In Reply to: Fritz Reiner posted by ecl876 on October 3, 2016 at 11:33:53:
I'm a fan, for the most part, of Reiner's Strauss, Bartok, Respighi, and Mahler. Earlier music, much less so. I don't think it's an accident that these were all leading active contemporary composers in central Europe during his youth and early professional career in Hungary and Germany in the early 20th century. Bartok was one of his teachers. Strauss was an important mentor.
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- Alas, I have to agree with jdaniel here (shucks!) - rbolaw 14:05:55 10/03/16 (10)
- He also did French and Russian music very well too IMHO - Chris from Lafayette 17:16:11 10/03/16 (9)
- RE: He also did French and Russian music very well too IMHO - rbolaw 19:42:20 10/03/16 (0)
- Sorry, the concertmaster solos in Scheherazade never worked for me... - John Marks 17:41:09 10/03/16 (7)
- Wasn't that Sidney Harth? - rbolaw 19:36:06 10/03/16 (1)
- Yes; and it was somewhere between 1982 and 1984 - John Marks 07:25:10 10/04/16 (0)
- I still find the Beecham to be the most magical, exotic and transporting. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 18:56:38 10/03/16 (0)
- Hmm. . . that might be an idea for a thread - who is the best concertmaster on Scheherazade recordings? - Chris from Lafayette 18:29:49 10/03/16 (3)
- RE: Hmm. . . that might be an idea for a thread - who is the best concertmaster on Scheherazade recordings? - Ivan303 18:41:40 10/03/16 (2)
- Thanks, Ivan303! - I'd forgotten he was on that Maazel recording - Chris from Lafayette 19:17:31 10/03/16 (1)
- Yep... - Ivan303 19:46:44 10/03/16 (0)