Toscanini Conducts Beethoven
Treasured Pre-War Performances
Vina Bovy, Kerstin Thorborg, Jan Peerce, Ezio Pinza
NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
... the 1938 account [of the beethoven 9th] has distinguished soloists (probably the best Toscanini had for this work at NBC); its two final movements and its demonic second movement are very...
Toscanini Conducts Beethoven
Treasured Pre-War Performances
Vina Bovy, Kerstin Thorborg, Jan Peerce, Ezio Pinza
NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
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... the 1938 account [of the beethoven 9th] has distinguished soloists (probably the best Toscanini had for this work at NBC); its two final movements and its demonic second movement are very...
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Work length1:03:26
This work is only available as an album download.
- Ezio Pinza (bass), Jan Peerce (tenor), Vina Bovy (soprano), Kerstin Thorborg (mezzo-soprano)
- NBC Symphony Chorus, NBC Symphony Orchestra
- Arturo Toscanini
- Recorded: 6 February 1938
IV. Presto: O Freunde, nicht diese Traene
Track length23:51
This track is only available as an album download.
- NBC Symphony Orchestra
- Arturo Toscanini
- Recorded: 1 January 1938
Awards and reviews
... the 1938 account [of the beethoven 9th] has distinguished soloists (probably the best Toscanini had for this work at NBC); its two final movements and its demonic second movement are very much worth hearing
