Arturo Toscanini

Arturo Toscanini
Arturo Toscanini (March 25, 1867 – January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed musicians of the late 19th and of the 20th century, renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his eidetic memory.[1] He was at various times the music director of La Scala in Milan, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Later in his career he was appointed the first music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra (1937–54), and this led to his becoming a household name (especially in the United States) through his radio and television broadcasts and many recordings of the operatic and symphonic repertoire.
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Arturo Toscanini

Arturo Toscanini

Arturo Toscanini (March 25, 1867 – January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed musicians of the late 19th and of the 20th century, renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his eidetic memory.[1] He was at various times the music director of La Scala in Milan, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Later in his career he ...
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TOSCANINI Beethoven - The Symphonies, Vol. 2 (1951-52) - PASC598
TOSCANINI Beethoven - The Symphonies, Vol. 2 (1951-52) - PASC598
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BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral'
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8

Live & studio recordings, 1951-52
Total duration: 2hr 09:30

NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Toscanini

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TOSCANINI Beethoven - The Symphonies, Vol. 3 (1948) - PASC600
TOSCANINI Beethoven - The Symphonies, Vol. 3 (1948) - PASC600
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BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 'Choral'

Live recording, 1948
Total duration: 73:02

Ann McKnight, soprano
Jane Hobson, contralto
Irwin Dillon, tenor
Norman Scott, bass
Collegiate Chorale, dir. Robert Shaw

NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Toscanini

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TOSCANINI Beethoven Piano Concertos: The Complete NBC Broadcasts (1944/46) - PASC577
TOSCANINI Beethoven Piano Concertos: The Complete NBC Broadcasts (1944/46) - PASC577
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BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 (two performances)
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4

Live broadcast performances, 1944 & 1946
Total duration: 2hr 14:21

Ania Dorfmann, piano
Artur Rubinstein, piano
Rudolf Serkin, piano
Dame Myra Hess, piano
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Toscanini

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TOSCANINI Beethoven: Fidelio (1944) - PACO077
TOSCANINI Beethoven: Fidelio (1944) - PACO077
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BEETHOVEN Fidelio

Broadcast performance, 1944
Total duration: 1hr 51:08

Jan Peerce Florestano
Rose Bampton Leonora
Chorus directed by Peter Wilhousky
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Arturo Toscanini, conductor
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TOSCANINI Beethoven: Missa Solemnis (1940 - Milanov, Castagna, Björling, Kipnis) - PACO159
TOSCANINI Beethoven: Missa Solemnis (1940 - Milanov, Castagna, Björling, Kipnis) - PACO159
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BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis

Live broadcast performance, 1940
Total duration: 79:56

Zinka Milanov, soprano
Bruna Castagna, contralto
Jussi Björling, tenor
Alexander Kipnis, bass
Westminster Choir
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Toscanini

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TOSCANINI Beethoven: Missa Solemnis (1953, live) - PACO034
TOSCANINI Beethoven: Missa Solemnis (1953, live) - PACO034
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BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123

Live broadcast recording, Carnegie Hall, 28th March, 1953
Total duration: 79:27

Lois Marshall, soprano
Nan Merriman, mezzo-soprano
Eugene Conley, tenor
Jerome Hines, bass
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw Chorale
conducted by Arturo Toscanini

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