Fritz Reiner Archive
Reiner conducts WAGNER = Orchestral Selections from Die Meistersinger; Parsifal; Die Walkuere; Tannhauser; Lohengrin; Siegfried – New York Philharmonic/ Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/ Fritz Reiner – Pristine Audio
Reiner conducts WAGNER = Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg: Prelude to Act I (two performances); Prelude to Act III; Dance of the Apprentices; Procession of the Mastersingers; Parsifal: Prelude to Act I; Die Walkuere: Ride of the Valkyries; Tannhauser: Venusberg Music; Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I and Prelude to Act III; Siegfried: Forest Murmurs – New […]
Tribute to Piatagorsky = BRAHMS: Double Concerto; SAINT-SAËNS: Cello Concerto; BLOCH: Schelomo – Gregor Piatagorsky (cello) / Nathan Milstein (vln.) – Praga Digitals
Tribute to Piatagorsky = BRAHMS: Double Concerto in a minor, Op. 102; SAINT-SAËNS: Cello Concerto No. 1 in a minor, Op. 33; BLOCH: Schelomo – Rhapsody – Gregor Piatagorsky, cello/ Nathan Milstein, violin/ Robin Hood Dell Orchestra of Philadelphia/ Fritz Reiner/ Boston Symphony Orchestra/ Charles Munch (Bloch) – Praga Digitals PRD 250 368, 70:56 (6/9/17) […]
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 25 – Andre Tchaikowsky
HDTT restores Polish pianist Andre Tchaikowsky’s most famous concerto recording, but even in fine sound, it’s all alone. MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503 – Andre Tchaikowsky, p./ Chicago Sym./ Fritz Reiner – HDTT, 33:00 [avail. in various formats from www.highdeftapetranfers.com] ***: Polish piano virtuoso Andre Tchaikowsky (nee Krauthammer), 1935-1982, made […]
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade – The Philadelphia Orch./ Eugene Ormandy – RCA (1972)/ HDTT
An excellent four-channel surround version of this standard. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade – The Philadelphia Orch./ Eugene Ormandy – RCA (1972)/transferred from an RCA quadraphonic open reel tape by HDTT – Pure Audio Blu-ray with choice of either 4.0 or 2.0 DTS-HD MA 24/192K *****: There is little more to be said about this music, and plenty […]
RIMSKY-KORSAKOFF: Scheherazade – Chicago Sym. Orch. /Fritz Reiner – RCA Living Stereo/ Analogue Productions PROKOFIEFF: Lieutenant Kije; STRAVINSKY: Song of the Nightingale – Chicago Sym. Orch. /Fritz Reiner – RCA Living Stereo/ Analogue Productions
Analogue Productions re-released these classic chestnuts in superior three-channel sound.
RIMSKY-KORSAKOFF: Scheherazade – Chicago Sym. Orch. /Fritz Reiner – RCA Living Stereo/ Analogue Productions PROKOFIEFF: Lieutenant Kije; STRAVINSKY: Song of the Nightingale – Chicago Sym. Orch. /Fritz Reiner – RCA Living Stereo/ Analogue Productions
Analogue Productions re-released these classic chestnuts in superior three-channel sound.
The Darjeeling Limited – Original Soundtrack – Abkco (vinyl)
A hodgepodge of mostly East Indian music from the Wes Anderson film.
Reiner Rarities, Vol. 3 = Works of DEBUSSY, RAVEL, BERLIOZ, HONEGGER – Pristine Audio
A third installment of Reiner Rarities grants us some exquisite French repertory, lovingly restored.
BACH: Six Brandenburg Concertos & Four Orchestral Suites (1949-53) – Fritz Reiner conducts – Pristine Audio (3 CDs)
Mark Obert-Thorn renders Reiner enthusiasts a valuable service in this restoration of the Hungarian conductor’s persuasive, “transitional” perspective on Bach.
PROKOFIEFF: Lieutenant Kije Suite; IGOR STRAVINSKY: Song of the Nightingale – Chicago Sym./Fritz Reiner – RCA Victor/Analogue Productions“The Reiner Sound” = MAURICE RAVEL: Rapsodie Espagnole; Pavane for a Dead Princess; SERGE RACHMANINOFF : Isle of the Dead – Chicago Sym./Fritz Reiner – RCA Victor/Analogue Productions
Two more excellent additions in what I hope will be a complete series.
