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The cover photo’s resemblance to Bela Lugosi as Dracula aside, the fact that Fritz Reiner was a great conductor is evident from the first notes
There may be tidier performances of Elektra, and many have a stronger Chrysothemis (and/or Klytemnestra), but none I’ve ever heard has left me as drained–that
William Kapell had a special affinity for Rachmaninov’s music and was able to make commercial recordings of three major works, two of which are included
These performances were recently available separately on RCA Living Stereo CDs, and their reappearance on one mid-priced disc is certainly welcome. Heifetz’s legendary singing tone,
Pierre Monteux’s Stravinsky recordings never will be remembered for their rhythmic precision, but it’s hard to fault their unerring sense of style and character. Petrushka
These recordings date from 1946, the year following Bartók’s death, and they clearly demonstrate that standards of performance in this master’s music were high from
Having recently suffered through Adrian Boult’s hideous live 1969 Schubert Ninth on BBC Classics, what a relief it is to turn to this reissue of
Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony left a legacy of Richard Strauss recordings that many listeners consider the sine qua non of the catalog. From
For a few decades now, Fritz Reiner’s recording of the Verdi Requiem (one of his rare stereo recordings not made for RCA, and not with
This second volume of “Reiner Era” historical recordings, available direct from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, contains several significant additions to his repertoire, including an intensely
