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kneed (iou) and Reiner, Fritz (sh)


kneed (iou)



kneed adjective. [ni:d] L16.
[from KNEE noun, verb: see -ED2, -ED1.]
a. Having an angle like a knee; having or fixed with a knee or knees for support. L16.
b. Botany. Bent at the nodes; geniculate. L16.
Furnished with or having knees (of a specified kind). M17.
Of trousers: bulging at the knees. L19.

Reiner, Fritz (sh)




born Dec. 19, 1888, Budapest, Austria-Hungary
died Nov. 15, 1963, New York, N.Y., U.S.

Hungarian-born U.S. conductor.

After piano studies with Bela Bartok, he conducted opera in Budapest (1911-14) and Dresden (1914-22). In 1922 he immigrated to the U.S., where he conducted orchestras in Cincinnati (1922-31) and Pittsburgh (1938-48). From 1953 to 1962 he led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which under Reiner first won international acclaim. He also taught conducting at the Curtis Institute (Leonard Bernstein was among his students). A stern taskmaster, he inspired devotion on the part of many players.