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Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal
"I have had an enormously lucky life," confides Solti in the epilog of this immensely satisfying memoir. And we, the beneficiaries of his musical genius, have been even luckier. To fans of Sir George, this splendid volume of reminiscences will confirm his status as one of the preeminent conductors of this century. Solti's graciousness, warm-hearted generosity, and bonhomie shine forth from every page. The first six chapters are named after significant cities in the maestro's life; here, Solti's early years as an assistant in the opera houses of Hungary through his lengthy, triumphant tenure as conductor of the Chicago Symphony are lovingly recounted. Chapter 7, "The World," reflects the author's status as an international citizen. In the final chapter, "Music, First and Last," Solti comments at length on his favorite composers and their works with many anecdotal asides. Because Solti died a few months after completing these memoirs, his enthusiastic plans for future recording projects and programming will not be realized, making this autobiography his final accomplishment. Highly recommended for all music collections.?Larry A. Lipkis, Moravian Coll., Bethlehem, Pa.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The New York Times Book Review, Paul Driver
Sir Georg Solti's recent death at 84 gives his Memoirs an instant poignancy.... We will not now have his rerecording of Wagner's "Tristan" or his attempt at a completion of Mahler's unfinished 10th Symphony, two plans for next year, but we do have his prodigious legacy on disk and this zestful book by a man whose mottow was "Never Give Up" and whose appetite for work and life comes across as genuinely inspiring. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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First Sentence:
IN FEBRUARY 1997, when these memoirs were nearing completion, I conducted Bela Bartok's Cantala profana with the Berlin Philharmonic and the Hungarian Radio Chorus. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
conducting experience, piano concerti, metronome mark, opera conductor, forza del destino, music director, guest conductor, stage rehearsals

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Covent Garden, Chicago Symphony, New York, Royal Opera, United States, Los Angeles, Vienna Philharmonic, Budapest Opera, Liszt Academy, Sir Georg, Berlin Philharmonic, Der Rosenkavalier, Bavarian State Opera, Die Frau, Birgit Nilsson, Don Giovanni, Easter Festival, Lord Drogheda, Bruno Walter, David Webster, Frau Zador, National Opera, Richard Strauss, Salzburg Festival, Verdi Requiem

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