About NBC Symphony Orchestra
The NBC Symphony Orchestra was a radio orchestra established by David Sarnoff of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) especially for conductor Arturo Toscanini. The NBC Symphony performed weekly radio concert broadcasts with Toscanini and other conductors and served as house orchestra for the network, beginning November 13, 1937 and continuing until 1954. Tom Lewis, in the Organization of American Historians Magazine of History, described NBC's plan for cultural programming and the origin of the NBC Symphony:
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Concerto No.4 G major BWV 1049 : I. Allegro
Suite No. 3 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 101: III. Juliet
Rhapsody in Blue
Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Variations 1 To 14
Bolero
Rhapsody in Blue (Intro & Theme) (from Manhattan)
Adagio for Strings
Sebastian Suite: VII. Pavane
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: II. Larghetto - 1939
Idillio di Sigfriedo (Recorded in NY 3/7/1953)
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