Word: toscaninis
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...audience clapped for five minutes. But Toscanini barricaded himself in his dressing room, did not return for his bows...
...hissed for quiet and another called "Silenzio!" The musicians watched tensely as their 87-year-old conductor passed through the silence, leaning heavily on the arm of his son. Out in the hall, many of the audience who had come to witness the season's last Toscanini concert also guessed that it might be Arturo Toscanini's last stand with the NBC-and perhaps with any orchestra...
...evening's concert proved to be unlike any Toscanini had ever conducted before. Until two weeks ago, the Maestro's performances held the fire, vigor and precision for which he is famous. But at the final rehearsal he was upset, and walked out on the orchestra. At the concert-excerpts from his beloved Wagner operas-Toscanini's mind seemed to be far away. There were passages when his beat was robust as of old. There were other times when he almost stopped conducting, seeming to stand aside, listening to the music. Then the incredible happened: during...
...been 17 years now since NBC coaxed Toscanini back to the U.S. from Milan and assembled a symphony orchestra for him. This spring, as usual, the Maestro is expected to go to Italy for a long vacation. This spring, more acutely than ever, NBC foresees the day when the Maestro will choose to stay in Italy. Although full details have not been arranged, Conductor Munch and his Boston Symphony are the planned replacements for Toscanini and the NBC Symphony when the Maestro decides to retire for good...
This week's broadcast by Munch was his introduction to NBC's 200-station audience. Next week's NBC broadcast will be Arturo Toscanini's farewell, at least for the 1953-54 season...