Arturo Toscanini

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Arturo Toscanini was a renowned Italian conductor celebrated for his intense perfectionism, precise interpretations, and leadership of major orchestras in Europe and the United States during the first half of the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian person
human
musician
orchestral conductor
awardReceived Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
burialPlace Cimitero Monumentale della Villetta, Parma
citizenship Kingdom of Italy
United States of America
countryOfBirth Italy
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1867-03-25
dateOfDeath 1957-01-16
employer La Scala
Metropolitan Opera
NBC Symphony Orchestra (historical)
surface form: NBC Symphony Orchestra

New York Philharmonic
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genre classical music
givenName Arturo
heritage Italian
influenced George Szell
Guido Cantelli
Herbert von Karajan
Leonard Bernstein
instrument cello
knownFor clarity of orchestral texture
fast tempos
performing from memory
refusal to perform under fascist regimes
languageSpoken English
French
German
Italian
movement anti-fascism
notableFor intense perfectionism
interpretations of German symphonic repertoire
interpretations of Italian opera
precise interpretations
strict discipline in rehearsals
notableWork performances with the NBC Symphony Orchestra
recordings of Beethoven symphonies
recordings of Verdi operas
recordings of Wagner operas
numberOfChildren 3
occupation cellist
conductor
placeOfBirth Parma
placeOfDeath New York City
positionHeld music director of La Scala
music director of the New York Philharmonic
principal conductor of the Metropolitan Opera
principal conductor of the NBC Symphony Orchestra
residence Milan
New York City
spouse Carla De Martini
style fidelity to the score
objective interpretation
workPeriod first half of the 20th century
late 19th century

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New York Philharmonic formerMusicDirector Arturo Toscanini
New York Philharmonic notableConductor Arturo Toscanini
Turandot conductorAtPremiere Arturo Toscanini
Arthur Nikisch influenced Arturo Toscanini
Renata Tebaldi collaboratedWith Arturo Toscanini
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Philharmonia Orchestra collaboratedWith Arturo Toscanini
Beethoven symphony cycles conductedBy Arturo Toscanini
Lucerne Festival foundedBy Arturo Toscanini
Boléro famousRecordingArtist Arturo Toscanini
Arturo hasNotableBearer Arturo Toscanini
Vladimir Horowitz spouse Arturo Toscanini
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Puccini's final opera conductorAtPremiere Arturo Toscanini
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Alfano second version commissionedBy Arturo Toscanini
Alfano second version premiereConductor Arturo Toscanini
La Bohème conductorAtPremiere Arturo Toscanini
La fanciulla del West conductorAtPremiere Arturo Toscanini
Adagio for Strings premiereConductor Arturo Toscanini
NBC Symphony Orchestra (historical) notableConductor Arturo Toscanini
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NBC Symphony Orchestra (historical) principalConductor Arturo Toscanini
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NBC Symphony Orchestra (historical) associatedWith Arturo Toscanini
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NBC Symphony Orchestra (historical) employerOf Arturo Toscanini
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NBC Symphony Orchestra (historical) notableEvent Arturo Toscanini
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this entity surface form: Toscanini farewell concert 1954