Fritz Reiner
Frederick Martin Reiner (Hungarian: Reiner Frigyes; 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. He reached the pinnacle of his career while music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the 1950s and early 1960s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Budapest (capital and largest city of Hungary), Died November 15, 1963 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | CS-028843 | 12-in. | 11/22/1938 | Die Meistersinger: Prelude, part 1 | Fritz Reiner | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | CS-028844 | 12-in. | 11/22/1938 | Die Meistersinger: Prelude, part 2 | Fritz Reiner | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | CS-028845 | 12-in. | 11/22/1938 | Parsifal: Prelude, part 1 | Fritz Reiner | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | CS-028846 | 12-in. | 11/22/1938 | Parsifal: Prelude, part 2 | Fritz Reiner | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | CS-028847 | 12-in. | 11/22/1938 | Parsifal: Prelude, part 3 | Fritz Reiner | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | CS-028848 | 12-in. | 11/22/1938 | Parsifal: Prelude, concluded [part 4] | Fritz Reiner | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | CS-028849 | 12-in. | 11/22/1938 | Prelude to the afternoon of a faun, part 1 | Fritz Reiner | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | CS-028850 | 12-in. | 11/22/1938 | Prelude to the afternoon of a faun, concluded [part 2] | Fritz Reiner | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | CS-028851 | 12-in. | 11/22/1938 | Nuages, part 1 | Fritz Reiner | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | CS-028852 | 12-in. | 11/22/1938 | Nuages, concluded [part 2] | Fritz Reiner | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | CS-028853 | 12-in. | 11/22/1938 | Fetes, part 1 | Fritz Reiner | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | CS-028854 | 12-in. | 11/22/1938 | Fetes, concluded [part 2] | Fritz Reiner | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | E0RC-1791 | 10-in. | 9/21/1950 | Eugen Onegin : Waltz | RCA Victor Orchestra ; Fritz Reiner | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | E0RC-1792 | 10-in. | 9/21/1950 | Symphony no. 5, in E minor : Waltz (Allegro moderato), part 1 | RCA Victor Orchestra ; Fritz Reiner | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | E0RC-1793 | 10-in. | 9/21/1950 | Symphony no. 5, in E minor : Waltz (Allegro moderato), concluded | RCA Victor Orchestra ; Fritz Reiner | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | E0RC-1794 | 12-in. | 9/22/1950 | The swan lake : Waltz | RCA Victor Orchestra ; Fritz Reiner | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | E0RC-1795 | 12-in. | 9/22/1950 | The sleeping beauty : Waltz | RCA Victor Orchestra ; Fritz Reiner | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | E0RC-1796 | 12-in. | 9/22/1950 | Waltz of the flowers | RCA Victor Orchestra ; Fritz Reiner | Orchestra | conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Reiner, Fritz," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/339665.
Reiner, Fritz. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/339665.
"Reiner, Fritz." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81132091
Wikidata: Fritz Reiner - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q364179
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/42026455
MusicBrainz: Fritz Reiner - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6a720f84-d307-4aa4-a75f-7d85bef56ede
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/82334 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/82334
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