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...Arturo Toscanini remembers anniversaries. Last week, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Brahms's death, he led his NBC Symphony Orchestra through an all-Brahms program. It was played with such precision and such cohesive beauty that listeners had a hard time believing that next week Toscanini will celebrate an anniversary of his own: his 80th birthday...
...scrambled for tickets-free but hard to get) saw a little, erect man in a dark suit coming on stage after the show was already on the air. He led with an economy of gesture; only occasionally did he indulge in vigorous sweeping motions. But at the end Toscanini was obviously exhausted: he kept patting his brow with a scented handkerchief as he made his exit through the violin section...
Rage or Resignation. No critic had to excuse Toscanini's present by recalling his brilliant past. In this season's memorable 13 broadcasts, the Maestro has put on -and carried off-demanding programs that would have taxed conductors 30 years younger. He has not taken things easier because of his age, and he did not allow anyone else to either. In a business where wrath is an occupational privilege, Toscanini is still the tyrant of them all. Last week, rehearsing Brahms, the Maestro joyfully sang melodic passages with the orchestra in his croaky voice (which is often audible...
...great night. In the pit, Conductor Victor de Sabata had critics going back to Toscanini for comparisons. And on stage, 51-year-old Kirsten Flagstad, who had never before sung at the Milan opera house, thrilled the audience with the range, clarity and richness of her tones. Cried one critic: "This performance will go down in the annals as one of La Scala's greatest...
With the half hour musical "Hymn of the Nations," presenting Arture Toscanini and the N.B.C. Symphony, the triple feature was completed, and the outstanding performance of soloist Jan Peerce and the Westminster Choir in addition to some closeups of maestro Toscanini provided a real musical treat...