Arturo Toscanini (jan 1, 1867 – jan 1, 1957)
Description:
an Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed musicians of the late 19th and of the 20th century, renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his eidetic memory.Toscanini and Music-Making in the New Italy
1. When Mussolini came to power, the most famous Italian musicians were not composers but performers: Caruso and Toscanini.
2. Mussolini praised orchestras, who represented collective group discipline.
3. Toscanini enjoyed an international reputation with particularly illustrious points.
4. He and Mussolini departed ways in the 1920s, and Toscanini led many musical efforts for the Allies during World War II.
5. The conductor approached the orchestra and his position much like a dictator.
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Date:
jan 1, 1867
jan 1, 1957
~ 90 years