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Frederick Martin Reiner (December 19, 1888 – November 15, 1963) was an American conductor of opera and symphonic music in the twentieth century. Hungarian born and trained, he emigrated to the United States in 1922, where he rose to prominence as a conductor with several orchestras. [3]
Fritz Reiner was a Hungarian-born American conductor known for his technical precision and control, both in symphonic music and in opera. He was especially known for his work with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, of which he was music director from 1953 to 1962. Reiner studied at the Budapest Royal.
Oct 12, 2013 · Fritz Reiner was a conductor who had virtually no flaws, however flawed he was personally. His repertoire ranged from the light music of Johann Strauss, Jr. and Richard Rogers’ musical theater Carousel, to the gravity of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde.
Nov 12, 2013 · If Georg Solti carried the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to international glory, it was another larger-than-life Hungarian, Fritz Reiner, who gave it the power on which that glory continues to...
Fritz Reiner was a Hungarian-born conductor who led the CSO from 1953 to 1962. He made many acclaimed recordings with the Orchestra, founded the Chicago Symphony Chorus, and died in 1963.
Fritz Reiner was one of those egomaniacal, autocratic conductors who had as much a reputation for cruelty to his players as for music excellence--but he sure got results!
Prominent conductor of opera and symphonic music in the twentieth century. (December 19, 1888 – November 15, 1963). Reiner was born in Budapest, Hungary to a secular Jewish family that resided in the Pest area of the city.
