[78-L] trivia hint 2

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Mon Jul 13 14:56:25 PDT 2009


DAVID BURNHAM wrote:
> I figured it had to be something really long ago for it to have affected 
> Toscanini making any recordings, since he started with the La Scala Orchestra 
> around 1920.
> 
> dl
> 
> Very good!
> 
> I'm going to add two words to the original question, since one can't really be certain about history which never happened:
> 
> What disagreement do we most probably have to thank for the fact that we have any Toscanini records to listen to at all today?
> 
> another hint, which should do it for you:
> 
> As you've accurately determined, if the disagreement hadn't taken place, Toscanini would likely have perished before he had a chance to record anything.
> 
> db
> ______________________________________


Hmm..he had a difference of opinion or two with Mussolini, but I'm thinking 
that this occurred in the 1920s after he'd already toured the US with the La 
Scala Orchestra.

dl




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