Sir Georg Solti was born on this date in 1912. Among many other career highlights, he was Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1969-1991, arguably one of the orchestra’s greatest periods. Sadly, I never got to see the maestro in person, but fortunately he left behind a rich legacy of recorded works. Here is a performance from 1979 of Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony with the CSO at Orchestra Hall in Chicago.
Of special note in this performance: the gorgeous lyrical playing of clarinetist Larry Combs and oboist Ray Still in the 2nd movement.