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Genre ‎Arturo Toscanini Toscanini: The Maestro, Classical
Format ‎Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC, Original recording remastered
Contributor ‎Arturo Toscanini, Bidu Sayau, Edward Bachmann, Giuseppe Verdi, Herva Nelli, Jan Peerce, Jarmilla Novotna, Licia Albanese, Peter Rosen, Robert Merrill
Language ‎English
Runtime ‎2 hours and 25 minutes
Color ‎Color / Black & White
Number Of Discs ‎2
Manufacturer ‎Peter Rosen Productions, Inc.
UPC ‎828765790895
Global Trade Identification Number ‎00828765790895
Actors ‎Arturo Toscanini, Giuseppe Verdi, Jan Peerce, Licia Albanese, Robert Merrill
Studio ‎Peter Rosen Productions, Inc.
Release date ‎March 9, 2004
ASIN ‎B00017HWLW
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  • BK
    5 out of 5 stars
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    Excellence in spades!

    Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2025

    5 stars plus! Received today in EXCELLENT condition. Cannot wait to hear the CD and see video.

    Recommend heartily to music lovers - old and especially new.

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  • Arthur R. Krieck
    5 out of 5 stars
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    Splendid

    Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2004

    This DVD/CD combination contains a transfer of the 1987 documentary film for television, "Toscanini: The Maestro", a performance of Verdi's "Hymn of the Nations" from a 1943 film made for the Office of War Information, and a CD compliation/sampler of some of Toscanini's commercial sudio recordings of his core repertoire.

    The transfers of both the documentary film and the film of the Verdi cantata, a real potboiler but very effective, are quite good. This is listed as a "complete" performance of the cantata, taken from the film, but it is not. For some reason it omits the singing of the "Internationale", which Toscanini added to the end of the cantata, along with the "Star Spangled Banner", so all of the Allies could be represented. I saw a screening of this film, with its wartime narration, at the Museum of Modern Art here in New York City in, I believe, the late 1960s (quite a revelation for a young musician who had never seen Toscanini conduct before!) and the "Internationale" was indeed included in that presentation. So the cuts cannot have originated from 1950s Cold War government censorship. It would be interesting to find out the reasons for the cut in the present DVD edition.

    The documentary also contains many excerpts from various NBC Symphony telecasts. These excerpts, prepared for the documentary film, were made previous to those released during the 1990s in the Toscanini Collection, on VHS and laserdisc and are taken from inferior and unenhanced sources to those used for the later releases. As a result the video and audio quality in these excerpts is quite poor, though they are still wonderful to watch, as are the home movies and photographs taken from the family archives and other sources.

    The audio CD of excerpts is of material familiar to anyone who knows the Toscanini RCA Victor discography. The transfers are wonderfully done, quite up to the superb standard on the recent RCA/BMG CD compilations. The sound is full and detailed, with a nice sense of air and space around the sound, without adding any false directionality or "stereo" image. This disc also includes a transfer of the 1945 78rpm recording of Rossini's "Barber of Seville" overture, using the latest restoration techniques. As a result the recording sounds spacious and rich, detailed and luminous, in a way it has never sounded before in previous issues.

    It is imperative that in spite of commercial considerations, BMG/RCA must use the same techniques, using original source materials, on all of the pre-tape (and video) Toscanini material in its archives, and prepare them for release.

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  • Frank A
    1 out of 5 stars
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    you make no sense, should go to a brick and mortar store, very upset

    Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2018

    I wanted the actual hymn , what a waste

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  • Ken
    3 out of 5 stars
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    Left out the International

    Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2014

    Conducting by Toscanini is beautiful as always. The omission of the communist anthem is inexcusable. Its political message my be awful, but its melody is wonderful.

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  • Classical Curiosities
    4 out of 5 stars

    Finding a complete "Hymn of the Nations"

    Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2006

    Past reviewers were right on the ball to complain that this release of Verdi's "Hymn of the Nations" is truncated, with the elimination of the Russian "Internationale." Actually, I find this a rather passionate little tune, but that is another matter . . . Remember how it was used in the film "REDS"?

    Anyway, if you want a complete DVD version of the "Hymn," it is available on a 2-DVD set called "Battles of Reverence," released by Triton Media. Unfortunately, I think it is now out of print, but you can find it through Amazon. This set features two WW II vintage movies on Disc 1, and some odd items on disc 2, with a complete "Hymn of the Nations." The quality isn't great, but seeing it again for the first time in years brought tears to my eyes.

    On another note, the original version of "Hymn of the Nations" is available on at least two CDs I know of, the better of the two being Luciano Pavarotti (that's right!)on a CD called "Pavarotti Plus!" Quite a different ending. The other CD is, I think, a Canadian release. Volume 63 of the complete Toscanini on RCA (also out of print) has the complete Toscanini version--audio, but no video.

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  • Jamie Ivan
    5 out of 5 stars
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    CHILLS UP YOUR SPINE

    Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2017

    Toscanani was one of the best, and this recording illustrates his complete command of a long performance with a soloist, a chorus and an orchestra. My favorite by him was his absolute rage during his recording of Verdi's "Requiem", but this DVD will send chills up your spine.

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  • carl a. hollister
    5 out of 5 stars
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    I am more than pleased plus the disc was in as new condition and ...

    Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2017

    A work I did not know existed, A chance to hear Jan Peerce in his prime. I am more than pleased plus the disc was in as new condition and shipping was timely.

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  • D. Y.
    5 out of 5 stars
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    Just as great

    Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2014

    The Hymn was just as great as when I saw it on TV over 50 years ago, even with the cut. The other recordings were like icing on the cake.

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