PROKOFIEFF: Lieutenant Kije Suite; IGOR STRAVINSKY: Song of the Nightingale – Chicago Sym./Fritz Reiner – RCA Victor/Analogue Productions“The Reiner Sound” = MAURICE RAVEL: Rapsodie Espagnole; Pavane for a Dead Princess; SERGE RACHMANINOFF : Isle of the Dead – Chicago Sym./Fritz Reiner – RCA Victor/Analogue Productions
Two more excellent additions in what I hope will be a complete series.
Fritz Reiner conducts RICHARD STRAUSS = Also Sprach Zarathustra; Burleske in D Minor; Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks – Byron Janis, p./ Chicago Sym. Orch./ NBC Symphony (Till) – Pristine Audio
Pristine Classics adds its own Reiner survey of Richard Strauss to a variety of sources.
![PROKOFIEV: Alexander Nevsky Cantata [TrackList follows] – Chicago Sym. Orch. & Chorus/ Rosalind Elias, mezzo soloist/ Fritz Reiner – HDDT DVD-R](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/A.NevskyReiner.jpg)
PROKOFIEV: Alexander Nevsky Cantata [TrackList follows] – Chicago Sym. Orch. & Chorus/ Rosalind Elias, mezzo soloist/ Fritz Reiner – HDDT DVD-R
Another fine hi-res version of Alexander Nevsky from Fritz Reiner.
WAGNER: Die Walküre: Act II – Kirsten Flagstad/ Lotte Lehmann/ Laurtiz Melchior/ Kathryn Meisle/ Friedrich Schorr/ Emanuel List/ San Francisco Opera Orch./ Fritz Reiner – Music&Arts
A stellar assemblage of vocal artists led by Fritz Reiner delivers a thoroughly engaging performance of Act II from Die Walküre, a perfect prize for the composer’s bi-centennial year.
RODGERS: Slaughter on Tenth Avenue; Victory at Sea—Symphonic Scenario; The March of the Siamese Children; The Carousel Waltz; South Pacific—Symphonic Suite – NY Philharmonic/ Richard Rodgers/ Philadelphia Pops Orch./ Andre Kostelanetz/ Pittsburgh Sym. Orch./ Fritz Reiner – Pristine Audio
An assemblage of suites and incidental music from his musical shows, television, and films, this collection of Richard Rodgers reminds us of his peerless mastery in his chosen medium.
BELA BARTOK: Kossuth; Concerto for Orchestra; Romanian Folk Dances – ORF Radio Sym. Orch. Vienna/ Cornelius Meister – RSO/CPO
Not the top SACD version the Concerto for Orchestra, but an interesting release anyway.
R. STRAUSS: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Burleske in D Minor for Piano and Orch. – Byron Janis, p./ Chicago Sym. Orch./ Fritz Reiner – HDTT
The 1962 Reiner Zarathustra still dazzles and thrills, especially in its new HDTT incarnation; and the Janis Burleske gives us 20 minutes of explosive dynamite.
Fritz Reiner conducts Richard Strauss = Alo sprach Zarathusta; Ein Heldenleben; Don Quixote; Don Juan; Salome: Dance of the 7 Veils; Burleske; Rosenkavalier Waltzes, Death & Transfiguration; Sinfonia Dopmestica; Le Gourgeouis Gentilhomme suite – Sony Classical (5 CDs)
A fine reissue set of all of Reiner’s best Richard Strauss recordings.
VERDI: Messa da Requiem & works of WAGNER & HAYDN – Chicago Sym./ Fritz REiner – Archipel
Fritz Reiner provides resplendent, luxuriant performances of Verdi and Wagner, bringing to bear his enormous experience and discipline with massive forces from Chicago.
Reiner Rarities, Vol. 2 = MOZART: A Musical Joke; BRAHMS: Alto Rhapsody; DEBUSSY: Petite Suite; LIEBERMANN: Concerto – various perf. /Fritz Reiner – Pristine
This is the second installment of rarities from conductor Fritz Reiner – items that were not commercially reissued.
Works of PROKOFIEV; MUSSORGSKY; RESPIGHI; DVORAK – Rosalind Elias, mezzo-soprano/ Chicago Sym. Orch./Fritz Reiner – Urania
Refurbished historical inscriptions of 1956-1959 from the legacy of Hungarian maestro Fritz Reiner reveal the clarity and forceful energy that master could impart.
Van Cliburn = BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2; SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto – Van Cliburn, piano/ Chicago Sym. /Fritz Reiner – Testament
Previously unpublished live collaborations between Cliburn and Reiner, prior to their commercial efforts in these large Romantic masterworks.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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