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New York Philharmonic, Fritz Reiner, Rudolf Serkin – Fritz Reiner conducts Bartok and Kodaly live 1960 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:23 minutes | 673 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Archipel
The New York Philharmonic, officially the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc., globally known as New York Philharmonic Orchestra (NYPO) or New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, is a symphony orchestra based in New York City. It is one of the leading American orchestras popularly referred to as the “Big Five”. The Philharmonic’s home is David Geffen Hall, located in New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Founded in 1842, the orchestra is one of the oldest musical institutions in the United States and the oldest of the “Big Five” orchestras. Its record-setting 14,000th concert was given in December 2004.
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Vladimir Horowitz, Fritz Reiner, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra – Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 by Vladimir Horowitz (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 37:28 minutes | 643 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Alexandre Bak – Classical Music Reference Recording
Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30, was composed in the summer of 1909. The piece was premiered on November 28 of that year in New York City with the composer as soloist, accompanied by the New York Symphony Society under Walter Damrosch. The work has the reputation of being one of the most technically challenging piano concertos in the standard classical piano repertoire.
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Emil Gilels; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner – Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1, 1812 Overture (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 46:34 minutes | 1,84 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © High Definition Tape Transfers
Gilels recorded this work several times, and the dierence to the other stereo recording in print is evident instantly. Just play the rst 10 seconds from the Gilels/Maazel recording and then this one: RCA in 1955 captured a cleaner, better, richer sound than EMI engineers 20 years later. So you are instantly captivated by the sound alone; and then follows a performance with tremendous sweep and boldness. Reiner is denitely instrumental in helping this along: he was a far better conductor than Maazel could ever aspire to. In a word: don’t worry too much about niggling imperfections. This is a performance for the ages. It will stand as a beacon to the possibilities of transmitting a sense of greatness via recordings that had few equals in the 100 years that we have been making records. I might add, lest you think I’m just carried away by it, that I have been living with this recording (on LP) since about 1960 and had something like 22 rival version in my collection at one time. None of the others conveys that same aura of agnicence.
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Chicago Symhony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner – Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, A Night On Bald Mountain & Other Russian Showpieces (2004)
SACD ISO: 3,38 GB | FLAC @ 24bit/88.2kHz: 1,35 GB | Full Artwork | 3% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: RCA Red Seal “Living Stereo” # 82876613942 | Country/Year: Europe 2004, 1957/1959
Genre: Classical | Style: Various, Russian, Romantic, Early 20th Century
Comparing RCA’s new Reiner Mussorgsky Pictures SACD to its previous Living Stereo CD incarnation is similar to the experience of viewing a television screen after wiping away accumulated dust. Everything appears clearer, with enhanced detail and impact. The noticeably improved stereo separation creates a solid, three-dimensional effect–even though this is the two-channel version. [Editor’s Note: The three-channel remastering is equally successful, and even more vibrant overall.] Listen to The Old Castle and hear the precise placement of instrumental groups in the sound picture, especially the percussion, with its crisp cymbals and powerful, punchy bass drum. This is even more the case in The Hut on Fowls Legs, where the strings take on a newly detailed articulation. In the Great Gate of Kiev you can now hear the fabled Chicago brass sound in its full, unrestrained splendor. The remaining selections are just as impressive sonically. But of course, marveling at the sound quality of these 40-year-old recordings is only a secondary consideration. Reiner’s magnificent and still-unequalled performances remain the real reason for acquiring this disc. For newcomers, these new SACD transfers should remove any hesitations regarding sound quality, while veterans will feel an old romance rekindled. — Victor Carr Jr, ClassicsToday.com
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Fritz Reiner – Fritz Reiner conducts Dances (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 43:47 minutes | 801 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Archipel
Fritz Reiner, who came from an assimilated Jewish family in Pest, studied law at the University of Budapest for a few years at his father’s insistence before attending the Franz Liszt Academy of Music to study piano with István Thomán and composition with Hans Koessler. A répétiteur at the Budapest Opera since 1909, he made his conducting debut there in 1910 when he stood in for a colleague who had fallen ill and successfully took over a performance of Carmen. He was then appointed first conductor at the Ljubljana Opera. From 1911 to 1914 he was a member of the Budapest People’s Opera, where he conducted, among other works, Parsifal.
He probably received his most important imprint in Dresden, where he served as court conductor from 1914 to 1921. He learned his musical craft in evening opera and concert conductorships at the Dresden Opera. In those years he worked a lot with Richard Strauss. Among other things, Reiner conducted the German premiere of Die Frau ohne Schatten here. He conducted the Sächsische Staatskapelle and had guest engagements in Rome and Barcelona.
