/tags/arturo-toscanini Arturo Toscanini en-US Copyright Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:45:00 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2019-01-14/book-review-my-life-in-song-by-jarmila-novotna Jarmila Novotna (1907-1994) was a Czech opera singer who made movies with Fred Zinnemann, Montgomery Clift and Mario Lanza. She was a favorite of Arturo… Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:45:00 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2019-01-14/book-review-my-life-in-song-by-jarmila-novotna Christopher Purdy /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-08-09/a-conversation-with-harvey-sachs-author-of-new-arturo-toscanini-biography Harvey Sachs wrote his first biography of Arturo Toscanini in 1978. Nearly 40 years later, he's published a completely new book about the conductor,… Wed, 09 Aug 2017 20:12:25 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-08-09/a-conversation-with-harvey-sachs-author-of-new-arturo-toscanini-biography Christopher Purdy /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-04-03/let-freedom-ring-marian-andersons-monumental-1939-easter-sunday-concert I want you to buy this CD.On Easter Sunday 1939, contralto Marian Anderson (1897-1993) sang a concert from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in… Mon, 03 Apr 2017 15:49:57 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-04-03/let-freedom-ring-marian-andersons-monumental-1939-easter-sunday-concert Christopher Purdy /classical-101/2016-04-20/orchestra-of-exiles-an-interview-with-josh-aronson The Palestine Symphony, today the Israel Philharmonic, was founded in 1936 by the Polish born violinist Bronislaw Huberman (1882-1947). After a series of… Wed, 20 Apr 2016 15:53:16 GMT /classical-101/2016-04-20/orchestra-of-exiles-an-interview-with-josh-aronson Christopher Purdy