Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Beethoven, Mozart, Fritz Reiner, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Title: Beethoven: Symphony 2; Mozart: Symphony 35/40 Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Sony Release Date: 1/14/1997 Genre: Classical Styles: Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Symphonies Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 074646234426 |
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Fritz Reiner never was considered among the great conductors of the classics; Strauss and Bart243;k were his calling cards. But these Beethoven and Mozart peformances are outstanding. They're in the Toscanini mold, with ... more » |
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Amazon.com Fritz Reiner never was considered among the great conductors of the classics; Strauss and Bart243;k were his calling cards. But these Beethoven and Mozart peformances are outstanding. They're in the Toscanini mold, with razor-sharp execution, singing lines, and brisk speeds--virtues we're now expecting from the so-called "historically informed performance" crowd, but Toscanini and Fritz Reiner got there first and did it better. The Beethoven is slightly more expansive, with a delightful opening dialogue between strings and winds, a flowing, nicely inflected Larghetto, and a dynamic Finale. The Mozart works have a fierce, clipped quality (again, the Toscanini mold) but also boast redeeming humor and depth. Sony's transfer engineers wring miracles from the 1945-1947 sound. --Dan Davis Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsHistorical performances! Hiram Gomez Pardo | Valencia, Venezuela | 04/08/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "The titanic effort and dedication of this master Hungarian conductor was simply anthological. He elevated the rank of The Pittsburgh to unexpected heights and never dreamed for their members: the steeled discipline and expression force maintains an eviden parallelism with Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Orchestra. Fritz Reiner ` s incandescent baton gave a powerful and hyper expressive epic breath to these works. Beethoven `s Second has been possibly the most virile version ever recorded in any format. Demonic precision and accurate phrasing without loss of musical balance. Mozart `s Haffner possesses an evident Pre Beethovenian musculature. And finally the symphony No. 40 is filled of autumnal energy and ferocious accords that definitively engage even the most nonchalant listener. If you really want to acquire a part of the immense bequeath of this superb Hungarian master conductor, try to get as soon as you can this indispensable album. A notable universal treasure, without just a little bit of possible exaggeration. So wherever you are, don`t think it over and acqure it immediately. This is a true collector item." Fleet and full of energy H. A. James | Devon, United Kingdom | 09/27/2009 (5 out of 5 stars) "The famously irascible Fritz Reiner was music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony from 1938 until 1948 when he succeeded the famously mild Rafael Kubelik at Chicago. These recordings from the years at Pittsburgh just before his departure for Chicago are full of energy and drama. That is what one expects of performances by Reiner but they are also delicately modelled, fleet of foot and full of subtle touches of lyricism. We have become familiar with period style in performance in the last thirty years or so and it comes as a surprise that here is a recording from the 1940's which prefigures such practice.
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