Prompted by a recent offer of a set of Verdi CDs I discovered a few recordings of Toscanini in rehearsal -
http://open.spotify.com/track/6JfamnKXWaiBpeInbSSjNQ I have to say that I can't hear any difference between the first version which Toscanini felt wasn't right - "in tempo" - and the one which follows. I was also surprised at how much he did in Italian - with an American orchestra. The example with the double basses - is pretty excruciating. I wonder if the Italian language was a problem for many of the musicians. Perhaps the NBC orchestra which he worked with a lot got used to it.
Are there any other recordings of conductors in rehearsal which are of interest? There are some of Bruno Walter which are worth hearing.
http://open.spotify.com/track/6JfamnKXWaiBpeInbSSjNQ I have to say that I can't hear any difference between the first version which Toscanini felt wasn't right - "in tempo" - and the one which follows. I was also surprised at how much he did in Italian - with an American orchestra. The example with the double basses - is pretty excruciating. I wonder if the Italian language was a problem for many of the musicians. Perhaps the NBC orchestra which he worked with a lot got used to it.
Are there any other recordings of conductors in rehearsal which are of interest? There are some of Bruno Walter which are worth hearing.
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