[SACD-R][OF] Bela Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta; Hungarian Sket - Fritz Reiner - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - 2004 (Classical)

Since its release on LP in the mid-1950s, Fritz Reiner’s rendition of the Concerto for Orchestra has stood as the standard against which all other recordings of the work are measured. Even after all these years, the recording remains just as convincing and authoritative. Reiner’s superb control of his orchestra and of Bartók’s rhythms and textures is still unsurpassed, even by dozens of subsequent conductors in the digital age. Likewise, the Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta shows just what an incredible ensemble the Chicago Symphony was under Reiner’s direction. This umpteenth reissue, in RCA’s Living Stereo series, promises to be the one to have, its sonics noticeably improved over the earlier CD release in 1989.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Orchestra
Roger Dettmer Liner Notes
Mark Donahue Mastering Engineer
Sara Foldenauer Photography
Daniel Guss Reissue Producer
Irving Kolodin Liner Notes
Lewis Layton Engineer
Richard Mohr Producer
Philipp Nedel Engineer
John Newton Liner Notes, Remastering Supervisor
Fritz Reiner Conductor
Tim Schumacher Series Coordinator
Elizabeth A. Wright Editorial Supervision