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Arturo Toscanini (1867–1957)

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Arturo Toscanini was the most celebrated conductor of his time, considered by many to be the greatest conductor of the twentieth century. He revolutionized musical interpretation by frequently insisting that his orchestras play the music exactly as written, a highly unusual practice in the nineteenth century... See full bio »

Born:

in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Died:

(age 89) in Riverdale, New York, USA
Arturo Toscanini circa 1940
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1956 The Huntley-Brinkley Report (TV series)
 
1952 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 9 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 5/Respighi: The Pines of Rome (TV special documentary) (performer: "Symphony No. 5", "The Pines of Rome")
 
1952 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 8 - Music of Franck, Sibelius, Debussy and Rossini (TV special) (performer: "Symphonic Interlude", "En Saga", "Two Nocturnes", "William Tell Overture")
 
1951 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 7 - Music of Wagner (TV movie) (performer: "Lohengrin: Act I Prelude", "Forest Murmurs" from "Siegfried", "Prelude and Liebestod", "Siegfried's Death and Funeral Music", "Ride of the Valkyries")
 
1949 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5 - Verdi: Aida (TV movie) (performer: "Aida" complete opera)
 
1948 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 4 - Music of Mozart, Dvorak and Wagner (TV special documentary) (performer: "Symphony No. 40 in G Minor", "Symphonic Variations", "Overture to 'Tannhauser'")
 
1948 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 2 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (TV special) (performer: "Symphony No. 9 in D Minor")
 
1948 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 1 - Music of Wagner (TV special documentary) (performer: "Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III", "Tannhauser: Overture and Bacchanale", "Forest Murmurs", "Dawn", "Siegfried's Rhine Journey", "Ride of the Valkyries")
 
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1986 Der Rosenkönig (conductor: "Il Lombardi", "Il Trovatore" and "Les patineurs")
 
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1952 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 9 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 5/Respighi: The Pines of Rome (TV special documentary)
Himself (conductor)
 
1952 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 8 - Music of Franck, Sibelius, Debussy and Rossini (TV special)
Himself (conductor)
 
1951 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 7 - Music of Wagner (TV movie)
Himself (conductor)
 
1951 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 6 - Brahms: Symphony No.1/Weber: Euryanthe Overture (TV documentary)
Himself - Conductor
 
1949 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5 - Verdi: Aida (TV movie)
Himself - conductor
 
1948 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 4 - Music of Mozart, Dvorak and Wagner (TV special documentary)
Himself (conducting)
 
1948 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 3 - Brahms: Double Concerto, Hungarian Dance No. 1, Liebeslieder Waltzes (TV special)
Himself (conducting)
 
1948 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 2 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (TV special)
Himself (conducting)
 
1948 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 1 - Music of Wagner (TV special documentary)
Himself (conductor)
 
1948 Behind Your Radio Dial (documentary short)
Himself
 
1947 Is Everybody Listening? (documentary short)
Himself
 
1944 Hymn of the Nations (documentary short)
 
1944 I Am an American (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
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2009 Toscanini in His Own Words (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 The Ninth (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1995 Great Performances (TV series)
 
1991 Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (documentary)
Himself - Conducts NBC Symphony (uncredited)
 
1991 Carnegie Hall at 100: A Place of Dreams (video documentary)
Himself
 
1987 The Music of Man (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Toscanini: The Maestro (documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Live from Studio 8H: A Tribute to Toscanini (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1967 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
 
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Other Works:

His radio performances of operas performed in concert, all eventually made available on LP and CD, include Ludwig van Beethoven's "Fidelio", Giacomo Puccini's "La Boheme" (the only instance of a recorded Puccini opera conducted by its *original* conductor 50 years after its world premiere)... See more »

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4 Print Biographies  | 4 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »
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Personal Quote:

"If you want to please only the critics, don't play too loud, too soft, too fast and too slow". See more »

Trivia:

He is often accused by modern critics of setting his tempos too fast (the favorite criticism leveled at him) when often they only seemed faster because the notes were articulated so precisely by the orchestras that Toscanini conducted. See more »

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