The Reiner Era II - Chicago Symphony Orchestra Vo.11 (2CD, 1996) E-14

Description: Please note we do not work weekends. All offers, questions, or concerns may not be answered untilMonday. Please understand this means you may need to resubmit your offer Sunday evening. Thank you forsupporting our libraries and have a great weekend. This second volume of “Reiner Era” historical recordings, available direct from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, contains several significant additions to his repertoire, including an intensely impressive Webern Six Pieces for Orchestra, a typically disciplined Beethoven Eighth Symphony, and Bartok’s Second Violin Concerto. This last is fabulously accompanied but rather gruffly played by Yehudi Menuhin. By the late 1950s, catching this artist “on the wing” was a risky proposition, and his two studio recordings serve him somewhat better with respect to tone and intonation. The set also includes Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 2, a zippy and dynamic Strauss Til Eulenspiegel (which Reiner recorded commercially in Vienna, not Chicago), as well as an attractive selection of smaller items: the party music from Berlioz’s Romeo and Juliet, Mussorgsky’s Prelude to Khovanschina, Delius’ Prelude to Irmelin, Auber’s Overture to Masaniello, and Debussy’s Nuages (No. 1 of his Nocturnes for Orchestra). As a special bonus, we also get to hear Reiner rehearsing Wagner’s Lohengrin Prelude, a run-through that’s just as impressive as an actual performance. The mono sound is clear and vivid. A must for Reiner fans. -David Hurwitz Please note all discs are checked prior to shipping for quality control. All proceeds benefit the Libraries of Pima County. Please review all photos. This listing has been donated.Please note that the listing is for what you see in the listing. We photograph all of it so you know what you arepurchasing. The sale of the item(s) benefits Friends of the Pima Library (501c3 non-profit).

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