| Disc No: GH 2298 |
This new Guild Historical release offers Toscanini’s performance of certain works he never commercially recorded, reproduced in very good sound, together with a lengthy rehearsal portion of Sibelius’ austere, complex symphony. Commentary by Gene Hamilton recreates the original occasion of this broadcast with great vividity. In addition, a complete concert that Toscanini scheduled in celebration of the liberation of Italy is also offered. This includes the first movement of the Beethoven Fifth, Rossini’s William Tell Overture, the Garabaldi War Hymn and the Star Spangled Banner. With extensive program notes by Robert Matthew-Walker and photos by the late Robert Hupka, this is an appealing entry in the documentation Guild is making to the Toscanini Broadcast Legacy
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