Arturo Toscanini
Arturo Toscanini (March 25, 1867 – January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century, renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his eidetic memory. He was at various times the music director of La Scala in Milan and the New York Philharmonic. Later in his career he was appointed the first music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra (1937–54), and this led to his becoming a household name (especially in the United States) through his radio and television broadcasts and many recordings of the operatic and symphonic repertoire.
Filmography (18 titles)
7.8MovieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage) · 2025
MovieToscanini in His Own Words
Self (archive footage) · 2009
9.0MovieThe Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
Self (archive footage) · 1993
7.6MovieEmpire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Self - Conducts NBC Symphony (archive footage) · 1991
9.0MovieToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 9: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5/Respighi: The Pines of Rome
Conductor (self) · 1952
8.0MovieToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 8: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy and Rossini
Self, Conductor · 1952
9.0MovieToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 7: Wagner
Conductor (self) · 1951
MovieToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 6: Weber, Brahms
Conductor (self) · 1951
9.0MovieToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5: Verdi: Aida
Conductor (self) · 1949
MovieBehind Your Radio Dial
1949
8.0MovieToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 4: Mozart, Dvorak, Wagner
Conductor (self) · 1948
MovieToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 3: Brahms
Conductor (self) · 1948
10.0MovieToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 2: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Conductor (self) · 1948
10.0MovieToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 1: Wagner
Conductor (self) · 1948
MovieToscanini Volume Three The Television Concerts (1948-52)
Conductor · 1948
Is Everybody Listening?
Arturo Toscanini - Orchestra Conductor · 1947
I Am an American
Self (uncredited) · 1944
5.3MovieHymn of the Nations
Himself · 1944