Toscanini Archive
Audio News for January 14, 2011
International Classical Artists Launched; Portland Jazz Festival, February 18-27; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Launches New Label; LG Innovation at CES
Arturo Toscanini: Gala Concert from the Benefit Pension Fund, NY Philh. = HAYDN: Symphony No. 101 “Clock”; RESPIGHI: The Pines of Rome; SIBELIUS: The Swan of Tuonela; WAGNER: Siegfried’s Funeral March; WEBER: Overture to Euryanthe – Guild
The Benefit Pension Fund concert at Carnegie Hall with Arturo Toscanini conducting returns to us in a blazing restoration.
Guido Cantelli conducts American Masters = PISTON: Toccata; COPLAND: El Salon Mexico; CRESTON: Dance Overture; Two Choric Dances; BARBER: Adagio for Strings; School for Scandal Ov. – NBC Sym. /NY Philharmonic/Cantelli – Urania
The gifted Italian conductor gave us only ten years, but his recorded legacy in American music remains richly coloristic.
SCHUMANN: 200th Anniversary Tribute = Manfred Overture, Op. 115; Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61; Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120 – NBC Symphony Orchestra/Arturo Toscanini/Bruno Walter (Symphony No. 4) – Guild
Two legendary maestros lead the NBC Symphony in historic renditions of Schumann, here presented as celebrations of the composer’s bi-centennial.