Arturo Toscanini - The Television Concerts 1948-52 Vol.5: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy, Rossini, Beethoven, Respighi (2005)
Arturo Toscanini - The Television Concerts 1948-52 Vol.5: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy, Rossini, Beethoven, Respighi (2005)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | 7.22 Gb (DVD9) | 107 min
Classical | Testament
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | 7.22 Gb (DVD9) | 107 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:
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini
Track List:
01. Introduction to the concert
César Franck (1822-1889)
02. Rédemption - Symphonic Interlude
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
03. En Saga, Op. 9
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Trois Nocturnes
04. Nuages
05. Fêtes
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
06. Guglielmo Tell - Ouverture
07. Introduction to the concert
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
08. I. Allegro con brio
09. II. Andante con moto
10. III. Allegro
11. IV. Allegro
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome)
12. 1. The Pines of the Villa Borghese
13. 2. The Pines near a catacomb
14. 3. The Pines of the Janiculum
15. 4. The Pines of the Appian Way
Arturo Toscanini - The Television Concerts 1948-52 Vol.5: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy, Rossini, Beethoven, Respighi (2005)
Arturo Toscanini - The Television Concerts 1948-52 Vol.5: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy, Rossini, Beethoven, Respighi (2005)
Arturo Toscanini - The Television Concerts 1948-52 Vol.5: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy, Rossini, Beethoven, Respighi (2005)
