This is the recording that first introduced me to this magnificent music, Toscanini and the great NBC Symphony, Jan Peerce, who I always thought was under rated. A superb tenor, Nicola Moscona, again, an under rated bass, I met him before one of his last performances, Vivien della Chiesa, don't really know anything about her but she seems more than adequate but Toscanini and the NBC, still fantastic after almost 70 years! Thank you for posting....and not to forget that great violinist! Magic!
I studied with Moscona for just a few years, near the end of his life. A dear and gentle giant of a man who tried to minimize his potentially intimidating appearance and dark, richly ringing voice with jokes and anecdotes about Toscanini and others with whom he had sung, sometimes with quick changes in vocal register to hilariously, but never demeaningly, imitate sopranos. (I was an aspiring one, and learned from that what not to do, as I learned from the serious parts of my lessons with him what TO do.) I miss him still, though it has been nearly half a century.
Peerce is really quite good here. I'm happy to hear him. AT is great and the violin is extraordinary. It won't replace Gigli et al in my desert island, but I really liked this a lot.
I'll admit I am not a hardcore opera fan, so safe to say the only complete opera I listened is La Boheme and Turandot. That being said, this is the first time I heard the violin solo on Qual Volutta Trascorere
I don't see the direction "Histrionico ridiculoso" in the score. Listen to Alda, Caruso and Journet if you want to hear a MUSICAL performance, please. And the conductor has damn all to do with it!!
I love Toscanini the orchestra and solo are wonderful but these voices are really not up to it. I grew up listening to Jan Peerce but never really got into his style.
You are absolutely correct about the Caruso, Alda, Journet version but I only found a really poor sound video. Despite that, the musicality of the voices is incomparable but I won't blame Toscanini. By 1943 there was already a lot of promotion of current darlings going on and he had to take what NBC told him to take. I doubt Peerce and Della Chiesa would have been the stars they were without his tutelage.
@@Meira750. Once you listened the old recordings with Caruso, Alda, Journet and Gigli, Rethberg, Pinza, then it is hard to accept any other performance.
My only regret was that I became familiar with this opera when I was already in my thirties.If there is a Supreme Creator,He is in Verdi’s music.
Credo di non avere mai sentito una esecuzione più bella. Un Verdi splendido e Toscanini altrettanto
Just superb and given that it was a "live performance" over 70 years ago. Thanks for the posting.
And it still sounds very clear despite being a live recording.
This is the recording that first introduced me to this magnificent music, Toscanini and the great NBC Symphony, Jan Peerce, who I always thought was under rated. A superb tenor, Nicola Moscona, again, an under rated bass, I met him before one of his last performances, Vivien della Chiesa, don't really know anything about her but she seems more than adequate but Toscanini and the NBC, still fantastic after almost 70 years! Thank you for posting....and not to forget that great violinist! Magic!
Misha Mischakoff, long time NBC Sym Concert Master, later same position in Detroit.
I studied with Moscona for just a few years, near the end of his life. A dear and gentle giant of a man who tried to minimize his potentially intimidating appearance and dark, richly ringing voice with jokes and anecdotes about Toscanini and others with whom he had sung, sometimes with quick changes in vocal register to hilariously, but never demeaningly, imitate sopranos. (I was an aspiring one, and learned from that what not to do, as I learned from the serious parts of my lessons with him what TO do.) I miss him still, though it has been nearly half a century.
Una delle esecuzioni più belle di questo capolavoro verdiano
Verdi was a genius. Thanks for posting.
This performance has spoiled me for every other soloist in the Verdi "violin concerto" not to mention the singing and conducting that follow.
This seems to me more operatic and with a better architecture...ua-cam.com/video/amim7L25IVA/v-deo.html
Listening to Jan Peerce sing and sob " Qual volutta transcorrere ... " the influence of the famous recording of Gigli, Rethberg and Pinza is apparent.
I kinda agree, the first tenor I heard singing this with sobs was Gigli. But was Jan Peerce a contemporary of Gigli?
@@bpabustan I'd say Peerce is from the generation after Gigli
@@eduardoalvarado4330 noted on that one.
@@eduardoalvarado4330 Beniamino Gigli: 1890 - 1957
Jan Peerce: 1904 - 1984
One of the greatest concerts ever recorded! Jan Peerce and the divine Milanov were both superb!
Arturo Toscanini, he's THE MAN!
incroyable ! quand j 'entend Mischa Michakoff je crois entendre Heifetz !
GENIAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Peerce is really quite good here. I'm happy to hear him. AT is great and the violin is extraordinary. It won't replace Gigli et al in my desert island, but I really liked this a lot.
Music to enter heaven by.
I'll admit I am not a hardcore opera fan, so safe to say the only complete opera I listened is La Boheme and Turandot. That being said, this is the first time I heard the violin solo on Qual Volutta Trascorere
The composer of Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 must have adored the Act 3 Prelude 🫢
👏🌿🕊
Bello...
Grande TOSCANINI riesce a fare. Cantare anche le pietre !
Why am a listing to a genius violinist and seeing an angry maestro 😆
Mischakoff suona cosi cosi!
Suona tu che ridiamo un po'....
Lo ha detto Toscanini. Non io idiota!
Vivian Della Chiesa was the soprano here but Milanov sang Gilda in the Finale which was Rigoletto!
Della Chiesa is really very good but Milanov should have learned Giselda's part and sung it. That would have been glorious.
I don't see the direction "Histrionico ridiculoso" in the score. Listen to Alda, Caruso and Journet if you want to hear a MUSICAL performance, please. And the conductor has damn all to do with it!!
I love Toscanini the orchestra and solo are wonderful but these voices are really not up to it. I grew up listening to Jan Peerce but never really got into his style.
You are absolutely correct about the Caruso, Alda, Journet version but I only found a really poor sound video. Despite that, the musicality of the voices is incomparable but I won't blame Toscanini. By 1943 there was already a lot of promotion of current darlings going on and he had to take what NBC told him to take. I doubt Peerce and Della Chiesa would have been the stars they were without his tutelage.
Perche dici cose ridicole
@@Meira750. Once you listened the old recordings with Caruso, Alda, Journet and Gigli, Rethberg, Pinza, then it is hard to accept any other performance.