Arturo Toscanini - The Television Concerts 1948-52 Vol.2: Mozart, Brahms, Dvorak, Wagner (2005)
Arturo Toscanini - The Television Concerts 1948-52 Vol.2: Mozart, Brahms, Dvořák, Wagner (2005)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | 7.55 Gb (DVD9) | 112 min
Classical | Testament
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | 7.55 Gb (DVD9) | 112 min
Classical | Testament
One of the most acclaimed musicians of his era, Toscanini was a conductor of the "old school" - aristocratic, perfectionistic and something of an autocrat on the podium. After a brief flurry of interest in Fascism in the 1910s, he rapidly became disillusioned with the movement and indeed became a personal rival of Mussolini, repeatedly antagonising him through acts of artistic defiance such as refusals to open concerts with the Fascist anthem Giovinezza.
Eventually he fled Italy for the United States, becoming the first conductor of the newly-formed NBC Symphony Orchestra, with whom he pioneered radio broadcasts and recordings that made him a household name in America until his retirement at the age of 87. He gave the premiere performances of several major works, including Barber's Adagio for Strings and the American premiere of Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony.
Cast:
Mischa Mischakoff, violin
Frank Miller, cello
Artur Balsam & Joseph Kahn, pianos
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini
Track List:
01. Introduction to the concert
Johannes Brahms - Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102
02. I. Allegro
03. II. Andante
04. III. Vivace non troppo
05. Liebeslieder-Walzer op. 52 Nr. 1-18
06. Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor
07. Introduction to the concert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550
08. I. Molto allegro
09. II. Andante
10. III. Menuett: Allegretto - Trio
11. IV. Finale: Allegro assai
12. Antonín Dvořák - Symphonic Variations, Op. 78
13. Richard Wagner - Tannhäuser: Overture
Arturo Toscanini - The Television Concerts 1948-52 Vol.2: Mozart, Brahms, Dvorak, Wagner (2005)
Arturo Toscanini - The Television Concerts 1948-52 Vol.2: Mozart, Brahms, Dvorak, Wagner (2005)
Arturo Toscanini - The Television Concerts 1948-52 Vol.2: Mozart, Brahms, Dvorak, Wagner (2005)
