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Arturo Toscanini

Mar 25, 1897 - Jan 16, 1957 (59 years old) in Parma, 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.

Known For

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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Self - Conducts NBC Symphony (archive footage)
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I Am an American
Self (uncredited)
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The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
Self (archive footage)
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Is Everybody Listening?
Arturo Toscanini - Orchestra Conductor
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Hymn of the Nations
Himself
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Toscanini in His Own Words
Self (archive footage)
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Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 9: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5/Respighi: The Pines of Rome
Conductor (self)
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Behind Your Radio Dial
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Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5: Verdi: Aida
Conductor (self)
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Toscanini Volume Three The Television Concerts (1948-52)
Conductor

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