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Artur Rubinstein, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner – Brahms: Piano concerto No. 1 (1955/2005)
SACD ISO (2.0): 765 MB | 24B/88,2kHz Stereo FLAC: 840 MB | Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: RCA Red Seal “Living Stereo” # 82876-66378-2 RE1 | Country/Year: US 2005, 1955
Genre: Classical | Style: Romantic
Artur Rubinstein’s elegant 1954 recording of Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor with Fritz Reiner & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is a bona fide classic from the earliest days of stereo; this sumptuous album has been available for decades & has earned a permanent place in RCA’s catalog. It reappears here in the SACD format & sounds cleaner & more detailed than ever before; yet the advanced technology only goes so far & this disc may disappoint audiophiles. Because RCA has carefully preserved its Living Stereo master tapes, it is relatively easy to reproduce them through DSD & render a terrific ADD version. However, the original 2-channel tracks have not been altered for multichannel systems, so the sound comes only from the front channels on the left & right. In essence, this is glorified stereo with remarkable presence — one feels quite close to Rubinstein, & the CSO seems only feet away — but there is no additional surround sound depth. For the sake of authenticity, this is just as well, & Rubinstein & Reiner at least are not misrepresented through creative engineering. One may regret, however, that this SACD has no bonus tracks & find that it offers less value than other titles in the line.
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Jascha Heifetz, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Brahms: Violin Concerto (1955) [APO Remaster 2015]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 34:32 minutes | Scans NOT included | 1,38 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans NOT included | 716 MB
RCA Living Stereo Series from Analogue Productions. Another of the rare performances of violinist Jascha Heifetz and conductor Fritz Reiner together with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. This stunning recording of Brahms’ Violin Concerto is nothing short of breathtaking. The original 30 ips 2-track analog tape was used to master these LP and SACD reissues. Remastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound, these new versions are clearer than the originals and warmer and richer than past reissues.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner – Vienna (2005)
SACD ISO (2.0/MCH): 3,20 GB | 24B/88,2kHz Stereo FLAC: 1,40 GB | Full Artwork
Label/Cat#: RCA Red Seal “Living Stereo” # 82876-71615-2 | Country/Year: Europe 2005, 1957/1960
Genre: Classical | Style: Romantic, Various, Orchestral, Waltz
This RCA Living Stereo release showcases the conducting talents of Fritz Reiner. It is a compilation of universal favourites linked to Vienna and ranging from Johann Strauss junior to Josef Strauss, from Richard Strauss to Weber. I doubt that the music of Old Vienna has ever sounded more entrancing than on this SACD from ‘stereo’s golden age’ performed as it is with unique style and panache.
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Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Beethoven: Symphonies & Overtures (Japan 2018)
PS3 Rip | 3x SACD ISO | DSD64 Stereo > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 210:40 minutes | Basic Scans | 8,48 GB
or FLAC Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Basic Scans included | 4,41 GB
Fritz Reiner, the famous Hungarian conductor who as the music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra brought the 1st golden age to the Symphony. Its achievements have dramatically improved the standards of orchestra performance in the 20th century. These outstanding performances were recorded by RCA’s state-of-the-art recording technology of “Living Stereo” & still retain the overwhelming freshness.
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Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 “New World” and other orchestral masterworks (2005)
SACD ISO (2.0/MCH): 2,43 GB | 24B/88,2kHz Stereo FLAC: 1,15 GB | Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: RCA Red Seal “Living Stereo” # 82876663762 | Country/Year: US 2005, 1955-1957
Genre: Classical | Style: Romantic
This performance exemplifies the magic that occurs when a perfect symbiosis is achieved between a music director and orchestra. Nothing sounds forced or contrived, and when Reiner takes some slightly unusual tempo liberties in the Largo the performers seem to innately understand his intent and everything flows and makes perfect sense. Reiner emphasizes the minor/major key changes in the Scherzo to brilliant effect, and the 4th movement dazzles with energy and virtuosity. The Carnival Overture, Smettena and Weinberger are lovely surprise ornaments to a must-have Symphony No. 9.
The multitrack transfer reflects the 3-mike original recording (left, center and right channels only) and does not add engineering to a splendid recording. This disc is like a time machine bringing the listener back to a main floor center seat a Orchestra Hall. The strings reveal their wooden resonance, and you can hear the buzz of string on frets during the bass pizzicato passages. That said, we are talking about 1950’s recording technology and I have heard more detailed SACDs. Still, the difference between the CD and SACD multichannel layers is not subtle.
I’ve known and loved the Solti/CSO “New World” recording for years; it is now relegated to the re-gifting pile. If you are a Dvorak fan, buy this disc. ~sa-cd.net
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Jascha Heifetz, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner – Brahms & Tchaikovsky – Violin Concertos (2005)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST 2.0 & 5.0 (2.0,3.0) | 34:29, 29:34 minutes | 2,38 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | 1,22 GB
DSF Stereo DSD64/2.82MHz | Time – 01:04:14 minutes
Genre: Classical | Label: © RCA Red Seal / Sony Music Entertainment / 82876-67896-2
In the very early days of Fanfare, one critic dismissed Heifetz as a relic, soon to be ignored. Of course that’s turned out to be utterly false; the Heifetz blend of fire and ice has been tremendously influential since then, and the somewhat more romantic elements of his playing are coming back into vogue (not that, in his maturity, Heifetz was given to romantic extremes). Just think about Itzhak Perlman, whose entire career has been an effort to play like Heifetz (to the extent of appropriating the more oddball elements of his repertoire) while being loved like Kreisler. Heifetz retired 35 years ago, but his style is still very much with us. So are his recordings.
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