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In Reply to: RE: Indispensable Reiner? I'd vote for his Heldenleben, Das Lied and Pines/Fountains posted by jdaniel@jps.net on October 03, 2016 at 12:36:53
Heldenleben has some of the most beautiful string sound ever recorder. Pines/Fountains are glorious recordings
Alan
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I also like his Mahler 4
The Soundmirror SACD, the Analog Productions SACD, and the JVC XRCD24 (don't forget the K2 processing! - LOL!). Ever since I obtained it, I've been leaning toward the Analogue Productions SACD as the best representation of this album, but in truth, all three are pretty close.
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Beyond his R. Strauss, Bartok, Respighi, and Rimsky-Korsakov offerings, Reiner left some fine performances of the German romantic repertoire, including one of the best performances of Beethoven's 6th symphony I know of. It's affectionate and lyrical where it needs to be. And there is an exciting performance of Beethoven's 7th.
I don't know of a better performance of the Brahms Piano Concerto 2 than Gilels/Reiner/Chicago. It's much more dynamic than the later Gilels recording with Jochum. Then there is the Brahms Sym 4 with the Royal Philharmonic.
There are fine stereo recordings of Mozart 41 and Haydn 88, too. Also Rossini overtures.
I don't like his charmless Strauss waltzes, but the cover, which includes this pic of a Hitler wannabe, is good for a laugh:
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