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Frederick Martin Reiner (Hungarian: Reiner Frigyes; December 19, 1888 – November 15, 1963) [1] [2] was an American conductor of opera and symphonic music in the twentieth century. Hungarian born and trained, he emigrated to the United States in 1922, where he rose to prominence as a conductor with several orchestras. [ 3 ]
Fritz Reiner was a Hungarian-born American conductor known for his technical precision and control, both in symphonic music and in opera. He was especially known for his work with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, of which he was music director from 1953 to 1962. Reiner studied at the Budapest Royal.
Oct 12, 2013 · Fritz Reiner was a conductor who had virtually no flaws, however flawed he was personally. His repertoire ranged from the light music of Johann Strauss, Jr. and Richard Rogers’ musical theater Carousel, to the gravity of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde.
Nov 12, 2013 · If Georg Solti carried the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to international glory, it was another larger-than-life Hungarian, Fritz Reiner, who gave it the power on which that glory continues to...
Mar 20, 2018 · March 20, 2018. The veteran conductor tells an audience that he follows Fritz Reiner in giving extremely small gestures to let the orchestra find its own musicality. But, says Blomstedt, Reiner...
Music Director, 1953–1962; Musical Advisor, 1962–1963. Born December 19, 1888; Budapest, Hungary. Died November 15, 1963; New York City. At the Royal Academy of Music in Budapest, Fritz Reiner studied piano with Béla Bartók, along with composition, conducting and percussion, while also taking courses in jurisprudence.
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Fritz Reiner conducts J.S. Bach Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564, orch. Leo Weiner - Chicago Symphony 1954,
Despite his penchant for visual theatrics, Bernstein understood the virtue of economy. Fritz Reiner worshipped it. Although he was one of Bernstein's teachers and major influences, Reiner was at the extreme opposite end of the emotional spectrum. His approach can be seen in a Teldec video, The Art of Conducting.
The collaboration of Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was a particularly successful phase of the orchestra's history, and their recordings together constitute an important legacy of great performances. Reiner was one of the finest conductors of the middle years of the century.
