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Fritz Reiner

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Listen to Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuocoFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato - Allegro by Van Cliburn, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato - AllegroVan Cliburn, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio Sostenuto by Van Cliburn, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio SostenutoVan Cliburn, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro Scherzando by Van Cliburn, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro ScherzandoVan Cliburn, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace by Jascha Heifetz & Fritz Reiner, see lyrics, music video & more!
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivaceJascha Heifetz & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": I. Adagio; Allegro molto by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": I. Adagio; Allegro moltoFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. LargoFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Don Giovanni: Overture by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Don Giovanni: OvertureFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Pines of Rome: IV. The Pines of the Appian Way by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Pines of Rome: IV. The Pines of the Appian WayFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Don Quixote, Op. 35: Introduction by Antonio Janigro, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, John Weicher & Milton Preves, see lyrics, music video & more!
Don Quixote, Op. 35: IntroductionAntonio Janigro, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, John Weicher & Milton Preves

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Listen to Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 (Remastered 2023) by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMRimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 (Remastered 2023)Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Historical Beethoven by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMHistorical BeethovenFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Fritz Reiner Conducts Shostakovich, Kodály, Weiner and Bartók by Fritz Reiner & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMFritz Reiner Conducts Shostakovich, Kodály, Weiner and BartókFritz Reiner & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 by Emil Gilels & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMBrahms: Piano Concerto No. 2Emil Gilels & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 by Emil Gilels & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMTchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1Emil Gilels & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35 & Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33 (Remastered) by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMStrauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35 & Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33 (Remastered)Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress by Fritz Reiner
ALBUMStravinsky: The Rake's ProgressFritz Reiner
Listen to Tribute to Gregor Piatigorsky [Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Bloch] by Gregor Piatigorsky, Nathan Milstein, Fritz Reiner & Charles Munch
ALBUMTribute to Gregor Piatigorsky [Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Bloch]Gregor Piatigorsky, Nathan Milstein, Fritz Reiner & Charles Munch
Listen to Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116 by Fritz Reiner
ALBUMBartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116Fritz Reiner
Listen to Iberia by Fritz Reiner
ALBUMIberiaFritz Reiner
Listen to The Great Conductors: Fritz Reiner Conducts Rachmaninoff, Liszt & Moussorgsky (Remastered) by Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Byron Janis
ALBUMThe Great Conductors: Fritz Reiner Conducts Rachmaninoff, Liszt & Moussorgsky (Remastered)Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Byron Janis
Listen to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), WWV 96 by Fritz Reiner
ALBUMDie Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), WWV 96Fritz Reiner
Listen to Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 by Fritz Reiner, Cesare Siepi, Nadine Conner, Giuseppe Valdengo, Mildred Miller, Victoria de los Ángeles, Salvatore Baccaloni, New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
ALBUMMozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492Fritz Reiner, Cesare Siepi, Nadine Conner, Giuseppe Valdengo, Mildred Miller, Victoria de los Ángeles, Salvatore Baccaloni, New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Listen to Chicago Symphony Orchestra... Symphonies Conducted by Fritz Reiner (Digitally Remastered) by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMChicago Symphony Orchestra... Symphonies Conducted by Fritz Reiner (Digitally Remastered)Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 & The Nutcracker by Emil Gilels, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMTchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 & The NutcrackerEmil Gilels, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Richard Strauss: Anniversary Edition, Vol. 5 by John Weicher, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMRichard Strauss: Anniversary Edition, Vol. 5John Weicher, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 [Remastered] by Fritz Reiner
ALBUMBrahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 [Remastered]Fritz Reiner
Listen to Rimski-Korsakov: Scheherazade & Stravinsky: Le chant du rossignol by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMRimski-Korsakov: Scheherazade & Stravinsky: Le chant du rossignolChicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Wagner: Tristan und Isolde by London Philharmonic Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior & Emanuel List
ALBUMWagner: Tristan und IsoldeLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior & Emanuel List
Listen to Schumann: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 54 - Liszt: Totentanz by Byron Janis, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMSchumann: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 54 - Liszt: TotentanzByron Janis, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMBartók: Concerto for OrchestraChicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Bizet: Carmen (Metropolitan Opera) by Fritz Reiner, Risë Stevens, Nadine Conner, Richard Tucker, Paolo Silveri & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
