Toscanini: An Essay in Greatness
Toscanini’s life was a continuous essay in greatness. To call him the most tasteful musician of his age; or the conductor who most loyally executed the intent of the composer; or the maestro with an unmatchable faculty of forcing perfection upon an orchestra; all these compliments are untenable. For all this Toscanini was not. His true achievement as an artist was his own life. He turned it into a rare piece of art—one coherent act of testimony to the supreme importance of music.
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