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Arturo Toscanini
Born 1897-03-25Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Arturo Toscanini (March 25, 1867 – January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century, renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his eidetic memory. He was at various times the music director of La Scala in Milan and the New York Philharmonic. Later in his career he was appointed the first music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra (1937–54), and this led to his becoming a household name (especially in the United States) through his radio and television broadcasts and many recordings of the operatic and symphonic repertoire.
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf (archive footage)Toscanini in His Own WordsSelf (archive footage)The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the PastSelf (archive footage)Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made RadioSelf - Conducts NBC Symphony (archive footage)Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 9: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5/Respighi: The Pines of RomeConductor (self)Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 8: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy and RossiniSelf, ConductorToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 7: WagnerConductor (self)Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 6: Weber, BrahmsConductor (self)Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5: Verdi: AidaConductor (self)Behind Your Radio DialRoleToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 4: Mozart, Dvorak, WagnerConductor (self)Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 3: BrahmsConductor (self)Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 2: Beethoven Symphony No. 9Conductor (self)Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 1: WagnerConductor (self)Toscanini Volume Three The Television Concerts (1948-52)ConductorIs Everybody Listening?Arturo Toscanini - Orchestra ConductorI Am an AmericanSelf (uncredited)Hymn of the NationsHimself