As part of the Eloquence series of early Solti recordings, this 2CD set features the conductor in music by Haydn and Mozart, recorded between 1949 and 1958. The 1949 recording of Haydn’s ‘Drum Roll’ Symphony and the 1958 recording of Mozart’s ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’ (recorded in spatial early stereo) make their first international appearances on Decca CD. Solti re-recorded the three Haydn symphonies heard here, again with the London Philharmonic, adding the remaining ‘London’ Symphonies, between 1981 and 1991 in stereo. Likewise, he re-recorded the Mozart ‘Prague’ in 1981 as part of a set of the composer’s four last symphonies with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The fiery, passionate account of the G minor, KV 183 and the stereo ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik‘ are his only recording of these works.
CD 1
JOSEPH HAYDN
Symphony No. 103 in E flat major ‘Drum Roll’*
Symphony No. 102 in B flat major
Symphony No. 100 in G major ‘Military’
London Philharmonic Orchestra
CD 2
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Symphony No. 25 in G minor, KV 183
Symphony No. 38 in D major, KV 504 ‘Prague’
London Symphony Orchestra
Serenade in G major, KV 525 ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’*
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Georg Solti
*FIRST INTERNATIONAL RELEASE ON DECCA CD
Recording Producers: John Culshaw (Haydn: Symphony No. 103, Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik); unknown (Haydn: Symphony No. 102); James Walker (Haydn: Symphony No. 100, Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 25 & 38)
Balance Engineers: Kenneth Wilkinson (Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 100 & 103, Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 25 & 38); unknown (Haydn: Symphony No. 102); Gordon Parry (Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik)
Recording Locations: Kingsway Hall, London, UK, 29 & 31 August 1949 (Haydn: Symphony No. 103); 20 & 26 November 1951 (Haydn: Symphony No. 102), 21 April 1954 (Mozart: Symphony No. 38), 22 April 1954 (Mozart: Symphony No. 25), 23 April 1954 (Haydn: Symphony No. 100); Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv, Israel, May 1958 (Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik)
Remastering Engineer: Chris Bernauer