Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 2: Beethoven Symphony No. 9

Overview

The historic Toscanini television concerts with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Broadcast #1 was of a concert on April 3, 1948, at NBC Studio 8H, featuring Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 ("Choral"). (Concerts #1 and #2 were released on "Vol. 1" in the DVD series.)

Cast

Arturo Toscanini

Conductor (self)

Anne McKnight

Soprano

Jane Hobson

Contralto

Erwin Dillon

Tenor

Norman Scott

Bass