Credits:

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,Singverein Der Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde Wien,Solti\,Sir Georg,Richard Wagner,Georg Solti/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Description:

[Scholte, who recorded all of Wagner's 10 greatest operas, is unanimously acknowledged as the greatest Wagner conductor of the 20th century. This CD is a collection of his Wagner recordings with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, many of which were made when the conductor was still in his 40s, and his energetic conducting style is superb. The recordings of 5 and 6 are taken from the complete works. Recordings: 1961 (1-4), 1960 (5), 1972 (6) Zofiensaal, Vienna [Performer] Vienna Musikverein Chorus (4), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor: Sir Georg Solti

Tracklisting:

1 RIENZI-OVERTURE / Sir Georg Solti
2 DER FLIEGENDE HOLLAENDER-OVERTURE / Sir Georg Solti
3 THNNHAEUSER-OVERTURE / Sir Georg Solti
4 TANNHAEUSER-BACCHANALE / Sir Georg Solti
5 TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-PRELIDE TO ACT 1 / Sir Georg Solti
6 PARSIFAL-PRELIDE TO ACT 1 / Sir Georg Solti