Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Arturo Toscanini died today – 51 years ago

Violinist, conductor, and composer Arturo Toscanini was born on March 25, 1867 in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy... Check out his conducting and Beethoven here... He said, “To some it is Napoleon, to some it is a philosophical struggle, to me it is allegro con brio.” [Just play it.]... Mr. Toscanini died in 1957 in New York City, New York.

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