The Other Toscanini: The Life and Works of Héctor Panizza (Volume 13) (North Texas Lives of Musician Series) - Hardcover

De Filippi, Sebastiano; Varacalli Costas, Daniel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1574417746 ISBN 13: 9781574417746

Publisher: University of North Texas Press, 2019

Synopsis

Certificate of Merit for Best Historical Research in Recorded Classical Music - 2020 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence

The Other Toscanini is the only book in English about the Argentine conductor and composer Héctor Panizza (1875–1967). Known all over the world by his Italian name —Ettore— the maestro was in fact born in Buenos Aires and developed an astonishing international career, becoming music director of, successively, Covent Garden, la Scala (where he conducted alongside Arturo Toscanini), Teatro Colón, and the New York Metropolitan Opera. At the Met between 1934 and 1942, he was in charge of the Italian repertoire and started the first radio broadcasts, whose recordings are his most well-known. He conducted widely in Europe and the Americas and devoted part of his energies to composing, recording, and organizing musical institutions. Now virtually forgotten, Panizza’s name is being revived in this definitive biography, which describes both his life and his legacy, strongly associated with that of the great Arturo Toscanini.

The book also describes Panizza’s important accomplishments as a composer. In his native Argentina, he is known for the patriotic “Canción de la Bandera,” based on a text by Luigi Illica, Puccini’s librettist. But Panizza also wrote operas, orchestral works, chamber music, and songs, widely performed in their day and still worthy of frequent revivals.

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About the Author

SEBASTIANO DE FILIPPI is currently Music Director of the National Congress Chamber Orchestra in Buenos Aires. He is the author of four books. DANIEL VARACALLI COSTAS has worked as a journalist and music critic. At Teatro Colón he was the Head of Publications and is currently Lecturer on Music History. The author of four books, he is a frequent collaborator in magazines and programs. Both authors live in Buenos Aires.
 

Edition details

• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1574417746
• ISBN 13: 9781574417746
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320