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Toscanini : The Maestro: A Life in Pictures

Toscanini : The Maestro: A Life in Pictures

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Dive into the captivating world of one of the most revered conductors of the 20th century with this visually stunning tribute. Authored by Marco Capra, this collection offers an intimate look at the life and legacy of Arturo Toscanini. Through an array of carefully curated photographs, readers are invited to explore the maestro's extraordinary career, his profound influence on music, and his enduring passion for perfection. Each image is thoughtfully accompanied by insightful commentary, providing context and depth to Toscanini's journey from prodigious talent to legendary figure. This book is an essential addition for music enthusiasts and anyone interested in the rich history of classical music.
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Dive into the captivating world of one of the most revered conductors of the 20th century with this visually stunning tribute. Authored by Marco Capra, this collection offers an intimate look at the life and legacy of Arturo Toscanini. Through an array of carefully curated photographs, readers are invited to explore the maestro's extraordinary career, his profound influence on music, and his enduring passion for perfection. Each image is thoughtfully accompanied by insightful commentary, providing context and depth to Toscanini's journey from prodigious talent to legendary figure. This book is an essential addition for music enthusiasts and anyone interested in the rich history of classical music.
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Volumes 1-63 (CD 1-74) • NBC Symphony Orchestra Recordings

Volume 1 • Beethoven: Symphony No.1 (1951) & No.3 "Eroica" (1949)

Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat Major Op. 55 "Eroica"

Symphony No. 1 In C Major Op. 21

Volume 2 • Beethoven: Symphony No.2 (1949-1951) & No.7 (1951), Egmont Overture (1952)

Symphony No. 7 In A Major Op. 92

Symphony No. 2 In D Major Op. 36

Egmont Overture Op. 84

Volume 3 • Beethoven: Symphony No.4 (1952) & No.6 "Pastoral" (1951)

Symphony No. 6 In F Major Op. 68 "Pastoral"

Symphony No. 4 In B-Flat Major Op. 60

Volume 4 • Beethoven: Symphony No.5 (1952) & No.8 (1952), Leonore Overture (1939)

Symphony No. 5 In C Minor Op. 67

Symphony No. 8 In F Major Op. 93

Leonore Overture No. 3 Op. 72a

Volume 5 • Beethoven: Symphony No.9 "Choral" (1952)

Symphony No. 9 In D Minor Op. 125 "Choral"

Volume 6 • Brahms: Symphony No.1 (1951), Academic Festival Overture (1948), Hungarian Dances (1953)

Symphony No. 1 In C Minor Op. 68

Akademische Festouvertüre Op. 80

Hungarian Dances

Volume 7 • Brahms: Symphony No.2 (1952), Haydn Variations (1952), Tragic Overture (1953)

Symphony No. 2 In D Major Op. 73

Variationen Über Ein Thema Von Haydn Op. 56a

Tragische Ouvertüre Op. 81

Volume 8 • Brahms: Symphony No.3 (1952), Double Concerto (1948)

Symphony No. 3 In F Major Op. 90

Concerto For Violin, Cello And Orchestra In A Minor Op. 102 ("Double Concerto")

Volume 9 • Brahms: Symphony No.4 (1951), Liebeslieder-Walzer (1948), Gesang Der Parzen (1948)

Symphony No. 4 In E Minor Op. 98

Liebeslieder-Walzer Op. 52

Gesang Der Parzen Op. 89

Volume 10 • Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro Overture (1947), Symphony No.35 "Haffner", Bassoon Concerto (1947), Divertimento No.15 (1947)

Le Nozze Di Figaro

Symphony No. 35 In D Major K. 385 "Haffner"

Concerto For Bassoon And Orchestra In B-Flat Major, K.191

Divertimento No. 15 In B-Flat Major K. 287

Volume 11 • Mozart: Symphony No.39 (1948), Symphony No.40 (1938-1939), Symphony No.41 “Jupiter” (1945-1946)

Symphony No. 39 In E-Flat Major K. 543

Symphony No. 40 In G Minor K. 550

Symphony No. 41 In C Major K. 551 "Jupiter"

Vol.12 • Haydn: Symphony No.88 (1938), Symphony No.94 “Surprise” (1953), Symphony No.98 (1945)

Symphony No. 88 In G Major

Symphony No. 94 In G Major "Surprise"

