Description
Arturo Toscanini - Hall Of Fame / Past Perfect Classic Line 5x Audio CD, Box Set 2002 / 220083
UPC 4011222200839
Product Details
- Label: Past Perfect Classic Line – 220083
- Series: Hall of Fame
- Format: 5 x CD, Box Set, Compilation
- Country: Europe
- Released: 2002
- Genre: Classical
- Style: Romantic
Overview
This 5-disc box set, Arturo Toscanini - Hall of Fame, celebrates the legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini’s brilliance in a compilation of monumental works from renowned composers. The collection includes performances of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Rossini’s operatic arias, Puccini’s Manon Lescaut and Madama Butterfly, Franck’s Symphony in D Minor, Elgar’s Enigma Variations, and Verdi’s Messa Da Requiem. Toscanini's precise conducting with the NBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Symphony Orchestra, along with world-class vocal performances, highlights the grandeur of Romantic orchestral music.
Track Listing
Disc 1: Beethoven - Missa Solemnis, Op.123
- Kyrie - 10:35
- Gloria - 16:49
- Credo - 18:12
- Sanctus - 17:37
- Agnus Dei - 15:36
Performers: Zinka Milanov (Soprano), Jussi Björling (Tenor), Bruno Castagna (Alto), Alexander Kipnis (Bass), Westminster Choir, NBC Symphony Orchestra.
Disc 2: Rossini, Donizetti, Puccini
- Rossini: La Gazza Ladra: Sinfonia – 9:07
- Rossini: Mosè in Egitto: Dal Tuo Stellato Soglio (From Act III) – 4:42
- Rossini: Guglielmo Tell
- Bridal Choir "Cinto Il Crine" (From Act I) – 3:58
- Pas De Six (From Act I) – 4:57
- Soldier's March (From Act III) – 4:25
- Donizetti: Don Pasquale: Sinfonia – 6:25
- Puccini: Manon Lescaut - Act III – 23:27
- Intermezzo – 4:38
- Ansia Eterna, Crudel – 2:33
- Manon!... Des Grieux! – 4:58
- All'Armi! All'Armi! – 3:58
- Presto In Fila, Marciate! – 3:26
- Madame Butterfly: "Un Bel Di Vedremo" – 3:54
Disc 3: Franck, Elgar
- Franck: Symphony in D Minor
- Lento – 18:24
- Allegretto – 9:12
- Allegro Non Troppo – 9:58
- Elgar: Enigma Variations on an Original Theme, Op.36
- Enigma Theme. Andante (CAE, The Composer’s Wife) – 3:21
- Allegro (HDSP, Hew David Stuart-Powell) – 0:40
- Allegretto (RBT, Richard Baxter Townshend) – 1:18
- Allegro Di Molto (WMB, William Meath Baker) – 0:26
- Moderato (RPA, Richard Penrose Arnold) – 1:46
- Andantino (Ysobel, Isabel Fitton) – 1:22
- Presto (Troyte Griffith) – 0:57
- Allegretto (WN, Winifred Norbury) – 1:35
- Adagio (Nimrod, A.J. Jaeger) – 3:17
- Intermezzo: Allegretto (Dorabella, Dora Penny) – 2:38
- Allegro Di Molto (GRS Georg Robertson Sinclair) – 0:51
- Andante (BGN Basil G. Nevinson) – 2:13
- Romanza: Moderato (Lady Mary Lygon) – 3:02
- Finale: Allegro (EDU, The Composer) – 5:17
Disc 4: Verdi - Messa da Requiem
- Requiem & Kyrie – 8:35
- Dies Irae – 37:15
- Offertorio – 10:57
- Sanctus – 2:35
- Agnus Dei – 4:48
- Lux Aeterna – 6:03
- Libera Me – 13:07
Performers: Zinka Milanov (Soprano), Jussi Björling (Tenor), Bruno Castagna (Mezzo-soprano), Nicola Miconna (Bass), NBC Symphony Orchestra.
Disc 5: Verdi - Te Deum
- Te Deum – 15:55
Performers: Zinka Milanov (Soprano), Jussi Björling (Tenor), Nicola Mocona (Bass), Bruna Castagna (Mezzo-soprano), NBC Symphony Orchestra.
Key Credits
- Conductor: Arturo Toscanini
- Artwork: D & H Hommage GmbH
- Orchestras: NBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
- Vocalists: Zinka Milanov, Jussi Björling, Renata Tebaldi, Toti Dal Monte, among others.
