17 January 2011

Rare Toscanini 009: Beethoven 1&6 - BBC 1937



The best "Pastoral" by AT (IMHO).
Flac &"updated" cover (please read the comments)


Mega
updated link

https://mega.nz/#!jTQCiCTa!1sw-8oaI0-nH3eh83Ogz5A3O5LTN_WQe6NIuezzCXn0

8 comments:

arel64 said...

Thank you for these rare recordings.

The dates for Beethoven 6th in Toscanini Discography are June 22; July 16; Oct. 21 & 22, 1937 (http://www.toscaninionline.com/disco5.htm).

Similarly, the RT007 Leonore No.1 is dated from June 1, 1939.

You indicate June 1, 1937 for both recordings. Incidentally, Wilhelm Furtwangler was conducting his famous Gotterdammerung at Covent Garden that evening. :)

It would be quite a day in London's musical life, then.

Guido said...

Yes, just controlled, you're right.

But the wrong dates are printed on the *°ç§@è LPs & CDs!!!

l'll fix the covers as soon as possible.

arel64 said...

Thank you, Guido.

It is a pity, though. It was intriguing to think that these recordings were made the same day. :)

Guido said...

Was veeery intriguing :-)

Covers fixed.


Anyway Toscanini was in London... in fact he conducted (2 june 1937) this program with the BBC SO

ROSSINI
L'Italiana in Algeri Ove
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.6
BRAHMS
Variations on a Theme of Haydn
STRAUSS
Death & Transfiguration

arel64 said...

Well, the only thing we miss is the time machine :)))

Thank you for the updated covers.

Guido said...

fileserve

http://www.fileserve.com/file/CshnESU
http://www.fileserve.com/file/PtvvdZe
http://www.fileserve.com/file/BXe2Mhu
http://www.fileserve.com/file/dugeeP5
http://www.fileserve.com/file/jjBtJZm

oldeastsider said...

Looks like I am very late to this party. I am 80 uyears old, and have been collecting TOSCANINI's recordings & broadcasts since I was 13. It is always a pleasure to find someone else who shares this strangw compulsion. Thank You
PAUL

Nikola said...

A web site details the history of the recording sessions for this Pastoral :
https://concertsarchiveshd.fr/toscanini-bbc-so-ii-beethoven-symphonies-n1-6/.

The sound on the published FLAC is also clearer but with many cracks.