ABSTRACT
Arturo Toscanini is incontestably a world figure. The wide interest aroused by his appearances in this country has caused one of our most discriminating publishers, Alfred Knopf of New York, to publish a volume of 222 pages dedicated to the life and works of the famous conductor. The book is written by one Tobla Nicotra, and translated from the Italian by Irma Brandeis and H.D.Kahn. It appeared last spring when Toscanini sailed for Italy; now that he is again “with us,” it is fitting to return to the only publication available in the English language which deals with Toscanini not only as a conductor of genius but also as a mortal among mortals.
