Fritz Reiner, Wiener Philharmoniker - Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem; Quattro Pezzi sacri (2000)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 612 Mb | Total time: 136:03 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Decca | # 467 119-2 | Recorded: 1960, 1970
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 612 Mb | Total time: 136:03 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Decca | # 467 119-2 | Recorded: 1960, 1970
These CDs have been issued by Decca in their "Legendary Performances" series; the recording was originally issued on the Ace of Diamonds label in 1960. Fritz Reiner belonged to that era of revered authoritarian conductors (including Toscanini, Klemperer and Beecham) who dominated the pre-Second World War orchestral scene. His reputation was achieved very largely through his interpretations of Wagner opera in America and Europe and his orchestral directorships in Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Chicago. This recording of the Verdi Requiem came towards the very end of his conducting career and only 3 years before his death.