Research Catalog

Title

The Toscanini Legacy papers, 1686-1993 (bulk 1800-1970).

Author

Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957.

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Bistolfi, Leonardo, 1859-1933.
• Cantelli, Guido.
• Casella, Alfredo, 1883-1947.
• Castelbarco, Wally Toscanini.
• Cranston, Alan MacGreegor.
• Downes, Olin, 1886-1955.
• Fornaroli, Cia, 1888-1954.
• Grubicy de Dragon, Vittore, 1851-1920.
• Horowitz, Vladimir, 1903-1989.
• Horowitz, Wanda Toscanini.
• Lehmann, Lotte.
• Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
• Respighi, Ottorino, 1879-1936.
• Salvemini, Gaetano, 1873-1957.
• Sarnoff, David, 1891-1971.
• Storchio, Rosina, 1872-1945.
• Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
• Sturzo, Luigi, 1871-1959.
• Thode-von Bülow, Daniela, 1860-1940.
• Toscanini, Walfredo.
• Toscanini, Walter, 1898-1971.
• Walter, Bruno, 1876-1962.
• Zweig, Stefan, 1881-1942.

Description

330 linear ft.

Summary

The Toscanini Legacy papers form a portion of the Toscanini Legacy housed at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. The other major portion, of sound recordings, is housed in NYPL's Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. The papers in the Music Division consist of music scores and orchestral parts with and without markings by Arturo Toscanini and others (including composers in some instances), correspondence, photographs, programs, clippings, books, newspapers, brochures, periodicals, scrapbooks, and medical and financial records. Subjects include the various musical organizations in Europe and the United States with which Toscanini was associated, and his anti-Fascist activities. The hundreds of correspondents include family members, composers, performers, conductors, and music critics; as well as Italian exiles, and U.S. and Italian political figures.

Subjects

• Anti-fascist movements
• Bistolfi, Leonardo, 1859-1933
• Walter, Bruno, 1876-1962
• Sarnoff, David, 1891-1971
• Teatro alla Scala
• Librettos
• Toscanini, Walfredo
• Horowitz, Vladimir, 1903-1989
• Horowitz, Wanda Toscanini
• Scrapbooks
• Respighi, Ottorino, 1879-1936
• Silver gelatin prints
• Programs
• Orchestral music > Scores and parts
• Grubicy de Dragon, Vittore, 1851-1920
• Artifacts
• Conductors (Music)
• Casella, Alfredo, 1883-1947
• New York Philharmonic
• Pictures
• Group portraits
• Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924
• Castelbarco, Wally Toscanini
• Photographs
• Catalogs
• Pamphlets
• Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901
• Sturzo, Luigi, 1871-1959
• Zweig, Stefan, 1881-1942
• Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957
• Operas > Vocal scores with piano
• Salvemini, Gaetano, 1873-1957
• Cantelli, Guido
• Cranston, Alan MacGreegor
• Operas > Scores
• NBC Symphony Orchestra
• Posters
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Newspapers
• Fornaroli, Cia, 1888-1954
• Portrait photographs
• Music
• Downes, Olin, 1886-1955
• Lehmann, Lotte
• Thode-von Bülow, Daniela, 1860-1940
• Toscanini, Walter, 1898-1971
• Storchio, Rosina, 1872-1945
• Periodicals
• Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949
• Clippings
• Carnegie Hall (New York, N.Y.)
• Scores
• Books
• Correspondence
• Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883

Genre/Form

• Artifacts.
• Books.
• Catalogs.
• Clippings.
• Correspondence.
• Librettos.
• Music.
• Newspapers.
• Pamphlets
• Periodicals.
• Posters.
• Programs.
• Scores.
• Scrapbooks.
• Group portraits.
• Portrait photographs.
• Pictures.
• Photographs.
• Silver gelatin prints.

Access (note)

• Series F and G are unavailable ; advance notice is required for access to Series O and P.

Additional Formats (note)

• Series A and C are available on microfilm: *ZB-2407 (master negative: *ZZ-32,208) ; *ZB-2374 (master negative: *ZZ-32,209).

Source (note)

• Toscanini family

Biography (note)

• Arturo Toscanini was born in Parma, Italy, on March 25, 1867, and died in Riverdale, New York, on January 16, 1957. Many regard him as one of the world's greatest conductors. In addition, Toscanini's anti-Fascist stance during World War II distinguished him as a symbol of freedom and humanity. His extraordinarily long career began in 1886, when Italian orchestral conductors were still relatively few in number, and extended into the 1950s, by which time his radio and television broadcasts had transformed him into a cultural icon.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Detailed finding aid in the repository.

Provenance (note)

• Gift of the Toscanini family, April 1987.

Processing Action (note)

• Accessioned
• Classified
• Cataloged

Call Number

JPB 90-1

OCLC

NYPW89-A0

Author

Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957.

Title

The Toscanini Legacy papers, 1686-1993 (bulk 1800-1970).

Access

Series F and G are unavailable ; advance notice is required for access to Series O and P.

Additional Formats

Series A and C are available on microfilm: *ZB-2407 (master negative: *ZZ-32,208) ; *ZB-2374 (master negative: *ZZ-32,209).

Biography

Arturo Toscanini was born in Parma, Italy, on March 25, 1867, and died in Riverdale, New York, on January 16, 1957. Many regard him as one of the world's greatest conductors. In addition, Toscanini's anti-Fascist stance during World War II distinguished him as a symbol of freedom and humanity. His extraordinarily long career began in 1886, when Italian orchestral conductors were still relatively few in number, and extended into the 1950s, by which time his radio and television broadcasts had transformed him into a cultural icon.

Indexes

Detailed finding aid in the repository.

Provenance

Gift of the Toscanini family, April 1987.

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Finding Aid

Occupation

Conductors (Music).

Added Author

Bistolfi, Leonardo, 1859-1933.

Cantelli, Guido.

Casella, Alfredo, 1883-1947.

Castelbarco, Wally Toscanini.

Cranston, Alan MacGreegor.

Downes, Olin, 1886-1955.

Fornaroli, Cia, 1888-1954.

Grubicy de Dragon, Vittore, 1851-1920.

Horowitz, Vladimir, 1903-1989.

Horowitz, Wanda Toscanini.

Lehmann, Lotte.

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Respighi, Ottorino, 1879-1936.

Salvemini, Gaetano, 1873-1957.

Sarnoff, David, 1891-1971.

Storchio, Rosina, 1872-1945.

Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.

Sturzo, Luigi, 1871-1959.

Thode-von Bülow, Daniela, 1860-1940.

Toscanini, Walfredo.

Toscanini, Walter, 1898-1971.

Walter, Bruno, 1876-1962.

Zweig, Stefan, 1881-1942.

Research Call Number

JPB 90-1