The Reiner Sound

On this CD:

1. Rhapsodie espagnole for orchestra (or 2 pianos)
Composed by Maurice Ravel
Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Fritz Reiner

2. Pavane pour une infante défunte, for piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Maurice Ravel
Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Fritz Reiner

3. The Isle of the Dead, symphonic poem, Op. 29
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Fritz Reiner

The Reiner Sound, Music, Sergey Rachmaninov, Maurice Ravel, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 20th/21st Century Orchestral Music, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Keyboard, Orchestral, Orchestral & Symphonic, Pavane for Keyboard, Romantic Tone Poem/Symphonic Poem for Orchestra
Reiner Sound
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A dyspeptic program done with the utmost orchestral polish
  • A must for every music lover
  • The essential Isle of the Dead
  • Classic recording! Maybe one day in surround stereo?
  • One great LivingStereo R C A
 Reiner Sound

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003FAX
Release Date: 1993-03-09

Tracks:

  1. Rapsodie espagnole: Prelude la nuit
  2. Rapsodie espagnole: Malague
  3. Rapsodie espagnole: Habanera
  4. Rapsodie espagnole: Feria
  5. Pavan For A Dead Princess
  6. Totentanz (Byron Janis,Piano)
  7. Invitation For The Dance
  8. Isle Of The Dead, Op. 29

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A dyspeptic program done with the utmost orchestral polish.......2006-01-17

Reiner looks unusually dyspeptic, even for him, on the cover of this smorgasbord CD. Maybe it's the musical menu that got to him. Ravel, Liszt, and Rachmaninov is like a dinner of cotton candy, spicy goulash, and embalming fluid. These recordings from 1957-59 sound miraculous--it's the Living Stereo sonics rather than the bogus "Reiner Sound" that should be the title.

The best thing here is at the beginning. Ravel can sound slithery and glib, but not in Reiner's hands. He make Rhapsodie Espagnole and Pavane for a Dead Princess move along to a steady beat, and because of the CSO's immaculate precision, the result is wonderful Ravel for those who avoid Ravel. Five stars.

After that, there's not much to say. Liszt's Totentanz, a quasi-piano concerto based on the Dies Irae, is out-and-out claptrap, here played within an inch of its life by Byron Janis. Weber's Invitation to the Dance sits weirdly in this mix; it is given a highly polished but not very happy reading. The ultimate sonic blockbuster here is the gloomy Rachmaninov Isle of the Dead, which sounds like Tchaikovsky on downers. Even so, Reiner's forthright conducting, which refuses to succumb to the vapors, plus RCA's stellar sound, saves the day. Five stars.

In all, this hodgepdge was clearly an excuse to throw together some Reiner recordings that didn't fit anywhere else. I would recommend listening one piece at a time rather than trying to digest the whole thing. Or use it as a stereo demonstration record, in which case the actual musical content doesn't matter.

5 out of 5 stars A must for every music lover.......2005-08-30

Fritz Reiner has never let me down. A minimalist leaving the music to speak for itself. All pieces of this great CD are amazing, though my favourite is the "Totentanz". Byron Janis, passionate as always, gives the reading of a lifetime. The "Isle" is great too, among the very best I have heard, though the sound is not always supporting the music making - especially before the first climax. As an alternative I would go with Askhenazy (Decca). Still a must....

5 out of 5 stars The essential Isle of the Dead .......2005-01-19

For those of you who think Rachmaninoff is a superficial composer, this is the CD for you. Reiner's Isle of the Dead spoils you for any other - listening to another performance you can't help but begin thinking how it falls short. Long before George Solti, Reiner whipped the Chicago Symphony - often, apparently, through sheer terror - into an orchestra that was second to none, with many of its most phenomenal performances documented by RCA in recordings whose sound, even though they date back the dawn of the stereo age, surpasses most CD's issued today. From its opening measures, Reiner's performance of Isle of the Dead grabs you by the throat and never lets go.

5 out of 5 stars Classic recording! Maybe one day in surround stereo?.......2003-03-27

The master tapes are getting long in the tooth in the old RCA vaults, but this recording still shines. I own it on first release vinyl--and playing it is the auditory equivalent of opening a really good wine. The LP preserves the sound of the original master tape back when it was newly made, but it's great to have it on CD to play more often.

The original Living Stereo master tapes were three-channel: left, right and an ambient channel to capture the sonics of the performance space. It would be great, when a multi-channel music audio format becomes commercially viable, for BMG to remaster the Living Stereo series in three-channel form (and at a 24-bit or higher uncompressed sampling rate).

