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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/7/1965
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This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Beethoven's Creatures of Prometheus Overture and Rossini's Semiramide Overture, and features an interview with clarinetist David Weber.
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/14/1965
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This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Kabalevsky's Overture to Colas Breugnon and Respighi's Pines of Rome.
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/21/1965
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This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Tchaikovsky's Overture from The Nutcracker Suite, Catalani's Dance of the Water Nymphs and Waldteufel's The Skaters' Waltz, and features an interview with music critic John Freeman.
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/28/1965
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This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Strauss' Tritsch-Tratsch Polka and Gillis' Symphony No. 5 1/2, and features an interview with composer and producer Don Gillis.