Here are the most essential quotations culled from as wide a variety of source materials available. They have been compiled, edited and carefully selected for inclusion in this book.

Here are the most essential quotations culled from as wide a variety of source materials available. They have been compiled, edited and carefully selected for inclusion in this book.

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.