Arturo Toscanini
Arturo Toscanini
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Arturo Toscanini

Actor 1897-03-25 Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Arturo Toscanini (March 25, 1867 – January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century, renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his eidetic memory. He was at various times the music director of La Scala in Milan and the New York Philharmonic. Later in his career he was appointed the first music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra (1937–54), and this led to his becoming...

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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025 · Self (archive footage)

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

1991 · Self - Conducts NBC Symphony (archive footage)

Hymn of the Nations

Hymn of the Nations

1944 · Himself

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

1993 · Self (archive footage)

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5: Verdi: Aida

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5: Verdi: Aida

1949 · Conductor (self)

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 4: Mozart, Dvorak, Wagner

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 4: Mozart, Dvorak, Wagner

1948 · Conductor (self)

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 7: Wagner

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 7: Wagner

1951 · Conductor (self)

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 2: Beethoven Symphony No. 9

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 2: Beethoven Symphony No. 9

1948 · Conductor (self)

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 8: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy and Rossini

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 8: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy and Rossini

1952 · Self, Conductor

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 1: Wagner

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 1: Wagner

1948 · Conductor (self)

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 9: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5/Respighi: The Pines of Rome

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 9: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5/Respighi: The Pines of Rome

1952 · Conductor (self)

Behind Your Radio Dial

Behind Your Radio Dial

1949 · Movie

Toscanini in His Own Words

Toscanini in His Own Words

2009 · Self (archive footage)

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 6: Weber, Brahms

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 6: Weber, Brahms

1951 · Conductor (self)

Toscanini Volume Three The Television Concerts (1948-52)

Toscanini Volume Three The Television Concerts (1948-52)

1948 · Conductor

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 3: Brahms

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 3: Brahms

1948 · Conductor (self)

I Am an American

1944 · Self (uncredited)

Is Everybody Listening?

1947 · Arturo Toscanini - Orchestra Conductor