Arturo Toscanini Video Clips
 | Beethoven Symphony No. 5, 4th mvt--Arturo Toscanini/NBC Sy Poster: TheGreatPerformers Tags: Beethoven Symphony Classical romantic 5th ArturoToscanini Telecast March 22, 1952 from Carnegie Hall, New York City in the notes, Mortimer H. Franks reports that the engineers were unfamiliar with Carnegie Hall, and that explains the less than ideal camera shots and directions. Also, the hot lights got the 85 year old Toscanini sweating so much that by the end of the symphony he had to close his eyes and bear it! He never telecasted another c ... | |
 | Beethoven Symphony No. 5, 3rd mvt--Arturo Toscanini/NBC Symp Poster: TheGreatPerformers Tags: Beethoven Symphony 5 Classical romantic 5th ArturoToscanini Telecast March 22, 1952 from Carnegie Hall, New York City Toscanini's recordings of this symphony from the 20s and 30s show that he used to conduct it with more flexibility and breathing back and forth, but I do prefer these later versions---more direct with stronger flow and propulsive urgent force. The driving clairity and carefully built climaxes still there. He was an early enthus ... | |
 | Beethoven Symphony No. 5, 2nd mvt--Arturo Toscanini/NBC Symp Poster: TheGreatPerformers Tags: Beethoven Symphony 5 Classical romantic 5th ArturoToscanini Telecast March 22, 1952 from Carnegie Hall, New York City | |
 | Beethoven Symphony No. 5, 1st mvt--Arturo Toscanini/NBC Symp Poster: TheGreatPerformers Tags: Beethoven Symphony 5 Classical romantic 5th ArturoToscanini Telecast March 22, 1952 from Carnegie Hall, New York City for the second movement go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijiHzheK4GQ from an interview by Robert Stumpf II with Bob Bloom, who played with Toscanini: I played for him for six years. He yelled at me a lot, but as a father. After awhile I became, from those in the orchestra, possibly closer than anyone else to Toscanini. ... |