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Georg Solti Discography
The conductor Sir Georg Solti recorded throughout his career for the Decca Records, Decca Record Company. During the 1950s and 1960s Decca had an alliance with RCA Records in the US and some of Solti's recordings were first issued on the RCA label. Overview Solti's first recordings were as a piano accompanist, playing at sessions in Zürich for the violinist Georg Kulenkampff in 1947.Stuart, Philip''Decca Classical, 1929–2009'' accessed 22 February 2012 Decca's senior producer, Victor Olof, did not much admire Solti as a conductor (nor did Walter Legge, Olof's opposite number at EMI Classics, EMI's Columbia Graphophone Company, Columbia Records), but Olof's younger colleague at Decca John Culshaw held Solti in high regard. With Culshaw, and later James Walker (conductor), James Walker, producing his recordings, Solti's career as a recording artist flourished. Solti's most celebrated recording was Richard Wagner, Wagner's ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' made in Vienna, with Culshaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms or Miss. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
