Classics of the Phonograph

The famous conductor had to leave Vienna just before the Nazi takeover in 1938.

From the 1890s on, he was the most famous performing artist.

His premiere of Charles Ives’ Symphony No. 2 in 1951.

Hollywood film studios of the 1940s would seem to be a strange breeding ground for a famous string quartet, but it did happen. 

Hear more about the “survival” orchestra.

Hear from his highly successful visits across the pond. 

Hear works from the era when people tried to declare works of various genres as the "Greatest American.”

Enjoy the lovely sounds of the harp and learn about those who write for it.

Hear his work in recycling operas as “fantasies.”

Beginning around 1930, orchestras began to be recorded in concert halls, rather than studios.