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Composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven

Conductor:
Arturo Toscanini

Background: The famous performances of Beethoven’s First and Fourth Symphonies, and Leonore Overture No.1 by Toscanini and the BBC Symphony Orchestra have rarely been out of the catalogue since they were recorded in the famed and much-missed acoustic of the Queen’s Hall, London in the late 1930s.

The present transfers were made from pre-war U.S. Victor pressings, using the best sides (or portions thereof) from four copies of the First Symphony, seven copies of the Fourth and six of the overture. Normally, so many copies would not need to be assembled for transfer purposes. However, the 1939 recordings in particular proved to be highly problematic, both in terms of the original mastering and the inconsistent quality of the shellac employed for the pressings which, in any event, is quieter than that used in British HMV discs.

CATALOGUE NR: 8110854
RECORD LABEL: Naxos Historical
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.75
RELEASE DATE: 30-Sep-2002

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Great Conductors: Toscanini
TRACKS: Symphony Number 1 in C opus 21. Symphony Number 4 in B flat opus 60. Leonore Overture Number 1.
ORCHESTRA: BBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Arturo Toscanini

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: studio recordings 1937 and 1939 - Penguin Guide 3 star

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