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Upon his death in 1957, the magazine gave him a full page obituary, while the 1954 death of 'Wilhelm Furtwangler', Toscanini's great rival, was covered by "Time" in only one brief paragraph. 1952 Toscanini was a perfectionist, and he was notorious for refusing to approve the release of recordings that he had made which he felt weren't good enough.
Jan 16, 2007 · Fifty years ago today, Arturo Toscanini died. The Italian conductor had loomed over the operatic and orchestral worlds for the better part of seven decades, shaping tastes, forcing people to take ...
Aug 13, 2023 · Herbert von Karajan marks the 10th anniversary of Arturo Toscanini’s death with this performance of Verdi’s Requiem filmed in the empty auditorium of Teatro alla Scala in 1967. Now streaming on STAGE+.
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Arturo Toscanini. Edited and Translated by Harvey Sachs. Fifty years after his death, Arturo Toscanini is still considered one of the greatest conductors in history, and probably the most influential. His letters, expertly collected, translated, and edited here by Harvey Sachs, will give readers a new depth of insight into his life and work.
Dec 29, 2017 · 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of Arturo Toscanini’s birth and to commemorate this, the Library for the Performing Arts is hosting an exhibit titled Toscanini: Preserving a Legacy in Sound. With the use of materials from collections held in New York Public Library archival collections, the exhibit celebrates the life of one the most ...
Aug 23, 1998 · Wanda Toscanini Horowitz, conductor Arturo Toscanini's daughter who nurtured and guarded her husband, pianist Vladimir Horowitz, through his legendary but turbulent career, has died. She was 90. ``To be the daughter of Toscanini, I didn't have any merit because I could have been born to anybody,'' she once said. ``But to be the wife of Horowitz, in that I take a little bit of pride.''
Wanda Giorgina Toscanini Horowitz (December 7, 1907, Milan, Italy, – August 21, 1998) was the daughter of the conductor Arturo Toscanini and the wife of pianist Vladimir Horowitz. As a child, Wanda studied piano and voice. She never pursued a professional music career, fearing she could never live up to her father's exacting standards.
