Arturo Toscanini - The Television Concerts 1948-52 Vol.5: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy, Rossini, Beethoven, Respighi (2005)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | 7.22 Gb (DVD9) | 107 min
Classical | Testament
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | 7.22 Gb (DVD9) | 107 min
Classical | Testament
One of the most acclaimed musicians of his era, Toscanini was a conductor of the "old school" - aristocratic, perfectionistic and something of an autocrat on the podium. After a brief flurry of interest in Fascism in the 1910s, he rapidly became disillusioned with the movement and indeed became a personal rival of Mussolini, repeatedly antagonising him through acts of artistic defiance such as refusals to open concerts with the Fascist anthem Giovinezza.