ALBUMBizet: Carmen (Metropolitan Opera)Fritz Reiner, Risë Stevens, Nadine Conner, Richard Tucker, Paolo Silveri & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Listen to Reiner conducts Wagner by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMReiner conducts WagnerFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Prokofiev's Greatest Moments by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Franz Reiner, Fritz Reiner & Rosalinda Elias
ALBUMProkofiev's Greatest MomentsChicago Symphony Orchestra, Franz Reiner, Fritz Reiner & Rosalinda Elias
Listen to Hommage a Bidu Sayao: The Unrivaled Lyric-Soprano in Rare Live Radio Performances, Vol. 2 by The Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Lyric Opera Orchestra, Philco Symphony Orchestra, Concert Hall Orchestra, Firestone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees, Frank St. Leger, Paul Whitman, Howard Barlow, Fritz Reiner & Bidu Sayao
ALBUMHommage a Bidu Sayao: The Unrivaled Lyric-Soprano in Rare Live Radio Performances, Vol. 2The Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Lyric Opera Orchestra, Philco Symphony Orchestra, Concert Hall Orchestra, Firestone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees, Frank St. Leger, Paul Whitman, Howard Barlow, Fritz Reiner & Bidu Sayao
Listen to Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 by Victoria de los Ángeles, Nadine Conner, Cesare Siepi, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMMozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492Victoria de los Ángeles, Nadine Conner, Cesare Siepi, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Fritz Reiner - Live Recordings 1943-57 by Fritz Reiner
ALBUMFritz Reiner - Live Recordings 1943-57Fritz Reiner
Listen to Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro by Cesari Siepi, Giuseppe Valdengo, Nadine Conner, Victoria de los Ángeles, Mildred Miller, Jean Madeira, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, Salvatore Baccaloni & Alessio De Paolis
ALBUMMozart: Le Nozze Di FigaroCesari Siepi, Giuseppe Valdengo, Nadine Conner, Victoria de los Ángeles, Mildred Miller, Jean Madeira, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, Salvatore Baccaloni & Alessio De Paolis
Listen to Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth) by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMMahler: Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" by Van Cliburn, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMSchumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"Van Cliburn, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Strauss: Symphonia Domestica, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme - Suite by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMStrauss: Symphonia Domestica, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme - SuiteFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Albeniz: Navarra, Iberia; Falla: El Amor Brujo; Granadas: Intermezzo from Goyescas by Leontyne Price, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMAlbeniz: Navarra, Iberia; Falla: El Amor Brujo; Granadas: Intermezzo from GoyescasLeontyne Price, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Strauss: Don Quixote, Don Juan by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMStrauss: Don Quixote, Don JuanFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Verdi: Requiem by Jussi Björling, Fritz Reiner, Leontyne Price, Rosalind Elias & Vienna Philharmonic
ALBUMVerdi: RequiemJussi Björling, Fritz Reiner, Leontyne Price, Rosalind Elias & Vienna Philharmonic
Listen to Respighi: Pines of Rome, Fountains of Rome & Debussy: La Mer by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMRespighi: Pines of Rome, Fountains of Rome & Debussy: La MerFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Strauss: Scenes from Elektra & Salome by Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Lyric Theatre Chorus, Frances Yeend, Paul Schoeffler, Daniel Guss & Inge Borkh
ALBUMStrauss: Scenes from Elektra & SalomeFritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Lyric Theatre Chorus, Frances Yeend, Paul Schoeffler, Daniel Guss & Inge Borkh
Listen to Rimsky-Korsakov: Schéhérazade, Op. 35 & Stravinsky: Le chant du rossignol by Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sidney Harth
ALBUMRimsky-Korsakov: Schéhérazade, Op. 35 & Stravinsky: Le chant du rossignolFritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sidney Harth
Listen to Verdi, G.: Falstaff [Opera] (Reiner) (1949) by Martha Lipton, Cloe Elmo, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Fritz Reiner, The Metropolitan Opera, Giuseppe Valdengo, Lorenzo Alvarez, Licia Albenese, Leonard Warren, Giuseppe di Stefano & Regina Resnik
ALBUMVerdi, G.: Falstaff [Opera] (Reiner) (1949)Martha Lipton, Cloe Elmo, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Fritz Reiner, The Metropolitan Opera, Giuseppe Valdengo, Lorenzo Alvarez, Licia Albenese, Leonard Warren, Giuseppe di Stefano & Regina Resnik
Listen to WAGNER: DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER by Fritz Reiner & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
ALBUMWAGNER: DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDERFritz Reiner & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Listen to Dvořák: New World Symphony by Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Daniel Guss
ALBUMDvořák: New World SymphonyFritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Daniel Guss
Listen to R. Strauss: Orchestral Works by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMR. Strauss: Orchestral WorksPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
Listen to WAGNER: TRISTAN UND ISOLDE by Fritz Reiner & London Philharmonic Orchestra
ALBUMWAGNER: TRISTAN UND ISOLDEFritz Reiner & London Philharmonic Orchestra
Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 4 by Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Lisa Della Casa
ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 4Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Lisa Della Casa
Listen to Verdi: Requiem/Quattro Pezzi Sacri (2 CDs) by Leontyne Price, Wiener Singverein, Fritz Reiner, Rosalind Elias, Jussi Björling, Zubin Mehta, Vienna Philharmonic, Giorgio Tozzi, Los Angeles Master Chorale & Los Angeles Philharmonic
