Europe: The Orchestral Recordings

~ Release by Sir Georg Solti (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

A collection of 44 CDs and 2 DVDs. Includes an 80-page booklet with original art on the CD jackets.

Annotation last modified on 2025-09-21 09:44 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Brahms: Violin Sonatas 1-3
2▶CD: Schubert: “In der Ferne” - “Abschied” / Mozart: Violin Sonata no. 32 / Beethoven: Violin Sonata no. 9 “Kreutzer” / Egmont Overture
3▶CD: Rossini: Guillaume Tell: Overture / Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Beethoven: “Heil sei dem Tag” Fidelio Act II Finale
4▶CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 5
5▶CD: Bartók: Cantata profane / Weiner: Serenade for small orchestra / Kodály: Psalmus hungaricus
6▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 “Eroica”
7▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 [1958]
8▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 7
9▶CD: Suppé: Overtures: Light Cavalry / Poet and Peasant / Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna / Pique Dame
10▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1
11▶CD: Wagner: Overtures: Rienzi / Der fliegende Holländer / Tannhäuser (Overture & Bacchanale)
12▶CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 7 / Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
13▶CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 8
14▶CD: Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale / Symphony no. 1 “Spring”
15▶CD: Schumann: Julius Caesar Overture / Symphony no. 2
16▶CD: Schumann: Symphonies 3 & 4
17▶CD: Verdi: Requiem
18▶CD: R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
19▶CD: Schubert: Symphonies 5 [1984] & 8 “Unfinished”
20▶CD: Schubert: Symphony no. 9 “Great”
21▶CD: Wagner: Orchestral music from Der Ring des Nibelungen
22▶CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Variations on a Theme by Schumann
23▶CD: R. Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder and other lieder
24▶CD: Mozart: Mass in C minor “Große Messe”
25▶CD: Mozart: Requiem
26▶CD: Shostakovich: Symphony no. 9 / Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 [LIVE, 1990]
27▶CD: Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 “Italian” [LIVE, 1993] / Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5
28▼CD: Kodály: “Peacock” Variations / Blacher: Paganini Variations / Elgar: “Enigma” Variations
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1Variations on a Hungarian folk song “Fölszállott a páva” (“The Peacock Roared”)
engineer:
Graham Meek and John Pellowe (audio engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
editor:
Matthew Hutchinson (engineer / editor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
balance engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
live recording of:
Variations on a Hungarian Folksong (The Peacock) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
composer:
Kodály Zoltán (Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer) (from 1937 until 1939)
is based on:
Felszállott a páva (Hungarian folk song)
Zoltán Kodály24:15
2Variations on a Theme by N. Paganini
engineer:
Graham Meek and John Pellowe (audio engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
editor:
Matthew Hutchinson (engineer / editor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
balance engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
live recording of:
Orchestervariationen über ein Thema von Nicolò Paganini, op. 26 (Variations on a Theme of Paganini, op. 26) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
composer:
Boris Blacher (German composer and librettist) (in 1947)
Boris Blacher14:23
3Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Theme (Enigma: Andante)
engineer:
Graham Meek and John Pellowe (audio engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
editor:
Matthew Hutchinson (engineer / editor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
balance engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
live recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: Theme (Andante) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:37
4Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation I (L'istesso tempo) “C.A.E.”
engineer:
Graham Meek and John Pellowe (audio engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
editor:
Matthew Hutchinson (engineer / editor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
balance engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
live recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: I. C.A.E. (L’istesso tempo) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Caroline Alice Elgar (English author, married to Edward Elgar)
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:45
5Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation II (Allegro) “H.D.S-P.”
engineer:
Graham Meek and John Pellowe (audio engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
editor:
Matthew Hutchinson (engineer / editor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
balance engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
live recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: II. H.D.S-P. (Allegro) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Hew David Steuart Powell
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar0:45
6Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation III (Allegretto) “R.B.T.”
engineer:
Graham Meek and John Pellowe (audio engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
editor:
Matthew Hutchinson (engineer / editor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
balance engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
live recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: III. R.B.T. (Allegretto) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Richard Baxter Townshend
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:21
7Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation IV (Allegro di molto) “W.M.B”
engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer) and Graham Meek (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
editor:
Matthew Hutchinson (engineer / editor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
balance engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
live recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IV. W.M.B. (Allegro di molto) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
William Meath Baker
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar0:31
8Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation V. (Moderato) “R.P.A.”
engineer:
Graham Meek and John Pellowe (audio engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
editor:
Matthew Hutchinson (engineer / editor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
