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| | Toscanini conducts Berlioz / Beethoven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | William Primrose, violist; NBC Symphony Orch/Arturo Toscanini, cond. |
 | | Toscanini was particularly fond of Harold in Italy, performing it four times on NBC—this is the first one, from a concert January 2, 1939 with William Primrose, who then was principal viola with the orchestra, as soloist. |
 | | When Toscanini heard this recording he showed his disapproval of Koussevitzky's conducting, by commenting, "Poor Primrose, Poor Primrose." This magnificent 1939 performance, considered to be one of the finest ever made of the work, here is coupled with other Berlioz from a concert April 5, 1941. |
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