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1988-05)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: IV. Allegro “Thunderstorm” (in 1988-05)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven3:58
10Aida - Triumphal Choruses and Grand March
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Georg Solti (Sir Georg Solti, conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi7:16
11Lohengrin - Prelude to Act III
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III. Vorspiel
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner3:09
12Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dances 3 & 4
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
partial recording of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
arranger:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин7:52
13Requiem - Dies irae
choir vocals:
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
partial recording of:
Requiem: II. Dies Irae
composer:
Cyrillus Kreek (Estonian 20th century composer) (in 1927)
part of:
Requiem
Giuseppe Verdi2:24
14Requiem - Tuba mirum
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIb. Dies irae: Tuba mirum (basso, coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi3:00
15Symphonie fantastique - March to the Scaffold
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Hector Berlioz4:52
16Romeo and Juliet Overture Fantasia - Montagues and Capulets, Love Theme and Finale
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (from 1893-02 until 1893-08)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”
Пётр Ильич Чайковский9:15
17Pictures at an Exhibition - The Hut on Hens' Legs
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский3:23
18Pictures at an Exhibition - The Great Gate of Kiev
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский6:24
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