Arturo Toscanini - Beethoven: The Symphonies, Vol. 3 (1948) [2020]

The alternate Ninth Symphony heard in the present release was the live TV broadcast transmission of 3 April 1948, the second of ten telecasts and the only Toscanini Beethoven Ninth to be broadcast from Studio 8H rather than Carnegie Hall. Dramatic improvements have been made in sound quality here, though there is noticeable treble drop-off at the ends of disc sides. This was the first time Toscanini worked with Robert Shaw for a broadcast – Mortimer Frank states that Toscanini considered Shaw “the finest choral conductor he worked with at NBC”.
ЁAndrew Rose


Tracks:

1. RADIO-TV Introduction (5:16)

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, 'Choral'
2. 1st mvt. - Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (13:06)
3. 2nd mvt. - Scherzo. Molto vivace - Presto (13:11)
4. 3rd mvt. - Adagio molto e cantabile (13:29)
5. 4th mvt. - Presto - Allegro assai (23:11)

6. RADIO-TV Applause and closing announcements (4:49)

Personnel:

Ann McKnight, soprano
Jane Hobson, contralto
Irwin Dillon, tenor
Norman Scott, bass
Collegiate Chorale, dir. Robert Shaw

NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Toscanini