8 March 2011

Rare Toscanini 020: Missa Solemnis (NYPO 1935) + Sibelius, Bach-Wood, Strauss





LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Missa Solemnis in D Major, op. 123 (82:36)

Elisabeth Rethberg - Marion Telva
Giovanni Martinelli - Ezio Pinza

Pietro Yon (organ)
Schola Cantorum - New York Philharmonic
ARTURO TOSCANINI

April 28,1935
New York, Carnegie Hall - Live recording

acetates from AM radio broadcast - NOTE: In the "Credo" the "Et resurrexit tertia die secundum scripturas" (6 bars) is missing


Sibelius: En Saga
March 29, 1936 - Live, Carnegie Hall

Bach-Wood: Toccata & Fugue BWV 565
February 23, 1936 - Live, Carnegie Hall

Strauss: Salome - Dance of the seven Veils
January 27, 1935 - Live, Carnegie Hall

New York Philharmonic
ARTURO TOSCANINI



This selection includes some or the rarest Toscanini documents posted until now.

The recording quality of the Missa Solemnis is certainly poor, but (particularly in the Credo and in the Sanctus) this performance contains wonderful moments.

Mega
Updated link

https://mega.nz/#!uPhkzKyJ!5y_lad5m7jYYYSfbC9Cm6JpPuzbfzXW-6M4VrD3UGWY

6 March 2011

Rare Toscanini 019: All Wagner - BBCSO 1937




TOSCANINI BBCSO - ALL WAGNER CONCERT

Part I (54:57)
01 Announcement
02 God Save the King
03 Faust Overture
04 Lohengrin: Act I prelude
05 Lohengrin: Act III prelude
06 Tannhauser: Overture and Venusberg Music

Part 2 (44:16)
01 Siegfried Idyll
02 Siegfried: Waldweben
03 Gotterdammerung: Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey
04 Die Walkure: Walkurenritt
05 Final announcement

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Arturo Toscanini
London, Queen's Hall, June 16, 1937 - Live


Bonus
Friedlinde Wagner (1918-1991), Richard's granddaughter,
in conversation with Ben Grauer about Toscanini in Bayreuth
NBC Broadcast: January 2, 1967 (13:58)


Another GREAT surprise from Wagnerite; many, many thanks!

Again I've removed the biggest clicks & pops and made minor adjustments.
Hope you like also the other (little) surprise in appendix.

Flac with cover & infos

Mega
Updated link

https://mega.nz/#!3bpmWIhD!9GJC7S7mvD5NJNoYPUBV8TV6ZQ8ev_f9ykTMrCgOXXw