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Memorial Tribute to Toscanini: Bach, Rossini & Vivaldi; Rehearsal excerpts 1946-1952

2 CD / Guild / 2011-09-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 violins, cello, strings & continuo in D minor ("L'est...
Performers: Baker, Bernard; Bloom, Robert; Misschakoff, Mischa; Wummer, John
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo

The performances come from 1938, 1947, 1952 and 1954. Most of the rehearsal excerpts come from 1946 and are available because Toscanini's son had 2...continue...

Toscanini: Christmas Day 1937 & Farewell Concert 1954

2 CD / Guild / 2011-06-14

Works: Spoken Word: Opening Announcement; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 violins, cello, strings & continuo in D minor ("L'estro armonico" no 11), Op. 3/11,; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G mi...
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

This 2-cd set contains the first Christmas Day concert conducted by Toscanini on December 25, 1937 coupled with his farewell concert in Carnegie Hall on...continue...

Rossini, Vivaldi / Arturo Toscanini

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2008-02-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri; Semiramide; Il barbiere di Siviglia; La scala di seta; Sonata a quattro no 3 in C major; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins and Cello in D minor, Op. 3 n...
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

Toscanini conducts Mozart and Vaughan-Williams

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2007-12-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for O...
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

The significance of this recording, apart from the exceptional, clean masterings by Opus Kura is the relatively rare nature of Vaughan-Williams. This 1945 performance is...continue...

Toscanini Broadcast Legacy - War Bond Concert

2 CD / Guild / 2003-12-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Giuseppe Martucci: Work(s); Novelletta, for orchestra, Op. 6/1; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikov...
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

Schubert: Symphony no 8; Strauss, et al / Toscanini, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2003-11-01

Works: Spoken Word: Broadcast Commentary (NBC; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Franz Joseph Haydn: Sinfonia Concertant for Violin, Cello, Obo...
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra