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It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes.

You're fired.

My significant other is an orchestral player (from Chicago, and he has played with CSO). A huge admirer of Reiner and the CSO of that era, he heard them live many times in his youth. One of his violinist friends recounts the tale of the fine principal flute player Ernest Liegel. In rehearsal one day, Reiner was apparently displeased with Liegel's playing, pointed at him and raised 2 fingers, all without breaking tempo or stopping. That was the signal that the musician was fired with 2 weeks notice. Liegel was fired just that quickly. Of course, these were the days before the musician's unions had as much power as they do today.

For me, the CSO of that era is a great orchestra, and Reiner is a great conductor. I still treasure their Bartok, Mahler, Respighi and Strauss recordings.



Edits: 10/23/16

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