곡명 : 오페라, 루슬란과 루드밀라 중 서곡 오페라 루슬란과 루드밀라 는 1842년에 초연된 글린카의 대표작 가운데 하나로, 줄거리에 있어서나 음악에 있어서 모두 러시아의 민속적인 소재로 작곡되었다. 이 오페라는 푸쉬킨의 서사시를 바탕으로 만들어 졌는데, 키예프의 대공의 딸 루드밀라가 악마에게 납치를 당하자 대공은 딸에게 청혼한 3인의 귀공자들에게 딸을 구해오는 사람을 사위로 맞겠다고 약속한다. 그런데 그 중 한 사람인 기사 루슬란 왕자가 악마를 타도하고서 마침내 딸을 구출하여 경쟁자들을 물리치고 대공의 딸과 결혼한다는 내용이다. 빠른 템포로 연주되는 이 오페라의 서곡은 명랑하고 경쾌한 분위기와 더불어 변화가 많고 쉬지 않고 연주되는 선율이 러시아의 민속적인 색채와 결합하면서 독특한 매력을 만들어낸다. 해설: 이동활의 음악정원 - 리알토님
About Sir Georg Solti HOMETOWN Budapest, Hungary A Hungarian conductor, known for his work with the Chicago, London and Paris Symphony Orchestras. During his more than fifty years in the classical music industry, he recorded more than 40 operas and made more than 250 recordings with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Georg Solti was influenced and taught by some of the most well-known composers and conductors in the industry including Bela Bartok, Leo Weiner, Zoltan Kodaly and Erno von Dohnanyi. Richard Strauss was one of his favorite composers, therefore on the composers 85th birthday Georg Solti performed Der Rosenkavalier. Born in Budapest, Georg Solti studied composition and piano at the Budapest Conservatory. He made his professional debut in 1930 with the Budapest Opera. He conducted the ensemble until 1939 when he moved to Switzerland. Georg Solti was also impressed by the works of Arturo Toscanini. He was even more astounded when Arturo Toscanini chose him to be his assistant at the Salzberg Festival in 1937. This was always one of Georg Solti's major rewards during his years as a conductor and pianist. In 1942 he reached another milestone in his career when he won first prize for piano at the Concours International at Geneva, Switzerland. For 10 years he held the position of Artistic and Music Director of the Frankfurt Opera. From 1961 to 1971 he was the Music Director of the Royal Opera House in London. Following his successful appointment in London, he was knighted and became Sir Georg Solti in 1972. Traveling worldwide, Georg Solti did not neglect bringing his talents to the United States. He made his US debut with the San Francisco Symphony in 1953. He was first associated with the Chicago Symphony in 1954 at the annual Ravinia Festival. In 1969 Georg Solti was appointed music director for the Chicago Symphony, a position he held for more than 20 years. During his music career, Georg Solti has recorded all of Wagner's works including Ring. He has conducted more than 40 operas around the world, among them Arabella, Moses und Aron and Die Frau ohne Schatten. Georg Solti began recording in 1947 under the Decca label, but collections and other recordings can also be found under the Unitel label. The 90s were a slow time for Georg Solti as traveling worldwide performing concerts and recitals became tiresome. He was the artistic director of the Salzberg Easter Festival from 1990-92. In 1992 he performed Otello at the Covent Garden in London. Georg Solti has made quite a name for himself as a conductor and pianist. With more than six decades of performances and recordings to his credit, Georg Solti will always be one of the greatest conductors of his time. He died Sept 5, 1997 in Antibes, France. ~ Kim Summers
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