Georg Solti

thumb|250px|In my orchestra, I hate slackness, idle talk and lost time. I always hated this and still hate it. But I can achieve much more when I am quiet and not shouting. Sir Georg Solti KBE (21 October 1912 – 5 September 1997) was a world-renowned Hungarian-born British orchestral and operatic conductor. Quotes Conductors by John L. Holmes (1988) pp 256-261 0-575-04088-2 From Toscanini I learnt the essential and desperate seriousness of making music. Everyone says you have to be a specialist, and if you conduct Wagner you cannot conduct Mozart - this is nonsense. Fight the tendency to become complacent and do one kind of music - that is the death of a musician. In my orchestra, I hate slackness, idle talk and lost time. I always hated this and still hate it. But I can achieve much more when I am quiet and not shouting. Between the two men, somewhere, a truth is lying, and that is what I try to find. Arguing that Toscanini and Furtwangler both went to extremes. Interview, Charlie Rose, February 28, 1995 Charlie Rose: What's your favorite symphony in the world now? Sir- Georg Solti: There isn't any. There isn't any for me. This is a question for amateurs. Amateurs have favorite symphonies. A pro never have favorites. The favorite is what I am doing now, today. That's my favorite. External links Category:People from Hungary Category:Jews from the United Kingdom Category:Musicians Category:1997 deaths Category:People from England Category:1912 births