Toscanini Conducts Strauss Favorites

On this CD:

1. Don Quixote, fantastic variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 35
Composed by Richard Strauss
Performed by Emanuel Feuermann
Conducted by Arturo Toscanini

2. Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 24
Composed by Richard Strauss

Conducted by Arturo Toscanini

Toscanini Conducts Strauss Favorites, Music, Emanuel Feuermann, Richard Strauss, Arturo Toscanini, Cello Concerto, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Concerto, Orchestral, Orchestral & Symphonic, Romantic Tone Poem/Symphonic Poem for Orchestra
Toscanini Conducts Strauss Favorites
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Fabulous Intensity in these "Purist" Recordings
 Toscanini Conducts Strauss Favorites

Manufacturer: Music & Arts Program
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

All Works by StraussAll Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
Tone PoemsTone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
CelloCello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
Toscanini, ArturoToscanini, Arturo | ( T ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000IMEW
Release Date: 1999-04-13

Tracks:

  1. Don Quixote. Op. 35: Introduction. Massiges Zeitmass
  2. Don Quixote. Op. 35: Variation 1, Gemachlich
  3. Don Quixote. Op. 35: Variation 2, Kriegerisch
  4. Don Quixote. Op. 35: Variation 3, Massiges Zeitmass
  5. Don Quixote. Op. 35: Variation 4, Etwas breiter
  6. Don Quixote. Op. 35: Variation 5, Sehr langsam
  7. Don Quixote. Op. 35: Variation 6, (untitled)
  8. Don Quixote. Op. 35: Variation 7, Ein wenig ruhiger als vorher
  9. Don Quixote. Op. 35: Variation 8, Vorher
  10. Don Quixote. Op. 35: Variation 9, (untitled)
  11. Don Quixote. Op. 35: Variation 10, Viel breiter
  12. Don Quixote. Op. 35: Finale, Sehr ruhig
  13. Don Quixote. Op. 35: Tod und Verklarung (Death & Transfiguration), Op. 24

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fabulous Intensity in these "Purist" Recordings.......1999-07-19

Prepared from "in house" source transcription disks that are nearly 'high fidelity' for their time period, these 1938-9 broadcasts feature the highest possible intensity of playing. Fans of the Toscanini strict style will enjoy this, while those who have been weaned on the self-effacing performances of Richard Strauss, or the richly romantic versions of, say, Karajan or Ormandy, will abhor them. Listeners "in the middle" or who may be curious will, however, be rewarded by investigating these interpretations. In both cases, Toscanini reduced the tension and relaxed his tempi in the "official" RCA Victor recordings of 1952-3 broadcasts, now in the BMG Toscanini Collection: those versions are also treasurable, but Toscanini the "young man" (then an amazingly vigorous fellow of a mere seventy!) is represented here, with the bursting vitality of his earliest years with the NBC Symphony. Orchestral discipline is first-rate; high frequencies are clear and crisp; and detail is extraordinarily transparent (though the sound is "cramped" with little acoustical bloom.)

No fake stereo has been applied to mar the reproduction; but some ticks and pops are evident. Yet for their style, these recordings are utterly honest depictions of the original broadcasts, and have shattering impact and forcefulness. As a "purist" sound engineer and Toscanini advocate, I have been enjoying these performances for over 30 years: it is now a pleasure to know that they are available at a budget price to a wide audience.
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    Manufacturer: Music & Arts Program
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    All Works by StraussAll Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    Tone PoemsTone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    CelloCello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    Toscanini, ArturoToscanini, Arturo | ( T ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000006KEO
    Release Date: 1993-11-01

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