Fritz Reiner: A Biography

by Philip S. Hart

Thirty years after his death, Fritz Reiner's contribution--as a conductor, as a teacher (of Leonard Bernstein, among others), and as a musician--continues to be reassessed. Music scholar and long-time friend Philip Hart has written the definitive biography of this influential figure.

332 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 1994

Reviews

[Jordan Kinsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

An incredibly interesting history of not only Reiner, but orchestral politics in the first half of the twentieth century.