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Arturo Toscanini (/ ɑːrˈtʊəroʊ ˌtɒskəˈniːni /; Italian: [arˈtuːro toskaˈniːni]; March 25, 1867 – January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor.
Arturo Toscanini (born March 25, 1867, Parma, Italy—died Jan. 16, 1957, New York City, N.Y., U.S.) was an Italian conductor, considered one of the great virtuoso conductors of the first half of the 20th century.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Toscanini was a small, energetic man with a bustling walk and a robust love of life, as his genial account of Beethoven’s Septet and footage of him on tour with the NBC Symphony Orchestra or at home with his family on Lake Maggiore vividly reveal.
Jun 27, 2017 · In his new biography, “Toscanini: Musician of Conscience,” Harvey Sachs presents a demanding but tenderhearted genius who stood up to fascism and hate.
- Began Conducting at 19
- Spoke Out Against Fascism
- “The Maestro”
- Selected Discography
- Sources
Toscanini was born in 1867 and grew up in Parma, Italy. His father was a tailor, and as a youth Arturo, too, wanted to make clothes. His ambitions changed at the age of nine when he began cello lessons at the Parma Conservatory of Music. He was fascinated by the instrument and by classical music in general. Within two years he won a full scholarshi...
Never one to shun politics, Toscanini was appalled by the fascist movement in Italy. He was an outspoken opponent of the fascists and was once badly beaten during a concert appearance when he refused to conduct the fascist anthem. He also severed ties with the Wagner festival at Bayreuth, Germany, and the Salzburg festival in Austria when Adolf Hit...
Toscanini worked tirelessly until he was 87 years old. During his lastyears with the NBC Symphony Orchestra he engaged in a hectic schedule of recording, making some 30 albums with RCA Victor, including all nine of Beethoven’s symphonies and the four symphonies by Brahms. The energetic conductor formally retired on April 4, 1954, immediately follow...
Toscanini and the NBC Symphony,Melogram, 1989. Toscanini at La Scala,SRO, 1993. Toscanini Conducts Music by His Contemporaries, dell’Arte, 1993. The Toscanini Collection,71 volumes, RCA, 1994. Toscanini and the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra: Great Recordings 1926-1936,3 volumes, Pearl 3.
American Record Guide,September/October 1988; September/October 1990. Musical America,November 1989; July 1990. New York Times,April 5, 1954; January 15, 1957. New York Times Magazine,November 8, 1953; December 27, 1953. —Anne Janette Johnson
Jul 3, 2023 · ‘Toscanini was a classicist at heart, with a classicist’s love of light, logic, orderliness and physical beauty’
Jul 6, 2017 · David Denby lists his favorite recordings of the conductor Arturo Toscanini, some of which Sony Classical reissued on its boxed set “The Essential Recordings.”
