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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 1/5/1966

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 The Barber of Seville, Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda and Haydn's Surprise Symphony, and an interview with ba… more
Date: January 5, 1966
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
Partner: UNT Music Library
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 2/5/1964

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 Suppé's Poet and Peasant Overture, Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony and an interview with John Corbet.
Date: February 5, 1964
Duration: 55 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
Partner: UNT Music Library
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/5/1964

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 Wagner's Act I, Scene 3 of Die Walküre, Mendelssohn's Overture to a Midsummer Night's Dream, and an interview with Walter Legge.
Date: May 5, 1964
Duration: 57 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
Partner: UNT Music Library
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 6/5/1963

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 Berlioz's Roman Carnival Overture and Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 performed by Vladimir Horowitz.
Date: June 5, 1963
Duration: 55 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
Partner: UNT Music Library
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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 8/5/1964

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 Beethoven's Egmont Overture, Wagner's The Forest Murmurs from Siegfried, Schubert's Symphony No. 8, and an interview with Paul Creston.
Date: August 5, 1964
Duration: 53 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
Partner: UNT Music Library
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