Immortal Toscanini Vol 5 - Schubert, Mendelssohn: Symphonies

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Label
RCA
Release Date
January 14, 2010
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SCHUBERT, FRANZ
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Nbc Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Arturo, Toscanini
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 14, 2010
    • UPC
      743215948025
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      RCA59480
    • LABEL
      RCA
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

    2. II. Andante con moto

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

    3. III. Menuetto: Allegro molto

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

    4. IV. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

    5. I. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

    6. II. Andante con moto

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

    7. III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

    8. IV. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

    9. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

    10. II. Andante con moto

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

    11. I. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

    12. II. Andante con moto

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

    13. III. Con moto moderato

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

    14. IV. Saltarello: Presto

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

    15. I. Andante - Allegro con fuoco

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

    16. II. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

    17. III. Andante

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

    18. IV. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Arturo Toscanini


The main question here is how BMG's new 20-bit remasterings compare to those in their 1990 Toscanini Complete Edition. Both ends of the dynamic spectrum are considerbly opened up, which intensify the Maestro's stinging accents and point up the carefully sculpted cantabile phrasings to an unprecedented degree. I also detect smidgens of artificial reverberation: tastefully applied, but frankly superfluous. The Schubert symphonies boast relentless forward momentum, which pushes the NBC Orchestra to the edge of its collective virtuosity. I prefer Toscanini's weightier 1940 Schubert "Great", featuring the more tonally alluring Philadelphia Orchestra. By contrast, the Mendelssohn works benefit from Toscanini's slightly looser-limbed expansiveness in the slow movements, and the solo work is more relaxed. The performances, incidentally, date from between Toscanini's 83rd and 87th years, and reveal the Maestro's unflagging energy and fervent committment in each and every bar.

--Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com