{"product_id":"toscanini-beethoven-piano-concertos-the-complete-nbc-broadcasts-194446-pasc577","title":"TOSCANINI Beethoven Piano Concertos: The Complete NBC Broadcasts (1944\/46) - PASC577","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003ePiano Concerto No. 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003ePiano Concerto No. 3 (two performances)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003ePiano Concerto No. 4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eLive broadcast performances, 1944 \u0026amp; 1946\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTotal duration: 2hr 14:21\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eAnia Dorfmann, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003epiano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eArtur Rubinstein, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003epiano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eRudolf Serkin, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003epiano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eDame Myra Hess, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003epiano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eNBC Symphony Orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003econducted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eArturo Toscanini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PASC577.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\nDuring his long association with the NBC Symphony Orchestra, Toscanini broadcast surprisingly few piano concertos: between 1937 and 1954 just thirteen were performed, five of which featured Vladimir Horowitz in three performances of Brahms’ Concerto No. 2 and two of Tchaikovsky’s Concerto No. 1. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe highest concentration in a single calendar year came in 1944, largely as a result of a second Beethoven festival to follow that which had taken place in 1939. Where the latter had featured a complete cycle of the nine symphonies, this time the nine broadcast concerts ventured wider, including three piano concerto performances, just five of the symphonies, and a complete performance of Beethoven’s only opera, \u003ci\u003eFidelio\u003c\/i\u003e, which was broadcast over two weekly instalments to conclude the series (issued as \u003ci\u003ePACO077\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe three piano concerto performances of 1944, with soloists Ania Dorfmann, Artur Rubinstein and Rudolf Serkin, are joined in this release with the only other performance conducted by Toscanini with the NBC orchestra of a piano concerto by Beethoven – when British pianist Dame Myra Hess joined conductor and orchestra for a broadcast performance of the Concerto No. 3 in November 1946. There were no NBC performances either of the Second or Fifth (\u003ci\u003eEmperor\u003c\/i\u003e) concertos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRCA chose to issue two of the 1944 broadcasts, with Serkin and Rubinstein, on disc, whilst Ania Dorfmann went into the studio in 1945 to re-record the first concerto. Opinion seems to favour the live broadcast performance, which is also notable for Dorfmann’s use of the relatively unfamiliar cadenza by Reineke rather than the third of Beethoven’s which she played for the later studio recording.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese recordings have been, for the most part, remastered from previously unheard source discs. It was noticeable that by 1944 the quality of material available to record into had diminished somewhat from that available to record the previous Beethoven cycle in 1939. Nevertheless fine sound quality has once again been achieved throughout these new XR remasterings.  I've opted to retain Ben Grauer's introductions and pay-offs for each of these performances, which add an extra sense of occasion to each concerto.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\"\u003eTOSCANINI Beethoven Piano Concertos: The Complete NBC Broadcasts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc One\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. RADIO Introduction to Ania Dorfmann  (0:35)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003eBEETHOVEN  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003ePiano Concerto No. 1\u003c\/span\u003e in C major, Op. 15\u003cbr\u003e2. 1st mvt. - Allegro con brio  (13:51)\u003cbr\u003e3. 2nd mvt. - Largo  (9:14)\u003cbr\u003e4. 3rd mvt. - Rondo. Allegro  (8:18)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnia Dorfmann\u003c\/b\u003e, piano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. RADIO Outro to Ania Dorfmann  (1:10)\u003cbr\u003e6. RADIO Introduction to Artur Rubinstein  (0:37)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003eBEETHOVEN  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003ePiano Concerto No. 3\u003c\/span\u003e in C minor, Op. 37\u003cbr\u003e7. 1st mvt. - Allegro con brio  (15:39)\u003cbr\u003e8. 2nd mvt. - Largo  (8:27)\u003cbr\u003e9. 3rd mvt. - Rondo. Allegro – Presto  (8:24)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtur Rubinstein\u003c\/b\u003e, piano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. RADIO Outro to Artur Rubinstein  (0:57)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc Two\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. RADIO Introduction to Rudolf Serkin  (0:23)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003eBEETHOVEN  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003ePiano Concerto No. 4\u003c\/span\u003e in G major, Op. 58\u003cbr\u003e2. 1st mvt. - Allegro moderato  (16:51)\u003cbr\u003e3. 2nd mvt. - Andante con moto  (4:53)\u003cbr\u003e4. 3rd mvt. - Rondo. Vivace  (9:02)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRudolf Serkin\u003c\/b\u003e, piano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. RADIO Outro to Rudolf Serkin  (1:13)\u003cbr\u003e6. RADIO Introduction to Myra Hess  (1:17)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003eBEETHOVEN  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003ePiano Concerto No. 3\u003c\/span\u003e in C minor, Op. 37\u003cbr\u003e7. 1st mvt. - Allegro con brio  (14:40)\u003cbr\u003e8. 2nd mvt. - Largo  (9:17)\u003cbr\u003e9. 3rd mvt. - Rondo. Allegro – Presto  (8:40)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDame Myra Hess\u003c\/b\u003e, piano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. 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