STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - TOSCANINI - AUTURO TOSCANINI

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Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Italian conductor, Arturo Toscanini, on this the 65th anniversary of his passing. The former music director of La Scala in Milan and later the New York Philharmonic was born March 25, 1867 and died in the year 1957, at age 89, following a stroke. We honor his legacy by listening this this 3 record box set from 1981 Time Life Records, part of the Great Performers series. The set includes a 25 page booklet with a biography, pictures, and performances notes.

A1 La Forza Del Destino: Overture
Composed By – Verdi
Orchestra – NBC Symphony Orchestra
7:06

A2 La Traviata: Prelude to Act I
Composed By – Verdi
Orchestra – NBC Symphony Orchestra
3:35

A3 La Traviata: Prelude to Act III
Composed By – Verdi
Orchestra – NBC Symphony Orchestra
3:38

Requiem: Dies Irae
Bass Vocals – Cesare Siepi
Chorus – Robert Shaw Chorale
Composed By – Verdi
Conductor [Chorus] – Robert Shaw
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Fedora Barbieri
Orchestra – NBC Symphony Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Herva Nelli
Tenor Vocals – Giuseppe di Stefano
(34:26)

A4a Dies Irae
A4b Tuba Mirum
A4c Liber Scriptus

B1a Quid Sum Miser
B1b Rex Tremendae
B1c Recordare
B1d Ingemsico
B1e Confutatis
B1f Lachrymosa
Symphony No. 7 In A Major, Op. 92
Composed By – Beethoven
Orchestra – Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York

C1 Poco Sostenuto: Vivace 11:24

C2 Allegretto 8:40

C3 Scherzo: Presto; Trio: Assai Meno Presto 7:07

D1 Allegro Con Brio 6:53

D2 Variations On A Theme By Haydn, Op. 56a
Composed By – Brahms
Orchestra – NBC Symphony Orchestra
16:29

E1 La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture
Composed By – Rossini
Orchestra – NBC Symphony Orchestra
9:02

E2 The Pines Of Rome
Composed By – Resphigi
Orchestra – NBC Symphony Orchestra
20:51

Götterdämmerung
Composed By – Wagner
Orchestra – NBC Symphony Orchestra

F1 Prologue: Dawn And Siegfried's Rhine Journey 10:57

F2 Siegfried's Death And Funeral Music