Arturo Toscanini Conducts Giuseppe Verdi

On this CD:

1. La Traviata, opera Prelude to Act 1
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by NBC Symphony Orchestra with Licia Albanese, Jan Peerce
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini

2. La Traviata, opera Libiamo nei lieti calici
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by NBC Symphony Orchestra with Licia Albanese, Jan Peerce
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini

3. La Traviata, opera Si reidesta in ciel l'aurora
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by NBC Symphony Orchestra with Licia Albanese, Jan Peerce
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini

4. La Traviata, opera Avrem lieta di maschere la notte
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by NBC Symphony Orchestra with Licia Albanese, Jan Peerce
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini

5. La Traviata, opera Noi siamo zingarelle
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by NBC Symphony Orchestra with Licia Albanese, Jan Peerce
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini

6. La Traviata, opera Prelude to Act 3
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by NBC Symphony Orchestra with Licia Albanese, Jan Peerce
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini

7. Otello, opera Fuoco di gioia
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by NBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini

8. Otello, opera Ballabili
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by NBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini

9. La forza del destino, opera Sinfonia
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by NBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini

10. I Vespri siciliani, opera (Les vêpres siciliennes) Sinfonia
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by NBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini

11. Aida, opera Sinfonia
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by NBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini

12. La Traviata, opera Avrem lieta di maschere la notte
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by NBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini

13. La Traviata, opera Noi siamo zingarelle
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by NBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini

14. La Traviata, opera Di Madride noi siam mattadori
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by NBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini

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Toscanini Conducts Verdi's La Traviata
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 Toscanini Conducts Verdi's La Traviata

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ASIN: B0001LJCGG
Release Date: 2006-01-01

Tracks:

  1. No.1: Preludio
  2. No.2: Introduzione
  3. Seguito Del No.2: Brindisi
  4. Seguito Del No.2: Valzer-Duetto Nell' Introd. Atto I
  5. Seguito Del No.2: Stretti Dell' Introd. Atto I
  6. No.: Scena Ed Aria Violetta - Finale Atto I
  7. No.4: Scena Ed Aria Alfredo
  8. No.5: Scena E Duetto
  9. No.6: Scena - Violetta
  10. Seguito Del No.6: Scena Ed Aria Germont

Tracks:

  1. No.7: Finale I (Flora, Il Marchese, Il Dottore
  2. Seguito Del No.7: Coro Di Zingarelle - Finale II
  3. Seguito Del No.7: Coro Di Mattadori Spagnouli
  4. Seguito Del No.7: Seguito Del Finale II
  5. Seguito Del No.7: Largo Del Finale II
  6. No.8: Scena Ed Aria - Violetta
  7. No.9: Baccanale
  8. No.10: Scena E Duetto (Violetta Ed Alfredo)
  9. No.II: Finale Ultimo

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Toscanini's La Traviata.......2006-01-13

For definitive interpretation, Arturo Toscanini's recording of Verdi's "La Traviata" is one of the best ever.

He assembled a very fine cast for these broadcast concerts in NBC Studio 8-H in 1946. Fortunately, the two concerts that included the entire opera, were preserved by RCA Victor technicians, working with remarkably good resources for the time.

NBC routinely recorded all of Toscanini's broadcasts, from December 25, 1937, to April 4, 1954, using the best possible technology. Initially, the broadcasts were recorded on the large transcription discs used for many radio broadcasts, both at 33-1/3 rpm and at 78 rpm. Later, magnetic tape was used. I do not know the original sources for the recordings, but the sound was especially good. Often NBC Studio 8-H was known for rather dull sound; however, technicians developed techniques for achieving better results in microphone placement and these 1946 broadcasts are an outstanding example.

Licia Albanese really enjoyed working with Toscanini and she was one of the artists who was interviewed years later for RCA Victor's wonderful video tribute to the Maestro. She seldom sang as well as she did for Toscanini, both in this recording of "La Traviata" and in the 1946 broadcast concerts of Puccini's "La Boheme." The sheer beauty of Albanese's singing is breathtaking. The Maestro was able to get her sing with not only great beauty and precision but with wonderful feeling.

Robert Merrill, also interviewed for the video tribute, recalled how Toscanini helped him with a difficult passage during rehearsals. The Maestro tapped the beat of the music on Merrill's head! He sang particularly well in these performances.

All of the singers responded well to Toscanini's leadership and it is a real joy to listen to them.

There is deep emotion in the work, beginning with the rousing drinking song that so many singers and music-lovers enjoy. By the end of the opera, as Violetta dies of consumption (turberculosis), we can feel the full tragedy of the story, wonderfully conveyed by Verdi from the original French story.

This is but one of seven complete operas that Toscanini performed with the NBC Symphony Orchestra; fortunately, they were all preserved in recordings. It is also one of the greatest performances of Verdi's masterpiece.

Arturo Toscanini Conducts Giuseppe Verdi
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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 Arturo Toscanini Conducts Giuseppe Verdi

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ASIN: B00005K9PZ
Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

  1. La Traviata: Prld To Act I.
  2. La Traviata: 'Libiamo Nei Lieti Calici'
  3. La Traviata: 'Si Ridesta In Ciel L'aurora'
  4. La Traviata: 'Avrem Lieta Di Maschere La Notte'
  5. La Traviata: 'Noi Siamo Zingarelle'
  6. La Traviata: 'Prld To Act III
  7. Otello: 'Fuoco Di Gioia'
  8. Otello: Ballabili
  9. La Forza Del Destino: Sinf
  10. I Vespri Siciliani: Sinf
  11. Aida: Sinf
  12. La Traviata: 'Avrem Lieta Di Maschere La Notte'
  13. La Traviata: 'Noi Siamo Zingarelle'
  14. La Traviata: 'Di Madride Noi Siam Mattadori'

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Verdi highlights.......2003-10-22

This is a sampling of the music of Verdi from various recordings by Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Toscanini was long associated with Verdi and his music, going back to his conducting debut in 1887 in Rio De Janeiro, when he was only 19. At that time, Toscanini substituted on short notice for the regular conductor in a performance of "Aida." At the very end of his career, in June 1954, Toscanini conducted sections of "Aida" and "Un ballo in maschera," to fix portions of the broadcast performances for commercial release. This collection gives one a chance to hear some of the best Verdi performances conducted by Toscanini. In particular, one can hear the excellent singing of soprano Licia Albanese and tenor Jan Peerce, who enjoyed such a very fine working relationship with the Maestro. The sound, of course, varies in these recordings, some of which were taken from NBC broadcasts in Studio 8-H. Beginning in the fall of 1950, Toscanini and the NBC Symphony performed and recorded in Carnegie Hall, but most of these recordings are from Studio 8-H, known for rather dry acoustics, even after some modifications about 1939. Nevertheless, it's wonderfult to hear the work of a legendary conductor who knew, and even worked with, the great Verdi (1813-1901).

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