Fritz Reiner was one of the foremost conductors of his time. Crowning his long career in Europe and America was the decade from 1954 to 1963 as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra an

Fritz Reiner - The Complete RCA Album Collection

Fritz Reiner was one of the foremost conductors of his time. Crowning his long career in Europe and America was the decade from 1954 to 1963 as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra an illustrious partnership that ranks along such other historical tenures as Karajan's in Berlin, Szell's in Cleveland and Bernstein's in New York.
Luckily for posterity, Reiner's legendary interpretations at the helm of the Chicago Symphony which no less than Igor Stravinsky called "the most precise and flexible orchestra in the world" were captured on record by RCA Victor. Now for the first time ever, they are being issued together in a single Sony Classical box set of 63 re-mastered CDs.
A champion of 20th-century music, he could also give incomparably lilting performances of Strauss waltzes. In both Pittsburgh and Chicago, Reiner recorded works by his former teacher BartÂ³k, and he was instrumental in convincing Serge Koussevitzky to commission Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra in 1943. His classic 1955 Chicago recording of that masterpiece is among the glories of this new set.
Every recording in this new 63-CD set comes from the best re-mastered source. A third have been newly re-mastered from the original tapes. This Reiner/Chicago Symphony edition is destined to become a cornerstone of serious record collections around the world.
Country USA
Brand SONY MUSIC
Manufacturer Sony Classical
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2013-10-15
UnitCount 63
Format CD
UPCs 888837019828
EANs 0888837019828

Country	USA
Brand	SONY MUSIC
Manufacturer	Sony Classical
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	2013-10-15
UnitCount	63
Format	CD
UPCs	888837019828
EANs	0888837019828

Fritz Reiner - The Complete RCA Album Collection

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