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Message: [QUOTE="JordyG, post: 2188554, member: 6819"] I'll never forget Solti's response upon taking over the Chicago. "The moment I heard them first play I said to myself 'Goodness, this is a world class orchestra. Who knew?' ". I think both Szell and Reiner had that iron fisted approach to their orchestra's and expected nothing less than perfection. As an audiophile I fell in love with Reiner early especially his interpretation of the German repertoire. Some have said Reiner was a little too sweet with the strings. As I've gotten older however I've learned to appreciate how Szell does so much well, the German as well as this and last centuries Russian repertoire. Was Reiner demonstrative or reserved with the baton? [/QUOTE]