Nicola Moscona
Nicola Moscona was a Greek-born bass, long associated with the Metropolitan Opera. He was admired in Italian, French and Russian repertory and appeared in many important broadcasts.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears extensively in Verdi, Puccini, Gounod and other opera recordings, often alongside Jussi Björling, Zinka Milanov, Bidú Sayão and Leonard Warren.
Moscona’s singing brought firm bass authority, warmth and theatrical ...
BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 'Choral'
Live broadcast recording, 1939
Total duration: 79:46
Ania Dorfmann, piano
Jarmila Novotna, soprano
Kerstin Thorborg, alto
Jan Peerce, tenor
Nicola Moscona, bass
The Westminster Choir
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
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BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 3 'Eroica'
Symphony No. 4
Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral'
Symphony No. 7
Symphony No. 8
Symphony No. 9 'Choral'**
Choral Fantasy*
Coriolan Overture
Creatures of Prometheus
Egmont
Fidelio Overture
Leonore Overture No. 1
Leonore Overture No. 2
Leonore Overture No. 3
Septet for Woodwind, Horn & Strings
String Quartet No. 16
Live broadcast recordings, 1939
*Ania Dorfmann, piano
**Jarmila Novotna, soprano
**Kerstin Thorborg, alto
**Jan Peerce, tenor
**Nicola Moscona, bass
The Westminster Choir
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
Broadcast 1: 6th December, 1947 (Acts 1 & 2)
Broadcast 2: 13th December, 1947 (Acts 3 & 4)
Total duration: 2hrs 15min 58sec
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
VERDI - Overture to Aida
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO - Overture to The Taming of the Shrew
Radio broadcasts from 1940
Total duration: 100.01
The Westminster Choir
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, 17th January 1954 (Act 1)
and 24th January 1954 (Acts II and III)
Total duration: 121:55
Robert Shaw Chorale & Soloists
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
VERDI Otello
Live broadcast performance, 1958
Total duration: 2 hr 13:32 (including radio announcements)
Otello - Mario Del Monaco
Desdemona - Victoria de los Angeles
Iago - Leonard Warren
Orchestra & Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
conducted by Fausto Cleva
