Arturo Toscanini / Phl -Comp Philadelphia Orch Recordings 1941-1942 -Sony CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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1.1 Andante; Allegro Ma Non Troppo

1.2 Andante Con Moto

1.3 Scherzo: Allegro Vivace

1.4 Allegro Vivace

1.5 Largo (Happy Memories of Childhood)

1.6 Allegro Molto Agitato (Life and Death Battle)

1.7 Meno Mosso, Ma Sempre Alla Breve (Dreams of the Dying; Death)

1.8 Moderato (Transfiguration)

2.1 From Dawn Till Noon on the Sea

2.2 Play of the Waves

2.3 Dialogue of the Wind and the Sea

2.4 In the Streets and Byways

2.5 Fragrances of the Night

2.6 The Morning of a Festival Day

2.7 Circuses

2.8 The Jubilee

2.9 The October Festival

2.10 Epiphany

2.11 Scherzo "Queen Mab"

3.1 Intermezzo

3.2 Nocturne

3.3 Song with Chorus

3.4 Wedding March

3.5 Scherzo

3.6 Melodrama ; Finale

3.7 Adagio; Allegro Non Troppo

3.8 Allegro Con Grazia

3.9 Allegro Molto Vivace

3.10 Adagio Lamentoso

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In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the death of the legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini, RCA Red Seal is issuing a definitive new remastered edition chronicling one of the most fascinating periods in the maestro's career, his 1941-1942 stint with the fabled Philadelphia Orchestra! Long unavailable to the public due to wartime recording limitations, these performances (of Schubert's Symphony No. 9 ; Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique," and more) receive their first remastering in 20 years right here. Monumental!

Contains previously released material. Digitally remastered from original source. Recorded at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia: - Schubert "Symphony No. 9" recorded November 16, 1941. - Strauss "Tod und Verklärung" recorded January 11, 1942. - Debussy "La Mer" recorded February 8 & 9, 1942; "Ibéria" recorded November 18, 1941. - Respighi "Feste romane" recorded November 19, 1941. - Berlioz "Roméo et Juliette" recorded February 9, 1942. - Mendelssohn "Midsummer Nights Dream" recorded January 11 & 12, 1942 - Tchaikovsky "Symphony No. 6" recorded February 8, 1942. This recording utilizes Sony's Direct Stream Digital? (DSD) System and SBM Direct. Photos: The Toscanini Family Archives (pages 6 & 11). All other photos: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Association Archives: Andrew Siegal Collection. Sony BMG Masterworks would like to express its thanks to Allan Steckler of Eroica Productions Inc. for his help in the production of this album. The Toscanini family and Sony BMG Masterworks would like to thank Darrin Britting of The Philadelphia Orchestra. 88697-02331-2 © &? 2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment / Originally released 1941, 1942, BMG Music Manufactured and distributed in the U.S.A. by Sony BMG Music Entertainment

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SYNX702331.2

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