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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/1/1964

Description: 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 Verdi's Aida, Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours, and an interview with Guilherme Figueiredo.
Date: July 1, 1964
Duration: 55 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/3/1963

Description: 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 Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever, Gershwin's American in Paris, Grofe's The Grand Canyon Suite, and Toscanini's arrangement of the Star-Spangled Ban… more
Date: July 3, 1963
Duration: 54 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/6/1966

Description: 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 Sibelius's Finlandia, Mendelssohn's Nocturne from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Dukas's Socerer's Apprentice and Bizet's Suite No. 1 from Carmen, and an… more
Date: July 6, 1966
Duration: 54 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/7/1965

Description: 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.
Date: July 7, 1965
Duration: 30 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/8/1964

Description: 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 Franz von Suppé's The Poet and Peasant Overture, Berlioz's Rákóczy March, Kodály's Háry János Suite, and an interview with Dorothy Gordon.
Date: July 8, 1964
Duration: 53 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/10/1963

Description: 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 Mozart's Symphony No. 40, Prokofiev's Classical Symphony, and an interview with Howard Taubman.
Date: July 10, 1963
Duration: 54 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/13/1966

Description: 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 Rossini's Overture to William Tell, Strauss's Blue Danube Waltz and Wagner's Siegfried's Idyll, and an interview with train porter James Moon.
Date: July 13, 1966
Duration: 54 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/14/1965

Description: 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.
Date: July 14, 1965
Duration: 30 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/17/1963

Description: 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 Liadov's Kikimora, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, and an interview with Mrs. Lionel Pererra.
Date: July 17, 1963
Duration: 54 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/20/1966

Description: 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 Mozart's Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro, Debussy's Iberia from Images and Ravel's Suite No. II from Daphnis et Chloé, and features a rehearsal of the… more
Date: July 20, 1966
Duration: 57 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/21/1965

Description: 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… more
Date: July 21, 1965
Duration: 30 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/22/1964

Description: 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 Haydn's Symphony No. 94, Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, and an interview with Mishel Piastro.
Date: July 22, 1964
Duration: 54 minutes 01 second
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/24/1963

Description: 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 Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, Strauss's Don Juan, and an interview with Carl Glassman.
Date: July 24, 1963
Duration: 55 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/27/1966

Description: 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 Weber's Overture to Der Freischütz and Strauss's Don Quixote.
Date: July 27, 1966
Duration: 54 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/28/1965

Description: 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.
Date: July 28, 1965
Duration: 30 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/29/1964

Description: 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 Respighi's The Fountains of Rome, excerpts from Verdi's Aida, A Masked Ball and Otello, and an interview with soprano Herva Nelli.
Date: July 29, 1964
Duration: 55 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/31/1963

Description: 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 Rossini's Overture to Semiramide, Schumann's Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish," and an interview with cellist Gregor Piatigorsky.
Date: July 31, 1963
Duration: 55 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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