Symphony No. 98 In B-Flat Major

Volume 13 • Haydn: Symphony No.101 "Clock" (1946-1947), Symphony No.99 (1949), Sinfonia Concertante (1948)

Symphony No. 101 In D Major "Clock"

Symphony No. 99 In E-Flat Major

Sinfonia Concertante In B-Flat Major Hob I.105

Volume 14 • Schubert: Symphony No.8 "Unfinished" (1938), Symphony No.9 "The Great" (1953)

Symphony No. 8 In B Minor D 759 "Unfinished"

Symphony No. 9 In C Major D 944 "The Great"

Volume 15 • Schubert: Symphony No.5 (1953), Symphony No.9 "The Great" (1947)

Symphony No.5 In B-Flat Major D 485

Symphony No. 5 In C Major D 944 "The Great"

Volume 16 • Schumann: Symphony No.3 "Rhenish" (1949), Manfred Overture / Weber: Overtures (1951-1952)

Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat Major Op. 97 "Rhenish"

Manfred Op. 115

Euryanthe

Der Freischütz

Oberon

Volume 17 • Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 "Italian" (1954), Symphony No.5 "Reformation" (1953), A Midsummer Night's Dream Scherzo (1946), Octet Scherzo (1945)

Symphony No. 4 In A Major Op. 90 "Italian"

Symphony No. 5 In D Minor Op. 107 "Reformation"

A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 21: Scherzo

Octet In E-Flat Major Op. 20: Scherzo

Volume 18 • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 "Pathétique" (1947), The Nutcracker Suite (1951)

Symphony No. 6 In B Minor Op. 74 "Pathétique"

The Nutcracker - Suite Op. 71a

Volume 19 • Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony (1949), Romeo And Juliet (1946)

Manfred Symphony Op. 58

Romeo And Juliet

Volume 20 • Franck: Symphony In D Minor (1940-1946) / Saint-Saëns: Symphony No.3 "Organ" (1952)

Symphony In D Minor

Symphony No. 3 In C Minor Op. 78 "Organ"

Volume 21 • Sibelius: Symphony No.2 (1940), Pohjolas' Daughter (1940), The Swan Of Tuonela (1944), Finlandia (1952)

Symphony No.2 In D Major Op. 43

Pohjolas' Daughter Op. 49

The Swan Of Tuonela Op. 22/3 (From Lemminkäinen Suite)

Finlandia Op. 26

Volume 22 • Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" (1942)

Symphony No. 7 Op. 60 "Leningrad"

Volume 23 • Beethoven: Symphony No.3 "Eroica" (1939), Symphony No.8 (1939)

Symphony No.3 In E-Flat Major Op. 55 "Eroica"

Symphony No. 8 In F Major Op. 93

Volume 24 • Dvořák: Symphony No.9 "From The New World" (1953) / Kodaly: Hary Janos Concert Suite (1947) / Smetana: The Moldau (1950)

Symphony No. 9 In E Minor Op. 95 "From The New World"

Hary Janos - Concert Suite

The Moldau (Vlatava)

Volume 25 • Beethoven: Symphony No.5 (1939), Septet (1951), Egmont Overture (1953)

Symphony No. 5 In C Minor Op.67

Septet In E-Flat Major Op. 20

Egmont Overture Op. 84

Volume 26 • Brahms: Symphony No.1 (1940-1941), Serenade No.2 (1942)

Symphony No.1 In C Minor Op.68

Serenade No. 2 In A Major Op. 16

Volume 27 • Cherubini: Symphony In D Major (1952), Ali-Baba Overture (1949), Anacréon Overture (1953), Médée Overture (1950) / Cimarosa: Il Matrimonio Segreto Overture (1943), Il Matrimonio Per Raggiro Overture (1949)

Symphony In D Major

Ali-Baba: Overture

Anacréon: Overture

Médée: Overture

Il Matrimonio Segreto: Overture

Il Matrimonio Per Raggiro: Overture

Volume 28 • Prokofiev: Symphony No.1 "Classical" (1951) / Shostakovich: Symphony No.1 (1944) / Glinka: Kamarinskaya (1940) / Liadov: Kamarinskaya (1952) / Stravinsky: Pétrouchka (1940)

Symphony No. 1 In D Major Op. 25 "Classical"

Symphony No. 1 In F Minor Op. 10

Kamarinskaya

Kikimora Op. 63

Pétrouchka (1911)

