I've been getting familiar with classical music over the past several months, and have about 30 selections that I've explored. So far, I have to say that Fritz Reiner is my favourite: the RCA recordings of Scheherazade and Tchaikovsky's Concerto in D with Heifetz really stand out for me.I enjoy Charles Munch and Herbert Karajan too, but I like Russian music, and love what Reiner does with it!
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Topic - Your favourite conductor? - chillysalsa 08:37:17 04/18/03 (60)
- Does funky sonics affect your appreciation of the ancien regime? - hinduclient 07:15:31 04/20/03 (4)
- "...about 1950 records began to sound like music." - Fritz Reiner. - desmond krimp 09:32:50 04/22/03 (0)
- Not at all! - The Real Dave 09:45:18 04/21/03 (2)
- A fascinating perspective, Thanks! - hinduclient 10:43:26 04/23/03 (0)
- Excellent analysis! nt - clarkjohnsen 08:28:15 04/22/03 (0)
- Re: Your favourite conductor? / Easy answer: Clark Johnsen. - Musicmaniac 08:45:20 04/19/03 (0)
- Your favourite conductorS - hifitommy 08:12:26 04/19/03 (0)
- Sir Thomas Beecham! What a range! - clarkjohnsen 08:12:17 04/19/03 (5)
- Was it Beecham who was known for . . . - psgary 13:39:39 04/19/03 (1)
- Beecham was Known For... - Todd Krieger 19:29:50 04/19/03 (0)
- Yes to Beecham! - C.B. 08:33:12 04/19/03 (2)
- Quite right about the Abduction! nt - clarkjohnsen 08:34:09 04/19/03 (1)
- And another thing... - C.B. 08:52:14 04/19/03 (0)
- Karajan..God bless his soul and Charles Dutoit..n/t - Audio Pharaoh 06:58:09 04/19/03 (0)
- Maybe Boulez - RobertB53 21:50:46 04/18/03 (0)
- Reiner - Severius! 20:36:13 04/18/03 (0)
- Re: Your favourite conductor? - Timbo in Oz 20:14:41 04/18/03 (0)
- Hell, I don't even have the right to post, compared to most of you, - Muzikmike 19:53:04 04/18/03 (0)
- Depends on the repertoire, I suppose. - Pat D 19:16:12 04/18/03 (0)
- Me! - TOOL 17:56:39 04/18/03 (0)
- Poor Ol' Leo don't get no respect - DWPC 17:04:08 04/18/03 (5)
- He still has the best Schubet Unfinished (1927) nt - clarkjohnsen 08:04:57 04/19/03 (0)
- Re: Poor Ol' Leo don't get no respect - Todd Krieger 19:52:51 04/18/03 (0)
- Not true . . . - Auricle 17:47:53 04/18/03 (2)
- Re: Not true . . . - Todd Krieger 20:05:35 04/18/03 (1)
- Good builders all, but there was a reason for the comment - Auricle 05:31:08 04/19/03 (0)
- Re: Your favourite conductor? - Paul 14:30:46 04/18/03 (3)
- Re: Your favourite conductor? - Todd Krieger 16:03:59 04/18/03 (2)
- Re: Your favourite conductor? - Paul 18:42:43 04/18/03 (1)
- Re: Your favourite conductor? - Todd Krieger 19:39:24 04/18/03 (0)
- Szell - kal 14:21:53 04/18/03 (2)
- Agreed, sort of. - SR 18:27:31 04/19/03 (1)
- Re: Agreed, sort of. - edta 08:07:27 04/20/03 (0)
- Lenny! - Bagsgroove 13:33:06 04/18/03 (2)
- What happened to the bunny rabbits, George? -t - The Killer Piglet 11:18:40 04/19/03 (0)
- Good one. - stevenk 17:14:17 04/18/03 (0)
- In what repertoire, revisited --- - Gregm 12:48:50 04/18/03 (0)
- Russians - BobH 11:28:04 04/18/03 (0)
- In what repertiore? - The Real Dave 10:18:28 04/18/03 (13)
- A moment to reflect - gd 14:18:18 04/18/03 (0)
- Re: In what repertiore? - Todd Krieger 12:27:05 04/18/03 (0)
- Aww, Robbie! - BobH 11:31:47 04/18/03 (1)
- Re: Aww, Robbie! - The Real Dave 11:34:27 04/18/03 (0)
- Re: In what repertiore? - EBerlin 11:18:43 04/18/03 (0)
- Solti stinks? - psgary 10:47:30 04/18/03 (7)
- Re: Solti stinks? - The Real Dave 11:33:10 04/18/03 (6)
- Re: Solti stinks? - TWB 21:42:12 04/18/03 (1)
- I have the Mehta "Planets" - psgary 13:22:52 04/19/03 (0)
- You STINK (nt) - Severius! 21:12:55 04/18/03 (0)
- Re: Solti stinks? - Todd Krieger 20:23:44 04/18/03 (0)
- If you heard them live you would know. . . - Auricle 13:07:26 04/18/03 (1)
- Quite! (nt) - Severius! 21:13:44 04/18/03 (0)
- Copper - Zipcord 10:10:20 04/18/03 (4)
- Hey...that's what I was gonna say! :o(-nt - Mrs. Piggy 20:42:05 04/18/03 (0)
- My first thought as well (NoMsg) - Dusty Chalk 14:06:06 04/18/03 (0)
- Re: Copper - Todd Krieger 12:40:20 04/18/03 (1)
- SILVEstRi <nt> - TOOL 17:49:07 04/18/03 (0)
- Re: Your favourite conductor? - Todd Krieger 09:01:43 04/18/03 (2)
- Reiner and Strauss - psgary 10:55:31 04/18/03 (1)
- You must be pretty old - JeffMO 14:09:44 04/18/03 (0)