It would probably take an engineer as talented as Lewis Layton to remaster these classics correctly, but it would be worth it: Living Stereo in surround stereo could really put you in the middle of the concert hall, which was Living Stereo's inherent promise all along.

5 out of 5 stars One great LivingStereo R C A.......2003-03-04

This cd contains top recordings (well, nearly peerless) of Island of the dead by Racmaninov, especially in great sound and style,-not surprisingly Mohr and Layton impressive production job. It is known for quite a long time as audiophile's favourite and truly deserves the praise it has received for years in the hifi press;the sonics are amazing and the Chicago Orchestra could be compared to the best orchestras from Europe. F.Reiner stands on high heels with a devastatingly beautiful Pavane, from Ravel;the Spanish Rhapsody reveals a richly textured atmosphere.
The Reiner Sound
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    Manufacturer: Jvc / Xrcd
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    PavanesPavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
    Ravel, MauriceRavel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by RachmaninovAll Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Tone PoemsTone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    General ContemporaryGeneral Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00005YD0X
    Release Date: 2002-01-15

    Tracks:

    1. Rapsodie Espangole: Prelude A La Nuit
    2. Rapsodie Espangole: Malaguena
    3. Rapsodie Espangole: Habanera
    4. Rapsodie Espangole: Feria
    5. Pavan For A Dead Princess
    6. Isle Of The Dead, Op. 29
    Christmas Oratorio
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Sublime Realization - the Best Recording to Date!!
    		 Christmas Oratorio

    Manufacturer: Farao Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    All Works by J.S. BachAll Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    OratoriosOratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000004CM9
    Release Date: 1997-11-25

    Tracks:

    1. Part One. 1. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    2. Part One. 2. Recitative Evangelist - Tom Allen
    3. Part One. 3. Recitative - Melinda Paulsen
    4. Part One. Aria - Melinda Paulsen
    5. Part One. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    6. Part One. Recitative Evangelist - Johann Sebastian Bach
    7. Part One. Chor W. Recitative - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern/Dietrich Henschel
    8. Part Two. Aria - Dietrich Henschel
    9. Part One. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    10. Part Two. Sym - Orch Of The Kang Verwaltung/Enoch Zu Guttenberg
    11. Part Two. Recitative Evangelist - Tom Allen
    12. Part Two. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    13. Part Two. Recitative Evangelist - Tom Allen
    14. Part Two. Recitative - Dietrich Henschel
    15. Part Two. Aria - Tom Allen
    16. Part Two. Recitative Evangelist - Tom Allen
    17. Part Two. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    18. Part Two. Recitative - Dietrich Henschel
    19. Part Two. Aria - Melinda Paulsen
    20. Part Two. Recitative Evangelist - Tom Allen
    21. Part Two, Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    22. Part Two. Recitative - Dietrich Henschel
    23. Part Two. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    24. Part Three. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    25. Part Three. Recitative Evangelist - Tom Allen
    26. Part Three. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    27. Part Three. Recitative - Dietrich Henschel
    28. Part Three. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    29. Part Three. Duet - Malin Hartelius/Dietrich Henschel
    30. Part Three. Recitative Evangelist - Tom Allen
    31. Part Three. Aria - Melinda Paulsen
    32. Part Three. Recitative - Melinda Paulsen
    33. Part Three. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    34. Part Three. Recitative Evangelist - Tom Allen
    35. Part Three. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    36. Part Three. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern

    Tracks:

    1. Part Four. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    2. Part Four. Recitative Evangelist - Tom Allen
    3. Part Four. Recitative And Arioso - Johann Sebastian Bach
    4. Part Four. Aria - Malin Hartelius/Kerstin Klein
    5. Part Four. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    6. Part Four. Aria - Tom Allen
    7. Part Four. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    8. Part Four. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    9. Part Four. Recitative Evangelist - Tom Allen
    10. Part Four. Chor And Recitative - Melinda Paulsen/Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    11. Part Four. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    12. Part Four. Aria - Dietrich Henschel
    13. Part Four. Recitative Evangelist - Tom Allen
    14. Part Four. Recitativer - Melinda Paulsen
    15. Part Four. Recitative Evangelist - Tom Allen
    16. Part Four. Aria - Malin Hartelius/Melinda Paulsen/Tom Allen
    17. Part Four. Recitative - Melinda Paulsen
    18. Part Four. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    19. Part Six. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    20. Part Six. Recitative Evangelist - Tom Allen
    21. Part Six. Recitative - Malin Hartelius
    22. Part Six. Aria - Malin Hartelius
    23. Part Six. Recitative Evangelist - Tom Allen
    24. Part Six. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern
    25. Part Six. Recitative Evangelist - Tom Allen
    26. Part Six. Recitative Evangelist - Tom Allen
    27. Part Six. Aria - Tom Allen
    28. Part Six. Recitative - Malin Hartelius/Melinda Paulsen/Tom Allen/Dietrich Henschel
    29. Part Six. Chor - Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern

    Tracks:

    1. Enoch Zu Guttenberg Speaks About Johann Sebastian Bachs' Christmas Oratario, BWV 248 - Enoch Zu Guttenberg
    2. Enoch Zu Guttenberg Speaks About Johann Sebastian Bachs' Christmas Oratario, BWV 248 - Enoch Zu Guttenberg
    3. Enoch Zu Guttenberg Speaks About Johann Sebastian Bachs' Christmas Oratario, BWV 248 - Enoch Zu Guttenberg
    4. Enoch Zu Guttenberg Speaks About Johann Sebastian Bachs' Christmas Oratario, BWV 248 - Enoch Zu Guttenberg
    5. Enoch Zu Guttenberg Speaks About Johann Sebastian Bachs' Christmas Oratario, BWV 248 - Enoch Zu Guttenberg
    6. Enoch Zu Guttenberg Speaks About Johann Sebastian Bachs' Christmas Oratario, BWV 248 - Enoch Zu Guttenberg
    7. Enoch Zu Guttenberg Speaks About Johann Sebastian Bachs' Christmas Oratario, BWV 248 - Enoch Zu Guttenberg
    8. Enoch Zu Guttenberg Speaks About Johann Sebastian Bachs' Christmas Oratario, BWV 248 - Enoch Zu Guttenberg
    9. Enoch Zu Guttenberg Speaks About Johann Sebastian Bachs' Christmas Oratario, BWV 248 - Enoch Zu Guttenberg
    10. Enoch Zu Guttenberg Speaks About Johann Sebastian Bachs' Christmas Oratario, BWV 248 - Enoch Zu Guttenberg

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Sublime Realization - the Best Recording to Date!!.......2001-06-02

    I don't know to which recording the previous reviewer is referring, but it is not this one. This IS NOT a performance of the Hungarian Radio Choir. This rendering comes from the Orchester der KlangVerwaltung and Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern under the more-than-able direction of Enoch zu Guttenberg.

    The Orchester der KlangVerwaltung is based in Munich and comprised of members of the Berlin Philharmonic, Stuttgart State Opera, Deutsche Oper am Rhein and Cologne Radio Orchestera. The orchestra roster is rounded out with various soloists, chamber musicians and competition winners hand picked by Herr Dirigent zu Guttenberg. Truly a collection of incredibly gifted musicians! The Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern is a "traditional Bavarian folk choir" from the village of Neubeuern.

    The recording and performance are the finest known to me. First, the performance is blessed with the incomparable (aside from Maurice Andre!) Swedish trumpet player, HAkan HArdenberger. Without question the finest trumpeter before the public today, I consider this to be one of his finest recorded performances. It stands alongside both his Telemann and debut release on Philips (Haydn, Hummel, Stamitz, Hertel) as the quintessential captures of his singular brilliance to be found on disc. HArdenberger's interpretation and execution are flawless as usual, but there is a special quality about the recorded sound of his playing here. Characteristically resplendent and sensitive, both musically and interpretively, additional nuances of vibrancy and sheer joy are evidenced in his performance here.

    While the execution of all participants is deft and indeed virtuosic in every sense, there is a distinct feeling that the hinge on which this entire production turns is the direction of zu Guttenberg. Tempi, balance and texture are copiously spot on throughout. And the blending of orchestra, chorus and soloists is perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of this account.

    Combine these attributes with the most festively exuberant rendering of the Christmas Oratorio I have had the privilege of listening to, and the result is an unmitigated REVELATION where this magnificent work from the pen of J.S. is concerned.

    Also noteworthy is the exemplary performance of tenor Tom Allen. The work of soprano Malin Hartelius, alto Melinda Paulsen and bass Dietrich Henschel should also be lauded.

    My greatest regret is that this recording is currently unavailable. I was lucky enough to pick it up in Munich in the Spring of '98, where I filled in briefly on trumpet in the Bavarian Radio Symphony. I couldn't possibly offer a more enthusiastic recommendation of this recording. DO NOT hesitate to grab this one if you are fortunate enough to locate a copy!
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      Reiner Winterschladen
      Manufacturer: Sound
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B00000AT8Q
      Release Date: 1992-08-08

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