ALBUMVerdi: Requiem/Quattro Pezzi Sacri (2 CDs)Leontyne Price, Wiener Singverein, Fritz Reiner, Rosalind Elias, Jussi Björling, Zubin Mehta, Vienna Philharmonic, Giorgio Tozzi, Los Angeles Master Chorale & Los Angeles Philharmonic
Listen to William Kapell Edition, Vol. 3: Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Shostakovich: 3 Preludes by William Kapell, Fritz Reiner, Jon M. Samuels, Robin Hood Dell Orchestra & William Steinberg
ALBUMWilliam Kapell Edition, Vol. 3: Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Shostakovich: 3 PreludesWilliam Kapell, Fritz Reiner, Jon M. Samuels, Robin Hood Dell Orchestra & William Steinberg
Listen to Brahms: Symphony No. 2 (Recorded 1960) by New York Philharmonic & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMBrahms: Symphony No. 2 (Recorded 1960)New York Philharmonic & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky by Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Margaret Hillis & Rosalind Elias
ALBUMProkofiev: Alexander NevskyFritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Margaret Hillis & Rosalind Elias
Listen to Schumann, Prokofiev: Piano Concertos by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMSchumann, Prokofiev: Piano ConcertosFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain - Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé - Stravinsky: The Fairy's Kiss: Divertimento by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMHovhaness: Mysterious Mountain - Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé - Stravinsky: The Fairy's Kiss: DivertimentoFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov by Fritz Reiner, Herbert von Karajan & Jerzy Semkov
ALBUMMussorgsky: Boris GodunovFritz Reiner, Herbert von Karajan & Jerzy Semkov
Listen to Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 by Fritz Reiner, Arthur Fiedler, London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Douglas, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Junichi Hirokami, Boston Pops Orchestra & Byron Janis
ALBUMLiszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Hungarian Rhapsody No.2Fritz Reiner, Arthur Fiedler, London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Douglas, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Junichi Hirokami, Boston Pops Orchestra & Byron Janis
Listen to Respighi: Pines of Rome, Fountains of Rome - Debussy: La Mer by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMRespighi: Pines of Rome, Fountains of Rome - Debussy: La MerFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta & Hungarian Sketches by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMBartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta & Hungarian SketchesFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to The Reiner Sound by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMThe Reiner SoundFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Richard Strauss in High Fidelity by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMRichard Strauss in High FidelityFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra - Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta - Hungarian Sketches by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMBartok: Concerto for Orchestra - Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta - Hungarian SketchesFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Tristan and Isolde (1936 Live Performance) by Fritz Reiner, Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior & London Philharmonic Orchestra
ALBUMTristan and Isolde (1936 Live Performance)Fritz Reiner, Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior & London Philharmonic Orchestra
Listen to Rossini: Overtures by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMRossini: OverturesFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Rossini: Overtures by Fritz Reiner
ALBUMRossini: OverturesFritz Reiner
Listen to Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 & The Nutcracker (Excerpts) by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMTchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 & The Nutcracker (Excerpts)Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Ravel & Debussy: Orchestral Works by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMRavel & Debussy: Orchestral WorksFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Beethoven: Symphony 9 ("Choral") by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMBeethoven: Symphony 9 ("Choral")Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Vladimir Horowitz Plays Beethoven and Czerny by RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner & Vladimir Horowitz
ALBUMVladimir Horowitz Plays Beethoven and CzernyRCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner & Vladimir Horowitz
Listen to Dvořák: New World Symphony and other orchestral masterworks by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMDvořák: New World Symphony and other orchestral masterworksFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 - Isle of the Dead by Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMRachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 - Isle of the DeadEugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Richard Strauss: Scenes from Salome and Elektra by Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Inge Borkh
ALBUMRichard Strauss: Scenes from Salome and ElektraFritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Inge Borkh
Listen to Haydn: Symphony No. 101 in D Major "The Clock" & Symphony No. 95 in C Minor by Fritz Reiner
ALBUMHaydn: Symphony No. 101 in D Major "The Clock" & Symphony No. 95 in C MinorFritz Reiner
Listen to Liszt: Totentanz - Rachmaninoff: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 by Byron Janis, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMLiszt: Totentanz - Rachmaninoff: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1Byron Janis, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503 & Overture to Don Giovanni by Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & André Tchaikovsky
ALBUMMozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503 & Overture to Don GiovanniFritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & André Tchaikovsky
Listen to Les splendeurs de la musique sacrée, Vol. 18 by Fritz Reiner, Vienna Philharmonic & Wiener Singverein
