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.

Arturo Toscanini

TOSCANINI conducts Beethoven at the BBC (1937/39) - PASC352

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BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6
BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 1
Recorded in 1937 and 1939
Total duration: 77:31

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Arturo Toscanini, conductor

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TOSCANINI conducts Brahms (1948-53) - PASC678

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BRAHMS
Academic Festival Overture
Gesang der Parzen
Haydn Variations
Hungarian Dances
Tragic Overture

Live and studio recordings, 1948-53
Total duration: 64:12

Robert Shaw Chorale
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Toscanini

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TOSCANINI conducts BRAHMS Complete Symphonies (1951/52) - PASC349

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BRAHMS Symphony No. 1
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
Recorded in 1951 and 1952
Total duration: 2hr 36:17

NBC Symphony Orchestra
Arturo Toscanini, conductor

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