Fritz Reiner conducts Mozart (vaimusic.com)

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Fritz Reiner conducts Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543. Adagio. (excerpt)
From: VAI DVD 4287 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Historic Telecasts: Fritz Reiner Conducts, 1953-1954

Maestro Fritz Reiner leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in two concerts originally televised on WGNs Hour of Music. Nov. 18, 1953: Mozart's Symphony No. 39; Debussy: Petite Suite; Tchaikovsky: Waltzes. Feb. 17, 1954: Bach-Weiner: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major; Beethovens Symphony No. 2.
100 min.
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[arterifell]

The conductor's main contribution is during rehearsals, something not to be forgotten. Fritz Reiner is one of the greatest conductors of all time, a master, and it is apparent in this performance which shows the perfect control of nuances with a result that marvelous.

[kirkporterpaaert]

What a great stick! His left hand at his side shows so much respect in a way too to the orchestra as if to say you don't need me to tell you something extraneous. You know what to do. It is telepathy really. Watch Walter and Munch by contrast and yet they do it too i.e. let their understanding speak through what they impart (and don't) with their bodies.

[brianwells456comcast]

The great conductor(and wonderful composer)Richard Strauss told the young Reiner "Inspiration,not perspiration"! in regards to conducting style.Check out Strauss conducting on YouTube-you`ll see where Reiner got his general approach,there is a strong resemblance.Not a lot of movement or facial expression but super results!

[3Drichie]

@joeocho88 "I would leave the Mozart and Rossini to Sir Colin Davis or someone like him."

Davis may bring out nuances in Mozart and Rossini that Reiner misses, but Reiner certainly wasn't too shabby either. His performances of the Rossini overtures with the CSO are among the best ever recorded. To this day, his William Tell still stands as one of the most exciting performances of anything ever recorded, a stunning display of the Chicago Symphony's virtuosity during its Golden Era.

[poopoo111222333]

fritz dracula

[radiootoo]

WOW!! First time EVER seeing Fritz conducting... some shoulders! he raised me most 1950's Sunday afternoons via RCA LP on the old SCOTT Hi-Fi . . .

[japanesesweet]

Great performance. Reiner looks not entirely friendly...bordering on scary.

[sphere82]

I think the video and audio are not fully coordinated...sound must be a tiny bit ahead...because it is hard to believe that the orchestra would rush ahead of his baton so much at 3:00 and even more later on, (3:32)......

[69Reinier]

he's pretty much impressive, some say he's a minimalist, but if you look more in the style, he tries to get the best out of the musicians.

First he makes them know why they are there, second he askes them to be the best (as possible) in what they do. That way he only has to do almost nothing about the way people feel and play the piece they all make. To be a good musician ain't good enough, you should be willing to become the best...

[rwocmo]

I wish that some of today's "monkey-face" contortionists would learn from the likes of Reiner, Szell, and Toscanini. Brilliant, and minimal.

[metteholm75]

I´ve never heard Mozart performed that way before, - and surely I will try to find recordings with him.

[DasKindespiel]

jajaja, es un militar dirigiendo una orquesta