Volume 29 • Beethoven: Symphony No.3 "Eroica" (1953) / Mozart: Symphony No.40 (1950)

Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat Major Op. 55 "Eroica"

Symphony No. 40 In G Minor K. 550

Volume 30 • R. Strauss: Don Quixote (1953), Tod Und Verklärung (1952)

Don Quixote Op. 35

Tod Und Verklärung Op. 24

Volume 31 • R. Strauss: Don Juan (1951), Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche (1952), Tanz Der Sieben Schleier (1939) / Wagner: Morgendämmerung Und Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt (1941), Siegfried Idyll (1946)

Don Juan Op. 20

Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche Op. 28

Salome: Tanz Der Sieben Schleier

Götterdämmerung: Morgendämmerung Und Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt

Siegfried Idyll

Volume 32 • Respighi: Pini Di Roma (1953), Fontane Di Roma (1951), Feste Romane (1949)

Pini Di Roma

Fontane Di Roma

Feste Romane

Volume 33 • Berlioz: Harold En Italie (1953), Roméo Et Juliette (Part II) (1947)

Harold En Italie Op. 16

Roméo Et Juliette Op. 17 (Part II)

Volume 34 • Berlioz: Roméo Et Juliette (1947) / Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suites (1943), Carmen Suite (1952)

Roméo Et Juliette Op. 17

L'Arlésienne (From Suites Nos. 1 & 2)

Carmen - Suite

Volume 35 • Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition (1953) / Elgar: "Enigma" Variations (1951)

Pictures At An Exhibition

Variations On An Original Theme Op. 36 "Enigma"

Volume 36 • Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1947), Octet (1947)

Incidental Music To A Midsummer Night's Dream Opp. 21/61

Octet For Strings In E-Flat Major Op. 20

Volume 37 • Debussy: La Mer (1950), Prélude À L'Après-Midi D'Un Faune (1953), Iberia (1950), Nocturnes (1948, 1952)

La Mer

Prélude À L'Après-Midi D'Un Faune

Ibéria (Images Pour Orchestre II)

Nocturnes

Volume 38 • Gershwin: An American In Paris (1945) / Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite (1945) / Barber: Adagio (1942) / Sousa

An American In Paris

El Capitan

Grand Canyon Suite

Adagio For Strings (Op. 11)

The Stars And Stripes Forever

The Star-Spangled Banner

Volume 39 • Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé Suite No.2 (1949) / Dukas: L'Apprenti Sorcier (1950) / Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre (1950) / Franck: Psyché Et Eros (1952) / Berlioz: Le Carnaval Romain Overture (1953), La Reine Mab (1951), Rákóczy March (1945) / Thomas: Mignon Overture (1952)

Daphnis Et Chloé - Suite No. 2

L'Apprenti Sorcier

Danse Macabre Op. 40

Le Carnaval Romain Ouverture Op. 9

Psyché: Psyché Et Éros

Roméo Et Juliette Op. 17: Scherzo. La Reine Mab

La Damnation De Faust: Rakoczy March

Mignon: Overture

Volume 40 • L.Mozart: Kindersymphonie (1941) / J.Strauss II: The Blue Danube (1951) / Ponchielli: Dance Of The Hours (1952) / Suppé / Paganini / J.S.Bach / Weber / Glinka

Les Patineurs - Valse Op. 183

Kindersymphonie

Tritsch-Tratsch Polka Op. 214

An Der Schönen, Blauen Donau Op. 314

Dichter Und Bauer: Overture

La Gioconda: Danza Delle Ore

Moto Perpetuo Op. 11

Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D Major BWV 1068 - Air

Aufforderung Zum Tanz Op. 65

Jota Aragonesa (Spanish Overture No. 1)

Volume 41 • Beethoven: Violin Concerto (1940), Piano Concerto No.3 (1944)

Violin Concerto In D Major Op. 61

Piano Concerto No. 3 In C Minor Op. 37

Volume 42 • Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 (1944), Piano Concerto No.1 (1945)

Piano Concerto No. 4 In G Major Op. 58

Piano Concerto No. 1 In C Major Op. 15

Volume 43 • Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2 (1940) / Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 (1941)

Piano Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat Major Op. 83

Piano Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor Op. 23

Volume 44 • Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 (1943) / Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition (1951)

