Maestro or Mephisto: The Real Georg Solti
A film by Andy King-Dabbs
featuring Plácido Domingo, Valery Gergiev, Angela Gheorghiu, Kiri Te Kanawa, Murray Perahia, Lady Valerie Solti and many more
Georg Solti
Solti himself emerges with screen-crackling vigour both justifying and rubbishing the title Maestro or Mephisto. True, those vulpine features and glittering eyes do suggest the Demon King and...
Maestro or Mephisto: The Real Georg Solti
A film by Andy King-Dabbs
featuring Plácido Domingo, Valery Gergiev, Angela Gheorghiu, Kiri Te Kanawa, Murray Perahia, Lady Valerie Solti and many more
Georg Solti
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Solti himself emerges with screen-crackling vigour both justifying and rubbishing the title Maestro or Mephisto. True, those vulpine features and glittering eyes do suggest the Demon King and...
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This film tells the story of one of the greatest and most controversial conductors of the 20th century. The Hungarian born Georg Solti had huge drive, energy and ambition.
A combination of willpower and extraordinary talent took him to the peak of musical power and prestige. It shows how Solti took music making in opera houses and orchestras to new levels, how he harnessed recording, and later television, to reach out to new audiences and how he nurtured remarkable new talent through a winning, if not always endearing, combination of ambition, technique, charm, sheer-bloody mindedness and genius. The film includes remarkably candid interviews which Solti gave just before his death, in which he talked with great honesty about his life, his challenges and achievements. It also includes new interviews with artists and musicians who worked closely with him.
Sound Format: PCM Stereo
Picture Format: 16:9
DVD Format: DVD 5 NTSC
Audio Language: GB
Subtitle Languages: DE, FR, ES, JP
Running Time: 59 mins
FSK: 0
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- Maestro or Mephisto: The Real Georg Solti
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Awards and reviews
May 2013
Solti himself emerges with screen-crackling vigour both justifying and rubbishing the title Maestro or Mephisto. True, those vulpine features and glittering eyes do suggest the Demon King and punches aren't pulled - his hard-driven, perfectionist methods, his flirting. But we also see his self-mocking twinkle and warmth.
May 2013
The feature shows what can be achieved on a relatively modest budget with a judicious mix of existing footage and new interview material.