ALBUMLes splendeurs de la musique sacrée, Vol. 18Fritz Reiner, Vienna Philharmonic & Wiener Singverein
Listen to Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 by Jascha Heifetz, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMBrahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77Jascha Heifetz, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMMussorgsky: Pictures at an ExhibitionFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Spain by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMSpainFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique" by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique"Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Johann & Josef Strauss: Valses célèbres - Rossini: Ouvertures - Mendelssohn: Les Hébrides (Les indispensables de Diapason) by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMJohann & Josef Strauss: Valses célèbres - Rossini: Ouvertures - Mendelssohn: Les Hébrides (Les indispensables de Diapason)Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 by Jascha Heifetz, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMTchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35Jascha Heifetz, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Mussorgsky: Pictures At an Exhibition by Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMMussorgsky: Pictures At an ExhibitionFritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Rachmaninoff: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1 - Strauss: Burleske for Piano and Orchestra in D Minor by Byron Janis, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMRachmaninoff: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1 - Strauss: Burleske for Piano and Orchestra in D MinorByron Janis, Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39, 40 & 41 (Les indispensables de Diapason) by Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMMozart: Symphonies Nos. 39, 40 & 41 (Les indispensables de Diapason)Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor" by Vladimir Horowitz, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor"Vladimir Horowitz, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 by Arthur Rubinstein, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMBrahms: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15Arthur Rubinstein, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner
Listen to Bizet: Carmen by Fritz Reiner, Risë Stevens, Jan Peerce & The RCA Victor Orchestra
ALBUMBizet: CarmenFritz Reiner, Risë Stevens, Jan Peerce & The RCA Victor Orchestra
Listen to Ljuba Welitch in 2 Scenes from "Don Giovanni" by Ljuba Welitch, Fritz Reiner & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
ALBUMLjuba Welitch in 2 Scenes from "Don Giovanni"Ljuba Welitch, Fritz Reiner & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Listen to Brahms: Concerto No. 1 in D Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 15 (2017 Remastered Version) by Rudolf Serkin, Fritz Reiner & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMBrahms: Concerto No. 1 in D Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 15 (2017 Remastered Version)Rudolf Serkin, Fritz Reiner & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Moussorgski: Tableaux d'une exposition, Enfantines, Une nuit sur le mont Chauve & Chants et danses de la mort (Les indispensables de Diapason) by Benno Moiseiwitsch, Evgueni Nesterenko, Nina Dorliac, Sviatoslav Richter & Fritz Reiner
ALBUMMoussorgski: Tableaux d'une exposition, Enfantines, Une nuit sur le mont Chauve & Chants et danses de la mort (Les indispensables de Diapason)Benno Moiseiwitsch, Evgueni Nesterenko, Nina Dorliac, Sviatoslav Richter & Fritz Reiner

About Fritz Reiner

Listen to Fritz Reiner, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!
Hometown
Hungary
Born
1888
Genre
Classical
Fritz Reiner was one of the most acclaimed conductors of the 20th century -- noted for the vast range of his repertoire, which included both symphonic and operatic pieces spanning from the traditional canon to contemporary material, he was also an influential educator who counted among his pupils Leonard Bernstein. Reiner was born in Budapest, Hungary, on December 19, 1888; despite earning a law degree from the University of Bucharest, he pursued a career in music, and at age 21 was named chorusmaster of the Budapest Opera. A stint as conductor with the Budapest Volksoper followed before Reiner was chosen in 1914 to serve as principal conductor of the Royal Opera in Dresden, where he collaborated with Richard Strauss on productions of several of the composer's early operas. In 1922 Reiner left Europe to relocate to America, settling in Cincinnati, OH, and signing on as conductor with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; a decade later he was tapped to head the orchestral and opera departments at Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music, where his students included Bernstein. After next serving as the music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony between 1938 and 1948, he served five years with the Metropolitan Opera. While Reiner's frequent migration might have been attributed largely to a restless creativity, he was also a notoriously difficult personality who frequently alienated those around him -- many of the musicians under his command openly loathed him, although he inevitably inspired the best work of their careers. Reiner's own best work was undoubtedly his tenure with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which he elevated into one of the most celebrated ensembles in the world. Moving over to the CSO in 1953, he not only established the orchestra as a top-flight live attraction but also as a popular recording entity -- the countless albums they made for RCA's Living Stereo series during Reiner's decade-long tenure were much acclaimed by collectors for both the power of the performances and the unusually high fidelity of the recordings themselves. Releases like Fritz Reiner Conducts Richard Strauss and Fritz Reiner Conducts Bartók in particular remain definitive interpretations of the composers in question. Health problems forced Reiner to resign his position in 1962, and he died in New York City on November 15 of the following year. ~ Jason Ankeny

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Fritz Reiner has also released music as a member of Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Staatskapelle Dresden.