Master pianist Geoffrey Madge talks to Concertzender’s Louis Thörig about different performance techniques. Episode 86: Arturo Toscanini
1. Ludwig van Beethoven – Introduction to Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus,
BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini; recorded live in 1939 at the Queens Hall Londen.
2. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Scherzo from A Midsummer’s Night Dream
a. New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini, recorded in 1926
b. NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arture Toscanini, recorded live in 1941
3. Hector Berlioz – Scherzo from Romeo et Juliettte
NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini in 1951
4. Claude Debussy – La Mer
NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini in a recording from 1950.
5. Richard Wagner – Prelude from the 1st act of Lohengrin
New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini; recorded in 1936.
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