What was the Christian name of Italian conductor Toscanini?
Toscanini: The Maestro Toscanini: The Maestro Toscanini: The Maestro is a documentary produced and directed by Peter Rosen, about Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini, who is considered by many to be the greatest maestro of the twentieth century. It was originally created for the Bravo channel in 1985, and was also televised on PBS in January 1988. "Toscanini: The Maestro" is the last television program narrated by Alexander Scourby, is hosted by James Levine, and features interviews with former NBC Symphony Orchestra members, as well as reminiscences by opera stars Robert Merrill, Jarmila Novotná, Herva Nelli, Licia Albanese, as well as Bidu Sayão, all
Arturo Toscanini editing and processing in an attempt to produce improved sound. Longtime Philadelphia conductor Eugene Ormandy expressed his appreciation for what Toscanini achieved with the orchestra. In the late 1940s when magnetic tape replaced direct wax disc recording and high fidelity long-playing records were introduced, Toscanini said he was much happier making recordings. Sachs wrote that an Italian journalist, Raffaele Calzini, said Toscanini told him, "My son Walter sent me the test pressing of the [Beethoven] Ninth from America; I want to hear and check how it came out, and possibly to correct it. These long-playing records often make me happy."