balance engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
live recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: V. R.P.A. (Moderato) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Richard Penrose Arnold
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:54
9Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation VI (Andantino) “Ysobel”
engineer:
Graham Meek and John Pellowe (audio engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
editor:
Matthew Hutchinson (engineer / editor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
balance engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
live recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: VI. Ysobel (Andantino) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Isabel Fitton
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:20
10Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation VII (Presto) “Troyte”
engineer:
Graham Meek and John Pellowe (audio engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
editor:
Matthew Hutchinson (engineer / editor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
balance engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
live recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: VII. Troyte (Presto) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Arthur Troyte Griffith
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:00
11Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation VIII (Allegretto) “W.N.”
engineer:
Graham Meek and John Pellowe (audio engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
editor:
Matthew Hutchinson (engineer / editor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
balance engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
live recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: VIII. W.N. (Allegretto) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Winifred Norbury
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:40
12Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation IX (Adagio) “Nimrod”
engineer:
Graham Meek and John Pellowe (audio engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
editor:
Matthew Hutchinson (engineer / editor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
balance engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
live recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar3:08
13Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation X (Intermezzo: Allegretto) “Dorabella”
engineer:
Graham Meek and John Pellowe (audio engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
editor:
Matthew Hutchinson (engineer / editor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
balance engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
live recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: X. Intermezzo: Dorabella (Allegretto) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Dora Penny
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar2:35
14Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation XI (Allegro di molto) “G.R.S.”
engineer:
Graham Meek and John Pellowe (audio engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
editor:
Matthew Hutchinson (engineer / editor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
balance engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
live recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: XI. G.R.S. (Allegro di molto) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
George Robertson Sinclair
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:00
15Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation XII (Andante) “B.G.N.”
engineer:
Graham Meek and John Pellowe (audio engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
editor:
Matthew Hutchinson (engineer / editor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
balance engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
live recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: XII. B.G.N. (Andante) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Basil George Nevinson
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar2:46
16Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation XIII (Romanza: Moderato) “* * *”
engineer:
Graham Meek and John Pellowe (audio engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
editor:
Matthew Hutchinson (engineer / editor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
balance engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
live recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: XIII. Romanza (Moderato) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Lady Mary Lygon
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar2:39
17Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation XIV (Finale: Allegro) “E.D.U.”
engineer:
Graham Meek and John Pellowe (audio engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
editor:
Matthew Hutchinson (engineer / editor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
balance engineer:
John Pellowe (audio engineer) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
live recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: XIV. Finale: E.D.U. (Allegro) (from 1996-04-19 until 1996-04-22)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar5:03
29▶CD: Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain / Music from Khovanshchina / Borodin: Prince Igor Overture / Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
30▶CD: Mozart: Piano Quartets 1 & 2
31▶CD: Mozart: Symphonies 40 & 41
32▶CD: R. Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie
33▶CD: R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra / Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche / Salome's Dance
34▶CD: Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
35▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 2 “Little Russian”
36▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5
37▶CD: Liszt: Tasso: Lamento e trionfo / Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe / Mephisto Waltz no. 1
38▶CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 4
39▶CD: Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
40▶CD: Shostakovich: Symphony no. 1 / Stravinsky: Sacre du printemps (Rite of Spring)
41▶CD: Rossini / Respighi: La Boutique fantasque Suite / Dukas: L'Apprenti sorcier
42▶CD: Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 “Italian” [1958] / Schubert: Symphony no. 5 [1958]
43▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Serenade for String Orchestra / Mozart: Serenade no. 13 “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”
44▶CD: Solti in Europe: A Memoir
45▶DVD: Mozart: Requiem
46▶DVD: Rossini: Guillaume Tell Overture / Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Beethoven “Heil sei dem Tag” Fidelio Act II Finale