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ARTURO TOSCANINI - 1929 - L'APPRENTI SORCIER - PAUL DUKAS

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Uploaded by on Aug 19, 2010

Paul Dukas, L'apprenti sorcier.
New York Philharmonic.
Arturo Toscanini, conductor.
Rec 1929.

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  • I used to think the Fantasia version was the first recording of L'Apprenti Sorcier ever performed. I never thought it was the first performance of said tune; I just thought it was the first one to be recorded. However, this has proven me wrong.

  • This was the first "classical" recording I owned. Toscanini took an unbelievably fast tempo; when this recording was issued (on a 78 rpm record) it was the only available version that could fit on just two sides of a record -- everyone else required three sides. Very exciting performance!

  • I've just listened to both the NY Phil and NBC versions, and must give the nod to this version. Although it lacks the knife-edge precision of the NBC version, the NY Phil's swagger more than compensates, along with their superior winds. Case in point: listen to the consistent diminuendi from first the contrabassoon then the clarinet.

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