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Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti conducting; London, $6.98; Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, Colin Davis conducting; Philips, $7.98). One of the fantastic things about this symphony is the number of superior recorded performances it has had over the years. Argenta, Beecham, Munch, Van Beinum and Ozawa are among the many who have mastered this wildly prophetic score, completed in 1830, only three years after Beethoven's death. Here are two new versions, both by virtuoso conductors and virtuoso orchestras, that go to the top of the list. To choose between them is difficult. Davis' elegant approach...
MOZART: COSI FAN TUTTE (London, 4 LPs). An elegantly articulated, lyrical version of the Mozart confection with Sir Georg Solti conducting...
Lillian Hellman, Litt.D., playwright. Georg Solti, Mus.D., conductor (Chicago Symphony...
WAGNER: PARSIFAL (London, 5 LPs); BEETHOVEN: NINTH SYMPHONY (London, 2 LPs). Two grand conducting achievements by the liege of the American orchestral scene, Sir Georg Solti...
...musicians to continue playing while a new contract is being negotiated. Again, wages were the key issue, although neither side would divulge details. In declining to open without a contract, the Chicago officials seemed fearful that the orchestra would go on playing only until the arrival of Sir Georg Solti (TIME Cover, May 7) in mid-October, then strike dramatically, with lucrative recording dates and a fall tour hanging in the balance...