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Verdi: Requiem; Te Deum / Zinka Milanov, Bruna Castagna, Jussi Bjorling, Nicola Moscona. Arturo Toscanini

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2013-01-29

Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: NBC Symphony; Westminster Choir

Originally released in 1986, this set was one of Music & Arts classical best sellers for well over a decade, and was reissued in improved...continue...

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis, Violin Concerto / Toscanini

2 CD / Guild / 2004-10-01

Works: Spoken Word: NBC Broadcast Commentary, 28 December 1940; Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Castagna, Bruna; Heifetz, Jascha; Kipnis, Alexander; Milanov, Zinka [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra; Westminster Choir

Toscanini Conducts Two Choral Masterpieces by Beethoven

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2003-10-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Castagna, Bruna; Dorfmann, Ania; Kipnis, Alexander; Milanov, Zinka [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra; Westminster Choir

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Toscanini, Milanov, Bjoerling

1 CD / Italian Discographic Society / 2002-04-23

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Castagna, Bruna; Kipnis, Alexander; Milanov, Zinka
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra; Westminster Choir

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A very fine line separates Toscanini's triumphant 1939 performance from this 1940 reading.

On the other hand, John Steane in his chapter...continue...

Verdi: Requiem, Te deum, Preludes & Overtures / Toscanini

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2000-11-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Sacred Pieces (4), for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Elmo, Cloe; Prandelli, Giacinto; Siepi, Cesare; Tebaldi, Renata
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; NBC Symphony Orchestra; Westminster Choir