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Fritz Reiner, conductor
Produced by Charles Gerhardt
Recorded by the Reader's Digest Association on 12 October 1962 in Kingsway Hall. London, and released in 1963 as disc 2 of the 12 disc set Treasury of Great Music.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Produced by Charles Gerhardt
Recorded by the Reader's Digest Association on 12 October 1962 in Kingsway Hall. London, and released in 1963 as disc 2 of the 12 disc set Treasury of Great Music.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Produced by Charles Gerhardt
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Produced by Charles Gerhardt
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New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Recording of the performance given as part of the concert held on 12 March 1960 at Carnegie Hall, New York City, one of two sets of concerts Reiner gave in 1960 with the NYPO, his last concerts with this orchestra.
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New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Recording of the performance given as part of the concert held on 12 March 1960 at Carnegie Hall, New York City, one of two sets of concerts Reiner gave in 1960 with the NYPO, his last concerts with this orchestra.
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New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Recording of the performance given as part of the concert held on 12 March 1960 at Carnegie Hall, New York City, one of two sets of concerts Reiner gave in 1960 with the NYPO, his last concerts with this orchestra.
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New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Recording of the performance given as part of the concert held on 12 March 1960 at Carnegie Hall, New York City, one of two sets of concerts Reiner gave in 1960 with the NYPO, his last concerts with this orchestra.
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CRQ 549 READER'S DIGEST TREASURY OF GREAT MUSIC VOL. 2: FRITZ REINER BRAHMS 4 RPO BONUS BRAHMS 2 NYPO
Tracks 1-4: Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor Op. 98
Track 1: Brahms: Symphony No. 4: Movt 1: Allegro non troppo
Track 2: Brahms: Symphony No. 4: Movt 2: Andante moderato
Track 3: Brahms: Symphony No. 4: Movt 3: Allegro giocoso
Track 4: Brahms: Symphony No. 4: Movt 4: Allegro energico e passionato
Track 5-8: Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 73
Track 5: Brahms: Symphony No. 2: Movt 1: Allegro non troppo
Track 6: Brahms: Symphony No. 2: Movt 2: Adagio non troppo
Track 7: Brahms: Symphony No. 2: Movt 3: Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino)
Track 8: Brahms: Symphony No. 2: Movt 4: Allegro con spirito
Tracks 1-4:Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Produced by Charles Gerhardt
Recorded by the Reader's Digest Association on 12 October 1962 in Kingsway Hall. London, and released in 1963 as disc 2 of the 12 disc set Treasury of Great Music.
Tracks 5-8: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Recording of the performance given as part of the concert held on 12 March 1960 at Carnegie Hall, New York City, one of two sets of concerts Reiner gave in 1960 with the NYPO, his last concerts with this orchestra.
released January 23, 2023
The Reader's Digest 12 disc box set 'Treasury of Great Music', released in the United Kingdom in 1963, was masterminded and produced by Charles Gerhardt. It's aim was to bring together outstanding international conductors, leading soloists, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in core classical music repertoire, recorded to the highest standards of the day in a twelve disc set of long playing records. The set was marketed to subscribers of the Reader's Digest magazine, then a significant number.
A decade or so later some of the individual issues were released at mid-price by RCA, in effect their first public appearance, to great critical acclaim. During the CD era elements of the set reappeared on a variety of labels including Reader's Digest, but the set as a whole has never been reissued since its first publication.
CRQ Editions intends to release the set in stages, to make the complete set ultimately available as it was originally conceived.
A scan of the lavish booklet produced to accompany the first publication of the set in the United Kingdom in 1963 may be downloaded from:
crqeditions.co.uk/acquire.php?file=K8lPz9UrSEkDAA==
A biography of Charles Gerhardt is available at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Gerhardt_(conductor)
An extensive discography of the recordings of Fritz Reiner may be found at:
www.stokowski.org/Fritz_Reiner_Discography.htm#B
Programme notes for Brahms's Symphonies No. 2 and 4 may be found at Wikipedia:
Symphony No. 2:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._2_(Brahms)
Symphony No. 4:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._4_(Brahms)