[CLASSICAL SUNDAY] This concert brings together the best of Toscanini's interpretations of Wagner. Maestro Toscanini was renowned for his intensity, perfectionism, and his ear for orchestral detail. He’s truly one of the greats! http://bit.ly/Toscanini_Wagner | medici.tv

Shostakovich on Toscanini - “I’ve read about Toscanini’s conducting style and his manner of conducting a rehearsal. The people who describe this disgraceful behaviour are for some reason delighted by it. I simply can’t understand what they find delightful. I think it’s outrageous, not delightful. He screams and curses the musicians and makes scenes in the most shameless manner. The poor musicians have to put up with all this nonsense or be sacked. And they even begin to see ‘something in it’. (…

Shostakovich on Toscanini I’ve read about Toscanini’s conducting style and his manner of conducting a rehearsal. The people who describe this disgraceful behaviour are for some reason delighted by it. I simply can’t understand what they find delightful. I think it’s outrageous, not delightful. He screams and curses the musicians and makes scenes in the most shameless manner. The poor musicians have to put up with all this nonsense or be sacked. And they even begin to see ‘something in it’. (…) T