Piano Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor Op. 23

Pictures At An Exhibition

Volume 45 • Beethoven Overtures: Leonore 3 (1945), Die Weihe Des Hauses (1947), Coriolan (1945), Egmont (1939), Die Geschöpfe Des Prometheus (1944), Leonore 2 (1939), String Quartet No.16 (1938)

Overture Leonore 3 Op. 72a

Overture Die Weihe Des Hauses Op. 124

Overture Coriolan Op. 62

Overture Egmont Op. 84

Overture Die Geschöpfe Des Prometheus Op. 43

Overture Leonore No. 2 Op. 72b

String Quartet No. 16 In F Major Op. 135

Volume 46 • Gluck: Iphigénie En Aulide (1952), Orfeo Ed Euridice (1952), Dance Of The Blessed Spirits (1946) / Beethoven: Abscheulicher! Wo Eist Du Hin? (Fidelio) (1945)

Iphigénie En Aulide - Overture

Orfeo Ed Euridice

Dance Of The Blessed Spirits

Fidelio: Abscheulicher! Wo Eist Du Hin?

Volume 47 • Rossini Overtures: L'Italiana In Algeri (1950), Il Signor Bruschino (1945), Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (1945), La Cenerentola (1945), La Gazza Ladra (1945), Le Siège De Corinthe (1945), Semiramide (1951), Guillaume Tell (1953)

Overture L'Italiana In Algeri

Overture Il Signor Bruschino

Overture Il Barbiere Di Siviglia

Overture La Cenerentola

Overture La Gazza Ladra

Overture Le Siège De Corinthe

Overture Semiramide

Overture Guillaume Tell

Volume 48 • Wagner Preludes: Lohengrin (1951), Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1946, 1951), Parsifal (1949), Eine Faust-Ouvertüre (1946)

Lohengrin

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Parsifal

Eine Faust-Ouvertüre

Volume 49 • Wagner: Tanhäuser Overture - Venusberg (1952), Lohengrin Act I Prelude (1941), Liebestod (1942), Walkürenritt (1946), Morgendämmerung Und Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt (1949), Siegfrieds Tod Und Trauermarsch (1952)

Tanhauser: Ouvertüre - Bacchanal (Venusberg)

Lohengrin: Prelude Act I

Tristan Und Isolde: Liebestod

Die Walküre: Walkürenritt

Götterdämmerung

Volume 50 • Opera Highlights (1941-1952) : Mozart / Donizetti / Rossini / Catalani / Puccini / Verdi

Don Giovanni: Overture

Don Pasquale: Overture

Guillaume Tell - Paso A Sei (Act I)

La Wally: Prelude Act IV

Loreley - Danza Delle Ondine (Act III)

Manon Lescaut - Intermezzo (Act III)

Luisa Miller: Overture

La Traviata

I Vespri Sicialini: Overture

La Forza Del Destino: Overture

Otello: Ballet Music (Act III)

Volume 51 • Overtures (1939-1952): Hérold / Humperdinck / Kabalevsky / Mozart / Rossini / Smetana / Thomas / Verdi / Weber

Zampa - Overture

Hänsel Und Gretel - Overture

Colas Breugnon - Overture

Die Zauberflöte - Overture

Guillaume Tell - Overture

The Bartered Bride - Overture

Mignon - Overture

La Forza Del Destino - Overture

Der Freischütz - Overture

Volume 52 • Wagner Operas (Excerpts): Die Walküre (1941), Walkürenritt (1952), Siegfried Idyll (1952), Tristan Und Isolde (1952)

Die Walküre

Die Walküre: Walkürenritt

Siegfried Idyll

Tristan Und Isolde

Volume 53 • Wagner (Excerpts): Siegfried Waldweben (1951), Götterdämmerung (1941)

Siegfried: Waldweben

Götterdämmerung

Volume 54 • Beethoven: Fidelio (1944-1945)

Fidelio

Volume 55 • Puccini: La Bohème (1949)

La Bohème

Volume 56 • Verdi: Aida (1949)

Aida

Volume 57 • Verdi: Falstaff (1950)

Falstaff

Volume 58 • Verdi: Otello (1947)

Otello

Volume 59 • Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera (1954)

Un Ballo In Maschera

Volume 60 • Verdi: La Traviata (1946)

La Traviata

Volume 61 • Beethoven: Missa Solemnis (1953) / Cherubini: Requiem Mass No.1 (1950)

