This is historic footage for several reasons besides the glimpse into Toscanini's scoring of Hymn of the Nations and the subsequent performance. We can also see "State of the Art" technology in the NBC Studio, which had changed little into the 1970's when teletype machines were still clanging away in newsrooms around the world.
@Republicrat74 Notice how the technicians when plugging cables into the board; they move the connector plug in and out several times---probably to wipe any oxide off of the conductor and insure a noise-free connection.
Yes, Walfredo, son of Walter. He became a distinguished architect (designed Lincoln Center) and live dmost of his life in New Rochelle, NY. He died on January 1st 2012.
@flimflam742 It certainly appears to have been filmed there. I am not sure of the details of how/where this was filmed. It was an NBC production done in 1944.
Walfredo could not have been son of the Horowitzes. They had only one child, a daughter Sonia who died at an early age apparently of suicide. Check the Wikipedia biography.
This is historic footage for several reasons besides the glimpse into Toscanini's scoring of Hymn of the Nations and the subsequent performance. We can also see "State of the Art" technology in the NBC Studio, which had changed little into the 1970's when teletype machines were still clanging away in newsrooms around the world.
Superbo!
Great video on a great humanist! A great Italian! Viva Toscanini!
Walfredo Toscanini died DEC 31, 2011......in New Rochelle NY...he was an architect, born AUG 16, 1929
@Republicrat74 Notice how the technicians when plugging cables into the board; they move the connector plug in and out several times---probably to wipe any oxide off of the conductor and insure a noise-free connection.
Yes, Walfredo, son of Walter. He became a distinguished architect (designed Lincoln Center) and live dmost of his life in New Rochelle, NY. He died on January 1st 2012.
Walfredo died in 2011, he was born in 1928.....he was part of a TV Toscanini documentary several years ago
@flimflam742 Yes, it overlooked (as you know) the Hudson. It reminded Toscanini of his villa in Italy.
@flimflam742 It certainly appears to have been filmed there. I am not sure of the details of how/where this was filmed. It was an NBC production done in 1944.
@SteveAndrewLangford Most likely. It may also be a nephew.
Does anyone know who the announcer is? He sounds very much like the actor, Burgess Meredith.
@SteveAndrewLangford Yes, it's Walfredo. Still alive!
Who is the little boy shown with Toscanini at the beginning of this clip?
who is still alive
check out the Maestro using a Mont Blanc.
It IS Burgess Meredith.
Walfredo could not have been son of the Horowitzes. They had only one child, a daughter Sonia who died at an early age apparently of suicide. Check the Wikipedia biography.
can i has score?
That's Toscanini's grandson right.?
Such propaganda for their own vanity. I was never a fan of these overly produced "glimpses into the lives of the greats."