Episodes
Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
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Ruslan And Ludmilla | 19970929 | Conductor Georg Solti died on 5 September 1997. Humphrey Carpenter presents an evening celebrating the man and his music, including the comments and recollections of Solti's friends and collaborators. Beginning with Glinka: Overture `Ruslan and Ludmilla'. London Symphony Orchestra " | ||
The Essential Solti | 19980102 | The last of four programmes about conductor Georg Solti. `The Essential Solti'. Richard Osborne, Jonathan Swain and Patrick O'Connor pick their way through Solti's rich recorded legacy. " | ||
197D | 01 | The Fastest Baton In The West | 19971229 | Four programmes of highlights from Radio 3's Solti evening. 1: `The Fastest Baton in the West'. Humphrey Carpenter introduces recollections of Solti on and off the rostrum. |
197D | 02 | A Lion At The Opera | 19971230 | Four programmes of highlights from Radio 3's Solti evening. 2: `A Lion at the Opera'. Humphrey Burton surveys Solti's operatic work, with Birgit Nilsson, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Placido Domingo and Sir Peter Hall. " |
197D | 03 | Solti Snapshots | 19971231 | The third of four programmes of highlights from Radio 3's Solti evening. 3: `Solti Snapshots'. Humphrey Carpenter introduces memorable encounters with Solti. Evelyn Glennie remembers Solti the pianist, and Richard Eyre recalls his first, bracing meeting with the maestro. " |