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Toscanini at Salzburg: The 1936 Meistersinger
Toscanini at Salzburg: The 1936 Meistersinger
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Length:
76 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2007
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Arturo Toscanini was the most sought-after conductor in the 1930's. He became the first Italian to conduct at Bayreuth, and would have continued performing there had the Third Reich not come to power in Germany. He left Bayreuth in protest and went to the Salzburg Festival. His complete recording of Die Meistersinger from 1937 is readily available, but the fragment that exists from a 1936 performance, taken from a shortwave radio recording, is very rare. We present this historical document in this podcast.
Released:
Jun 15, 2007
Format:
Podcast episode
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