Missa Solemnis Op. 123

Requiem Mass No. 1 In C Minor

Volume 62 • Boito: Mefistofele (1954) / Verdi: I Lombardi Act III (1943), Rigoletto Act IV (1944)

Mefistofele: Prologue

I Lombardi: Act III - Trio

Rigoletto: Act IV

Volume 63 • Verdi: Messa Da Requiem (1951), Te Deum (1954), Nabucco: Va, Pensiero (1954), Luisa Miller: Quando Le Sere (1943), Inno Delle Nazioni (1943)

Messa Da Requiem

Quattro Pezzi Sacri

Nabucco

Luisa Miller

Inno Delle Nazioni

Volumes 64-66 (CD 75-77) • New York Philharmonic Recordings

Volume 64 • Beethoven: Symphony No.7 (1936) / Haydn: Symphony No.101 "Clock" (1929) / Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream Scherzo (1929)

Symphony No. 7 In A Major Op. 92

Symphony No. 101 In D Major "Clock"

A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 21

Volume 65 • Mozart: Symphony No.35 "Haffner" / Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1926) / Brahms: Haydn Variations (1936) / Wagner: Siegfried Idyll (1936) / Dukas: L'Apprenti Sorcier (1929)

Symphony No. 35 In D Major K. 385 "Haffner"

A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 21

Variationen Über Ein Thema Von Haydn Op. 56a

Siegfried Idyll

L'Apprenti Sorcier

Volume 66 • Overtures & Preludes: Gluck: Orfeo Ed Euridice (1929) / Rossini: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (1929), L'Italiana In Algeri (1936), Semiramide (1936) / Verdi: La Traviata (1929) / Wagner: Götterdämmerung (1936), Lohengrin (1936)

Orfeo Ed Euridice

Il Barbiere Di Siviglia

L'Italiana In Algeri

Semiramide

La Traviata

Götterdämmerung

Lohengrin

Volumes 67-70 (CD 78-81) • The Philadelphia Orchestra Recordings

Volume 67 • Debussy: La Mer (1942), Iberia (1941) / Respighi: Feste Romane (1941)

La Mer

Iberia (Images Pour Orchestre II)

Feste Romane

Volume 68 • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 "Pathétique" (1942) / Strauss: Tod Und Verklärung ()1942)

Symphony No. 6 In B Minor Op. 74 "Pathétique"

Tod Und Verklärung Op. 24

Volume 69 • Schubert: Symphony No.9 "The Great" (1941)

Symphony No. 9 In C Major D 944 "The Great"

Volume 70 • Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1942) / Berlioz: Roméo Et Juliette Scherzo (1942)

Incidental Music To A Midsummer Night's Dream Opp. 21/61

Roméo Et Juliette Op. 17

Volume 71 (CD 82) • Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Recordings

Volume 71 • La Scala Orchestra Acoustic Recordings (1920-1921) : Beethoven / Berlioz / Bizet / Donizetti / Massenet / Mendelssohn / Mozart / Pizzetti / Respighi / Wolf-Ferrari

Symphony No. 1 In C Major Op. 21

Symphony No. 5 In C Minor Op. 67

La Damnation De Faust

L'Arlésienne - Suite No. 2

Carmen

Don Pasquale

Antiche Aire E Danze - Set I, No. 2

Scènes Pittoresques

Incidental Music To A Midsummer's Night Dream Opp. 21/61

Symphony No. 39 In E-Flat Major K. 543

La Pisanelle Suite

Il Segreto Di Susanna

Volume 72 (CD 83-84) • BBC Symphony Orchestra Recordings

Volume 72 • Beethoven: Symphony No.4 (1939), Leonore Overture No.1 (1939), Symphony No.6 “Pastoral” (1937), Symphony No.1 (1937) / Brahms: Tragische Ouvertüre (1937) / Mozart: Die Zauberföte Overture (1938) / Rossini: La Scala Di Seta Overture (1938) / Weber: Aufforderung Zum Tanz (1938)

Symphony No. 4 In B-Flat Major Op. 60

Leonore Overture No. 1 Op. 138

Die Zauberflöte

La Scala Di Seta

Aufforderung Zum Tanz Op. 65

Symphony No. 6 In F Major Op. 68 "Pastoral"

Symphony No. 1 In C Major Op. 21

Tragische Overtüre Op. 81

Toscsanini: The Maestro

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